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  • Shell Gannet Field oil spill

    Further to the update issued by Shell on 22 August, this is a statement by Mr Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) for…

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

  • Kent garage owner guilty of faking MOT tests

    Garage owner pleads guilty to issuing fraudulent MOT certificates to car owners following a VOSA investigation.

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  • Speed camera information now available

    Speed camera information published by 75 local authorities showing accident and casualty rates.

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  • Deputy Prime Minister on the Arab Spring: The UK will continue to support the will of the people

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg spoke about the Arab Spring in a speech to the British Council in London.

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

  • Afghan Police lead their first air assault in Helmand

    The operation, codenamed ZANGAL HAF (Zangal Hope) after the village close to where the operation would take place, was aimed at disrupting insurgents…

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

  • Shell Gannet Field oil spill

    22 August 2011 Further to the update issued by Shell on 21 August, this is a statement by Mr Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative…

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

  • Call for ideas for new health apps and maps

    The Health Secretary today launched a call for new ideas for health apps that would help patients make informed decisions about their care.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister's speech on the Arab Spring

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech on the Arab Spring delivered at the British Council in London on 22 August 2011.

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

  • Update on Shell's Gannet Alpha platform oil leak

    19 August 2011 Mr Hugh Shaw, who is appointed by the UK Government to oversee the operation, said: “At 08.45 this morning Shell informed me…

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

  • Councils to lead local path to growth boosting jobs and firms

    New detail published on radical rate retention plans Letting councils keep their own business rates will put all parts of the country on a …

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

  • IN PICTURES: Navy helicopters 'bag' Afghan drugs

    The Royal Navy's airborne surveillance and control helicopters in recent months have helped seize and destroy over five tons of Taliban drugs with a 'street value' in excess of £6m.

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

  • RAF destroys Gaddafi command post

    The RAF has launched precision strikes on one of Colonel Gaddafi's main command facilities used by the former regime to co-ordinate attacks on the Libyan people.

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

  • RAF team saves teenagers from cliff

    An RAF Search and Rescue team helped pluck to safety four teenagers trapped on a 200-foot (60m) cliff face in South Wales earlier this week

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

  • Swimming ban in Seychelles

    A temporary ban has been issued by authorities on entering the water in five areas following two fatal shark attacks.

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

  • Police reform: Home Secretary's speech of 16 August 2011

    This speech was given by Home Secretary Theresa May on 16 August 2011. Content deemed political has been removed. This version is as spoken.

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

  • New information for police on disorder

    Police in England and Wales are to be given new information on dealing with outbreaks of disorder, Theresa May has announced today.

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

  • Common clinical language for NHS will help improve patient care and safety

    Better patient safety through electronic communication between clinicians has been secured by the adoption of a common clinical language.

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

  • Statement on oil leak from pipeline at the Gannet Alpha platform

    15 August 2011 Following an oil leak reported from Gannet F subsea installation, 176km east of Aberdeen on 10 August 2011 a DECC spokesman …

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

  • PM's speech on the fightback after the riots

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech in Oxfordshire on the fightback following the riots and looting last week.

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

  • Board of the British Museum

    John Micklethwait has been appointed to the Board of the British Museum.

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