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  • Falklands veteran becomes RAF paramedic in Afghanistan

    An ex-Para who was involved in the capture of Goose Green during the Falklands conflict has rejoined the military as a RAF paramedic and has just returned from his first deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • PM holds talks with General Petraeus

    Prime Minister David Cameron met International Security Assistance Force Commander General David Petraeus at 10 Downing Street in London yesterday, Thursday 14 October 2010.

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

  • Commandos descend on Tower of London

    Royal Marines descended on the Tower of London this week to launch a major fundraising campaign for serving and retired Royal Marines and their families.

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

  • UK medics complete stretcher challenge in Helmand

    Medics in Camp Bastion, along with a few colleagues, have recently completed a gruelling 24-hour stretcher-carry around the base in Afghanistan to raise money for charity.

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

  • HMS Manchester catches Caribbean drug runners

    The Royal Navy warship HMS Manchester stalked a trio of drug traffickers through the Caribbean night and literally caught them napping!

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

  • Science Minister David Willetts opens Pfizer’s state-of-the-art biotech packaging facility - Strictly embargoed until 2.30pm, Friday 15 October 2010

    Pfizer has injected £26.3 million into a new facility at its site in Havant. With further investment in new packaging lines and additional cold…

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

  • Consumer credit and insolvency – A fairer deal

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Treasury want to establish how people can get a fairer deal when borrowing money…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister announces £7 billion 'fairness premium'

    More than £7 billion will be provided to give the poorest children a better start in life, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced.

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

  • Lord Young restores common sense to health and safety

    Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s adviser on health and safety law and practice, has today published his report Common Sense, Common Safety.

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

  • New structure charts give insight into organisation of government

    The government has published details about civil servants working at the heart of government as part of its ongoing accountability drive.

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

  • Deputy PM's speech: Putting a premium on fairness

    The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made a speech at Spires Junior School, Chesterfield about social mobility and access to opportunities.

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

  • Improving efficiency and transparency: DCMS cuts quangos

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced today that 19 of its 55 public bodies are being abolished or reformed

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

  • Improving efficiency and transparency: DCMS cuts quangos

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced today that 19 of its 55 public bodies are being abolished or reformed.

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

  • Blog Action Day: Andrew Mitchell on water and sanitation

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell joined Blog Action Day by writing his own blog on the issues of water and sanitation.

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

  • Views sought on public access to information on environmental decisions

    A report setting out the measures the government has taken to implement the Aarhus Convention has been published for public consultation.

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

  • Police minister on cutting crime

    Nick Herbert has told Police Review magazine that like the public, he expects the police to focus crime fighting, not form writing.

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

  • Take my advice – don't traffic drugs'

    Three UK prisoners detained in Peru explain why trafficking drugs wasn’t the easy money they were led to believe it would be.

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

  • London 2012 tickets

    DCMS response to public enquiries on the London 2012 ticket price announcement.

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

  • Swire confirms date for local elections

    Minister of State to bring forward legislation for combined poll for district council and Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

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

  • Government gives Grandparents more credit

    Grandparents who give up work to look after their grandchildren will no longer lose out on their basic State Pension.

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