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The main Diamond Jubilee events took place in London today with over 1,000 members of the Armed Forces involved in ceremonial roles.
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It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Gregg Thomas Stone, from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 3 June 2012.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said his thoughts are with the Nigerian people after a plane carrying around 150 people crashed in Lagos on 3 June.
Service personnel were out in force on London's River Thames today as part of the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment was killed in Afghanistan today, 3 June 2012.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Michael John Thacker, from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 1 June 2012.
British aid worker Helen Johnston was rescued last night along with a Kenyan aid worker and two Afghan aid workers following their abduction on 22 May.
The family of British Aid Worker Helen Johnston have issued a statement following her rescue in Afghanistan.
The Government never had any intention to change the protection that National Parks have in the planning system.
The Secretary of State the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP welcomes the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Northern Ireland.
112 outstanding UK volunteering groups are today honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2012.
Issue 0X/20XX of the Despatch ezine from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) for driving instructors, motorcycle trainers and other road safety professionals.
We are running a range of activities to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and explain why Britain is such a creative, open, connected and dynamic country to live, work and visit.
Like many other countries around the world, the UK's Overseas Territories will be marking The Queen's Diamond Jubilee by lighting Beacons.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about his concern after a surge in executions in Iran.
The international task force announced by the PM at the London conference on Somalia to look at the issue of ransom payments in piracy cases met for the first time on 30 May in London.
Foreign Secretary William Hague met members of Syrian opposition groups, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and today in Istanbul.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the Human Rights Council's resolution on Syria today.
British Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Karen Pierce delivered the UK intervention at the Human Rights Council on 1 June.
The Royal Navy’s aviators have revealed their spectacular flypast formation for the finale of the Thames River Pageant.
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