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  • Olympic Roundup - Tuesday 7 August

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Journalists' Day in Iran

    Today is Journalists' Day in Iran. But in reality, Iran’s journalists have little to celebrate.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Military band entertains Olympics troops and fans

    A military band has helped to both boost the morale of troops undertaking Olympics security duties and entertain the crowds watching the tennis.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Red Devils parachute into Whitby

    The townspeople of Whitby joined bereaved families of Service personnel when the Red Devils Parachute Regiment display team dropped in on Whitby Abbey.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Military Police train for close protection

    Members of the Royal Military Police (RMP) have opened up their training camp at Longmoor to give the public an insight into the training of the Close Protection Unit (CPU).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Light Dragoons destroy huge Afghan insurgent explosives cache

    British soldiers from the Light Dragoons have discovered and destroyed a huge insurgent cache of bomb-making equipment in Helmand province, Afghanistan, saving military and civilian lives.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Willetts welcomes BP’s £60 million investment in an International Centre for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM)

    Notes to editors: The Government’s economic policy objective is to achieve ‘strong, sustainable and balanced growth that is more evenly…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Top energy firms announce major UK investments at London 2012 summit

    Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable will today welcome substantial new investment in the UK as international delegates…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Top energy firms announce major UK investments at London 2012 summit

    GDF SUEZ, Centrica and Bayerngas sign £1.4 billion Field Development Plan for Southern North Sea BP investing £60m in an International …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • European Commission gives all clear to Hinkley Point C

    The European Commission has provided a favourable view on EDF’s investment plans for Hinkley Point C under Article 41 of the European Atomic…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DECC to scrap unnecessary regulations as part of the Red Tape Challenge

    As part of a drive to cut red tape burdens, Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, has announced the scrapping of 86 regulations and …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Syria: Help for 45,000 more refugees

    Britain will quadruple its assistance to help tens of thousands more refugees fleeing worsening fighting

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID research: CCAFS: Visualising a Climate-Smart Future

    Research programmes are using visions of the future to develop adaptive strategies in agriculture.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Citizen Service rolls out all year round

    Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds will now be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in their autumn half-term holiday.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the Energy Sector Day at Lancaster House

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointments made to NHS property services limited

    NHS Property Services Limited (NHS PS), the company set up by the Department of Health to manage all the ex-PCT estate not transferred to providers, has recently made a number of appointments to senior roles within the compa…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wales Office Minister welcomes Prime Minister’s National Citizen Service announcement

    Wales Office Minister David Jones today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that 16 and 17 year olds will now be able to take part in…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School playing fields: Freedom of Information request

    Details of figures released by the Department for Education on the sale of school playing fields.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister hails lasting Olympic legacy in Manchester

    The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the impact of London 2012 in creating a lasting sporting legacy in Manchester, on a visit to the city.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister announces National Citizen Service expansion

    Government to offer year-round NCS places to 90,000 teenagers by 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government