Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

649 results

Skip to results
649 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • Record-breaking counter-IED operator awarded George Medal

    A soldier credited with dealing with more improvised explosive devices than any other British operator in history has been awarded the George Medal for his bravery.

    • Updated:

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

  • Top new facilities to prepare for 2012

    Elite athletes start training in facilities replicating the conditions of London 2012

    • Updated:

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

  • "UK economy is open for business and determined to go from strength to strength"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech to business leaders at the City Week Conference on Monday 20 September.

    • Updated:

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

  • Secretary of State for Wales: Callaghan Lecture

    Cheryl Gillan speech and support of ninth Chambers of Commerce Business Week at St David’s Hotel and Spa, Cardiff Bay.

    • Updated:

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

  • New measures to control Bovine TB in badgers

    Consultation on a proposal to issue licences to farmers and landowners who wish to cull and/or vaccinate badgers at their own expense.

    • Updated:

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

  • Captain Andrew Griffiths dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Andrew Griffiths, from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS), died on Sunday 5 September 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, B…

    • Updated:
  • Foreign Secretary statement on the West Bank shooting

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement on the killing of four Israeli citizens in Hebron last night.

    • Updated:

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development

    Find out how DFID is helping farmers in Africa get their fruit and veg onto UK shop shelves

    • Updated:
  • Commando Helicopter Force get to grips with new gun

    Crews in the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have got their hands on a new and improved door gun ahead of 16 Air Assault Brigade's deployment to Afghanistan in October.

    • Updated:

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

  • Training the Afghan Police in Helmand

    On his first deployment to Afghanistan, Lieutenant Antony Raine is playing a key role in enabling the Afghan security forces to provide long term security and stability in their country themselves.

    • Updated:

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

  • Joint Helicopter Force keeps things moving in Afghanistan

    From medical evacuation and troop movements to resupply and ground attack, the men and women of the Joint Helicopter Force do it all.

    • Updated:

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

  • Lessons from Helmand are honing skills of Army's top shots

    Up-to-the-minute lessons being brought back from southern Afghanistan's front lines are redefining marksmanship within the Army; changes brought into sharp focus during the 2010 Central Skill-at-Arms Meeting. Report by S…

    • Updated:

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

  • Future of Afghanistan: Foreign Secretary's Radio 4 interview

    In wake of the Kabul Conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to radio 4 outlining some of the Government's policy on Afghanistan.

    • Updated:

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

  • 16 Air Assault Brigade prepare for Afghanistan

    16 Air Assault Brigade, the first UK troops to enter Helmand province in 2002 and support the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF's) efforts to create stability in Afghanistan, are preparing to travel bac…

    • Updated:

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

  • Major James Joshua Bowman, Lieutenant Neal Turkington and Corporal Arjun Purja Pun killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Major James Joshua Bowman, Lieutenant Neal Turkington and Corporal Arjun Purja Pun from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles were killed in Afghanistan on Tu…

    • Updated:
  • Local Government Association conference: 8 July 2010

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction Parliament is literally and metaphorically a place of divisions. Left versus right. …

    • Updated:

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

  • Operation LION'S GAP helps villagers intimidated by insurgents

    British and Afghan soldiers recently deployed on an operation to the south of Nad 'Ali after they heard that local villagers were being terrorised by insurgents.

    • Updated:

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

  • Police reform: Theresa May's speech to the National Policing Conference

    Speech to the Association of Chief Police Officers and Association of Police Authorities National Conference on 29 June 2010 Manchester.

    • Updated:

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

  • Bloody Sunday Report published

    Prime Minister David Cameron has made a statement to the House of Commons regarding today's publication of the Saville Inquiry into the events known as 'Bloody Sunday' which took place in Northern Ireland.

    • Updated:

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

  • Two soldiers from 1 LANCS killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS), serving as part of Combined Force Nad 'Ali, were killed in southern Afgha…

    • Updated:

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