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  • Equine infectious anaemia detected in a horse

    Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) has been detected in a horse in Northumberland following importation from the Netherlands, Defra confirmed today.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 7 September 2010

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Cabinet, Spending Review, Trade Minister, Barclays, paternity leave, BP, phone hacking allegations and misc.

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

  • Changes to Audit Commission board announced

    Local Government Minister Bob Neill announced reappointments to the Board of the Audit Commission today, as part of plans to move its audit …

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

  • Local enterprise partnerships to spring up across the country

    The government has confirmed that it has received 56 local enterprise partnership proposals from councils and businesses across the country.

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

  • New local enterprise partnerships criss-cross the country

    The commitment and ambition shown by councils and business to radically reshape the way business and government interact at the local level …

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

    How a slum community in Dhaka, Bangladesh has improved water and sanitation and reduced killer diseases

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  • Economy needs local remedies not regional prescription

    On the closing day for submitting local enterprise partnership proposals Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable…

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

  • A recovering economy requires local remedies

    In an op-ed that first appeared in The Financial Times newspaper, Business Secretary Vince Cable and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles outline the part local enterprise partnerships will play in the economic recovery.

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    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…

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  • Andrew Mitchell visits Ethiopia

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell saw for himself how british aid is changing lives when he spent Saturday night in a rural village in the Azernet Berbere district of Ethiopia.

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

  • Minister hails Bristol as the street party capital

    Andrew Stunell has hailed Bristol the street party capital of England as a host of community events are held throughout the city.

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

  • 16 Air Assault Brigade are ready for Helmand

    Personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade will be the next to deploy to the heart of Helmand province and every effort has been made to ensure one of the UK's prime rapid reaction forces is ready for the challenge ahead. Rep…

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

  • Two RAF squadrons work together to protect Kandahar

    While the GR4 Tornados of II (Army Cooperation) Squadron protected the Afghan people and coalition troops, II Squadron RAF Regiment Gunners protected the airfield in Kandahar.

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

  • Desert Rats boost leukaemia charity's life-saving bid

    More than 200 soldiers from 7th Armoured Brigade (the Desert Rats) have come out in force to register as potential new bone marrow donors with leukaemia charity Anthony Nolan.

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

  • Welsh Secretary welcomes Electoral Commission’s Report on Referendum Question

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has today [Thursday 2 September] welcomed the publication of the Electoral Commission’s report into…

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

  • Development of a national tariff for integrated sexual health services

    This letter seeks to confirm the future direction of the development of a national tariff for integrated sexual health services on the platform of the London Sexual Health Programme tariff development work.

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  • UK Deputy Prime Minister: More lifesaving UK aid for devastated areas in South Pakistan

    The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today announced how lifesaving aid from the UK will be allocated while visiting Sukkur, south Pakistan, the region now worst affected by the monsoon rains.

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

  • Wounded officer speaks on behalf of injured troops

    Two years ago his leg was shattered by a Taliban bullet. While recovering, Colonel David Richmond has been speaking out on behalf of all wounded soldiers. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • Human rights are key to our foreign policy

    We must harness Britain's generosity and compassion to help the rest of the world, Foreign Secretary William Hague writes in the Telegraph.

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

  • HMS Gloucester foils drug smugglers

    The crew of HMS Gloucester has intercepted a yacht in the mid-Atlantic smuggling cocaine with a UK street value of at least £4m.

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