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  • Army helicopters embark on Royal Navy flagship for exercise

    A detachment of Apache attack helicopters from the Army Air Corps has landed onboard the Royal Navy's fleet flagship HMS Ark Royal to take part in Exercise Joint Warrior in October 2010.

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

  • Afghanistan-bound army drivers reach top gear at Leconfield

    Urgently-needed new facilities have been completed in Humberside in double-quick time to help provide vital training for military drivers heading out to the frontline in Afghanistan.

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

  • MOD Police Officer rewarded for work with female police in Helmand

    Deployed as a volunteer civilian in Afghanistan from November 2009 to March 2010, Constable Amanda Henderson was awarded the Queen’s Commendation…

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

  • Senior UK officer in Afghanistan completes tour

    Lieutenant General Sir Nick Parker, the most senior British officer in Afghanistan, has finished his year-long deployment as Deputy Commander of NATO and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan.

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

  • Secretary of State anger at leaked letter to PM

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has issued a statement to Defence staff following media reports of a leaked letter he sent to the Prime Minister regarding potential cuts as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

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

  • Royal Anglian Regiment memorial unveiled

    A memorial to honour the 78 soldiers from The Royal Anglian Regiment who have lost their lives since 1959 was unveiled earlier this month at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.

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

  • Skills Minister sets out Government commitment to apprenticeships

    He told an audience at the Group Training Association England annual conference that the Government was firmly committed to expanding apprenticeships…

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

  • Invest in the UK business minister tells manufacturers at Paris Motor Show

    Mark Prisk will be asking an international line up of manufacturers and suppliers attending the Reception at the British Embassy to take a fresh…

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

  • The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010

    The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010 provides for the total cost of the FITs scheme to be shared among …

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  • Francis Maude sees Big Society in action

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has visited a groundbreaking social enterprise at Leatherhead Community Hospital.

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

  • DFID helps Uganda's most vulnerable people

    The UK government is supporting a new social protection programme in Uganda which will help to lift the country's most vulnerable people out of poverty.

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

  • Major flooding exercise to test emergency response in England and Wales

    Exercise Watermark will trial responses to a range of scenarios which could occur during a flood emergency.

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

  • Theresa May on making cities safer

    To mark World Habitat Day, the Home Secretary has told the Metro newspaper what changes in Britain’s towns and cities she would like to see.

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

  • Lord West reappointed as a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum

    The Prime Minister has reappointed Admiral the Lord West of Spithead as a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum. His second term of appointment will run from 1st July 2010 to 30thJune 2014.

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

  • M1 motorway improvements announced

    M1 capacity and safety improvements given go-ahead.

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

  • New rules for town hall papers

    Eric Pickles announces proposals to tighten up the publicity rules for councils so they guard against campaigning with public funds.

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

  • New rules rein in town hall freesheets and use of lobbyists

    New proposals to stop taxpayers’ money being squandered on town hall newspapers or hired lobbyists have been announced by Communities Secretary…

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Yemen

    Mr Jonathan Wilks has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen.

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

  • Tackling climate change is essential to our security and prosperity

    In a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Foreign Secretary William Hague said that climate change underpins our security and prosperity.

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

  • UK Special Representative for Climate Change visits Colombia

    John Ashton, the UK’s special representative for climate change, will be visiting Colombia on 29 September to ratify both country’s commitment to deal with climate change

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