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  • Peterborough Station makeover – official opening

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • Royal Navy Lynx joins French frigate for counter-piracy ops

    The first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter to join a French frigate for a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon, on France's south coast.

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

  • Brunei-based British forces remember the fallen

    Soldiers from British Forces Brunei (BFB) have paid their respects to fallen Service personnel by laying wreaths at several sites across Borneo, including a sunken ship.

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

  • Hundreds gather in Barnsley to welcome home the Light Dragoons

    Hundreds of people lined the streets of Barnsley yesterday to welcome home soldiers of the Light Dragoons from Afghanistan.

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

  • New fleet of RFA tankers named

    Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, will be called the Tide Class.

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

  • Defence organisations top workplace equality lists

    The British Army and the Royal Navy are among the top 10 UK public sector organisations for female employment, while both the MOD and the RAF are in the top 10 most ethnically diverse, a new study has found.

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

  • Confronting rape as a weapon of war: a challenge for our generation

    Foreign Secretary William Hague's keynote address at the "Preventing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations" meeting at Wilton Park.

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

  • Wilton Park conference on preventing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations

    Speaking before the conference Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "Shattering the culture of impunity for those who use rape as a weapon of war is the next great global challenge of our generation."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister will today re-open British Embassy in El Salvador

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has said that the UK will continue to increase engagement with Latin America.

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

  • Prime Minister of Thailand visit to the UK

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra agree to establish a Strategic Dialogue for future bilateral cooperation

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

  • Business Secretary’s statement on European Commission’s proposed directive on improving gender balance on Europe’s corporate boards

    “We believe that the UK’s business-led, self-regulatory model, as set out in the Davies Review, is the best approach for us. We will now consider…

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

  • New Chair appointed to the Coal Authority

    Energy Minister John Hayes today announced the appointment of Stephen Dingle as the new Chair of the Coal Authority. Mr Dingle has had a career…

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

  • Scottish artist honoured with new Trail in Pyrenees

    Michael Moore officially opened the a Charles Rennie Mackintosh Trail in France.

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

  • November Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Unemployment in Scotland increased by 4,000, to 218,000 in the period July to September 2012, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today. The Scottish unemployment rate is 8.1 per cent, which is ab…

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

  • Government backs plan to host major international sporting events

    UK Sport’s Gold Event Series to create ‘A Stage to Inspire’ as part of Olympic legacy.

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

  • Automatic library membership for young people

    Arts Council announces 22 test projects across the UK.

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

  • Maria Miller: Women at the heart of growth: Economic reality not political correctness

    £2 million to boost childcare and get more women working.

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

  • Women's role in economic growth

    Maria Miller outlines the government's plans to help women in the workplace.

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

  • Wetland biomass to bioenergy: a blog on open days

    Wetland biomass to bioenergy blog by Sally Mills, RSPB Reserves Bioenergy Project Manager.

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  • Owen Paterson in China: diary of a trade mission

    Find out how Owen Paterson's trade mission in China went

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