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  • Troops enjoy new facilities at RAF air passenger terminal

    RAF Brize Norton, the principal airbase for transporting troops to and from operations, has now finished £186,000 worth of improvements to its air passenger terminal, benefiting the 15,000 Service personnel that pass through…

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

  • Royal Navy's Sea Viper missile system hits its target

    Sea Viper, the groundbreaking missile system previously called PAAMS until it was renamed by the Royal Navy, will set new standards in air defence…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's letter to the Guardian about the Emissions Performance Standard - 17 August 2010

    Dear Sir, The idea that we are “watering down” our commitment is simply incorrect (“Dirtiest coal power plants win reprieve, 16 August”): this…

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

  • Big Society red tape purge

    Lord Hodgson will lead a new taskforce to flush out bureaucracy in the voluntary sector, the government has announced.

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

  • New look for DFID’s project information

    The project information section of DFID’s website is re-launched today with a new look and an improved search interface.

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

  • Defra Ministers endorse campaign to protect farmland biodiversity

    Encouraging farmers to voluntarily nurture wildlife on their land.

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

  • Decriminalisation the wrong approach

    Home Office has restated position on drugs, after the outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians called for a review of the law.

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

  • End of the road for cowboy car clampers

    Rogue wheel clampers will be stopped once and for all, under a new ban on wheel clamping on private land.

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

  • Government announces ban on wheel clamping

    Wheel clamping on private land will be banned in England and Wales, the Government announced today.

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at Bloomberg

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to an invited audience at Bloomberg in London about the current state of the economy.

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

  • Publication of DWP Research Report 678:Governance structures and the devolved delivery of employment outcomes

    Existing governance structures for the devolved delivery of employment outcomes and effectiveness in enabling the devolution to localities.

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

  • Publication of DWP Research Report 680:Training and progression in the labour market

    Research published by DWP reviews recent trends on training, and the link between training and changes in employment charcacteristics.

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

  • Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England, August 2010

    CPI inflation in July 2010 remained above 3 per cent, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 16 August 2010. The Chancellor replied to the Governor on 17 August 2010.

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

    DFID helps poor rural farmers in South Africa's Eastern Cape increase their profits at auction

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  • UK providing aid for flood victims in Pakistan

    The UK Government is providing urgently-needed assistance for victims of flooding in Pakistan, including plane loads of tents, drinking water and blankets.

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

  • Edinburgh International Festival: a UK celebration of culture

    In our next See Britain film in the run-up to the London 2012 Games, Edinburgh International Festival Director Jonathan Mills talks about the UK's ability to "let its hair down".

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

  • All roads point south

    The Stabilisation Unit’s Adrian Garside explains why getting stuck in mud and running into lions is all in a day’s work as a Stabilisation Advisor in Juba, Southern Sudan.

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

  • Following your club in Europe? Check our travel advice for matches this week

    Motherwell, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Tottenham are playing qualifying matches in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.

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

  • Kidnap of United Nations-African Union workers in Sudan

    The British Government has issued a statement which "strongly condemns" the kidnapping of two employees of the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur.

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

  • ANA lead Operation OMID SEY to clear roads in Gereshk

    Following the success of Operation TOR SHEZADA in southern Nad 'Ali, where ISAF forces cleared numerous IEDs from key routes and installed new checkpoints, the Afghan National Security Forces have led an almost identical…

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