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  • Five people rescued in one day by Navy team

    The series of call-outs, which were to last almost nine hours in total, began to unfold at around 1700hrs on Tuesday 31 May 2011, when the crew…

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

  • UK welcomes announcement of a National Dialogue and the lifting of the State of National Safety in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said it is now critical that there is concrete change and genuine political reform, to ensure long term stability in Bahrain.

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

  • British welcome new Estonian Company to Helmand

    Colonel Andrew Jackson, the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand, welcomed a new Estonian Company to Camp Bastion this week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns violence in Yemen

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the violence in Yemen on 29 May.

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

  • Lieutenant Oliver Richard Augustin and Marine Samuel Giles William Alexander MC killed in Afghanistan

    With great sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Lieutenant Oliver Richard Augustin and Marine Samuel Giles William Alexander MC, both 42 Commando Royal Marines, were killed in Afghanistan on Friday 27 May 2011.

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  • Foreign Office Minister calls on Iran to release opposition politicians

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the continued detention of opposition politicians in Iran.

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

  • Grant Shapps helps local communities make cycling safer

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today set the wheels in motion to give councils the freedom to make their areas more bike-friendly…

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

  • Transport times conference

    Explores future transport choices including government plans for technology, data sharing, sustainable travel and smart ticketing.

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

  • Foreign Secretary "appalled" at situation in Yemen

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the violence in Yemen, and reiterated the UK's call to President Saleh to sign the peace agreement offered by the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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

  • Prime Minister and US President hold press conference on State Visit

    Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama held a press conference following their meeting on 25 May.

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

  • UK’s child protection centre to lead national response on missing children

    A new dedicated team of experts from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre will strengthen and lead the UK’s ability to respond to missing children, Home Office minister James Brokenshire announced today.

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

  • Further progress on reducing ash cloud disruption

    Reducing ash cloud effects from volcano Grimsvotn.

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

  • Provision of armed capability for the British Transport Police

    British Transport Police to have armed capability in response to terrorism threats.

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

  • HMS Gloucester returns home for last time

    Type 42 destroyer HMS Gloucester returned to her Portsmouth home for the last time yesterday prior to decommissioning following 29 years of service in the Royal Navy.

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

  • Expert response to missing children issues

    On International Missing Children's Day, government announces that UK response will be strengthened.

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

  • New regime for terror suspects

    Milestone for the coalition government in delivering its commitment to making counter-terrorism arrangements in the UK proportionate.

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

  • Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill published

    A new, more focused regime to replace control orders, following the publication of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill.

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

  • Motorists warned to get insured ahead of crackdown

    New crackdown to tackle the menace of uninsured driving.

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

  • Rosemary Nelson Inquiry report

    The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's statement on the report into the death of Rosemary Nelson.

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

  • The passport service is changing

    The changes are explained in a six minute video produced by the Foreign Office and the Identity and Passport Service.

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