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  • RAF Hercules engineers honoured for work in Kandahar

    The small detachment of deployed engineers is responsible for the maintenance of all RAF C-130J Hercules aircraft operating in Afghanistan and…

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

  • NATO mission not over yet in Libya

    UK forces and NATO are ready to take further action if necessary under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, and yesterday evening…

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

  • Shell Gannet Field oil spill

    Further to the update issued by Shell on 22 August, this is a statement by Mr Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) for…

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

  • Tell us your views on crime maps

    We've teamed up with Up My Street website to see how people are using local crime information.

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

  • Theresa May to chair social media meeting

    Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry messenger among representatives discussing use of social media by law enforcement agencies.

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

  • Deaths from HCAIs drop by more than a third

    Deaths related to healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) have dropped by more than a third in a year.

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

  • New method for diagnosing high blood pressure

    A new test for hypertension could lead to three million patients being taken off unnecessary medicines.

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

  • Community payback goes full time

    Offenders will be made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences.

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

  • Offenders to go full time on community payback

    Offenders will be made to do a full five day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences.

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

  • Department for Education confirms appointments to Ofsted’s Board

    Biographies of the new appointees to Ofsted's Board.

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

  • Statement on school absence statistics for Spring term 2011

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb's statement on absence in schools.

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

  • Libya: International conference in Paris announced

    Prime Minister David Cameron and President Sarkozy have invited the National Transitional Council to attend an international conference in Paris next week.

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

  • Praise for High Street Fund

    Prime Minister David Cameron has today applauded the contribution made by the private sector to getting communities back on their feet in the areas affected by recent rioting.

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

  • Trustees to the Board of the National Museum of Science and Industry

    Professor Dame Athene Donald, Andreas Goss, Lord Grade and Professor Ludmilla Jordanova have been appointed as trustees to the Board of the National Museum of Science and Industry.

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

  • Kent garage owner guilty of faking MOT tests

    Garage owner pleads guilty to issuing fraudulent MOT certificates to car owners following a VOSA investigation.

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  • Speed camera information now available

    Speed camera information published by 75 local authorities showing accident and casualty rates.

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  • Agreement with Switzerland to secure billions in unpaid tax

    The government is today initialling an historic agreement with Switzerland to tackle offshore tax evasion.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister: Brutal repression in Syria must stop

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has welcomed a strong UN Human Rights Council resolution condemning gross human rights violations in Syria.

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

  • Travel tips from Foreign Office staff - and we want yours too

    The Foreign Office is calling on the public to provide travel tips as British nationals prepare to go abroad for the August bank holiday weekend.

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

  • Qadhafi defeat "only a matter of time"

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said it is "only a matter of time" before Colonel Muammar Qadhafi is defeated.

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