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  • MOD announces €200m Typhoon capability upgrade for the RAF

    A contract worth €200M (approximately £165M) to enhance the capability of the Eurofighter-Typhoon has been signed at an International Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

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

  • New Libor funding to build veterans' accommodation

    As part of the government’s commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Prime Minister has announced it will provide £300,000 which will be used to provide shelter for homeless veterans.

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

  • Protecting public money: lobbying by government, local enterprise partnerships, and local authorities

    As part of the government’s determination to protect the public purse, it is clamping down on taxpayers’ money being used to hire lobbyists.

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

  • Eric Pickles cracks down on wasteful spending of government lobbying government

    As part of the government’s determination to protect the public purse, it is clamping down on taxpayers’ money being used to hire lobbyists.

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

  • Watch out for thieves at Alicante airport

    One out of five British passports stolen in Alicante province are taken at the airport, and half of them are removed from vehicles there, the British Consulate has warned.

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

  • Transport Secretary visits Midlands

    Patrick McLoughlin views improvements at East Midlands Airport and Kenilworth train station.

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

  • New measures will speed up housebuilding

    Brandon Lewis has proposed new measures to speed up the planning system and provide new homes more quickly.

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

  • Courtroom communications experts to double

    Victims and witnesses will be given more support than ever before with double the number of courtroom experts soon to be available.

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

  • Competitive Selection for the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

    Young officers from the KSF attended a very demanding two day selection process to win a place at the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

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

  • New non-executive director appointed to HS2 Ltd board

    HS2 Ltd has welcomed a new non-executive director to its board as the project to build Britain’s new high speed rail network moves towards construction.

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  • The Day of Diplomatic Workers celebrated in Ashgabat

    The British Embassy, along with other Diplomatic Missions, celebrated the Day of Diplomatic Workers last week in Ashgabat.

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

  • Lord-Lieutenant for Somerset: Anne Maw

    Mrs Anne Maw is appointed as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Somerset.

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

  • UK further expands 3 to 5 day priority visa service in China

    The 3 to 5 day priority visa application service will be further expanded in China.

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  • British High Commissioner expresses condolences over Padma launch tragedy

    Robert W Gibson expressed his condolences following the capsize of a launch on the River Padma.

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

  • Challenging violence against women and girls on UK transport

    Explains what is being done to ensure the safety of female passengers on public transport.

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

  • More than 15,500 jobs created across enterprise zones

    Enterprise zones have created more than 15,500 jobs across the country since opening for business.

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

  • Advice for British nationals in Chennai

    The phone lines at the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai are now functioning well.

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

  • Government gets further £500m of taxpayers’ money back from Lloyds share sales

    Chancellor announces that the government has sold a further £500m of Lloyds Banking Group shares through the trading plan, launched in December 2014.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Jordan

    Edward Oakden CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

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

  • Gandhi Statue to be unveiled in Parliament Square on 14 March

    Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust breaks through the £1 million mark for donations for memorial

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