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  • Wilton war photographer receives MBE

    British Army photographer Kevin Capon has been made an MBE for his work over 15 years covering every major conflict the Army has been involved with in that time.

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

  • Elgin platform incident

    05 April 2012 Government welcomes TOTAL’s release of more environmental data Risk to marine environment remains minimal says newly established…

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

  • Bringing back common sense to health and safety

    Businesses will be spared thousands of hours of form-filling each year in a Government move to restore common sense to health and safety.…

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

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Making 2012 the year of progress towards European integration

    UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle write about hopes for European integration for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

  • Looking after our own: strengthening Britain's consular diplomacy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague talked about the role of British consular services, and plans for the future in a speech at the Foreign Office today.

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

  • Employment tribunal shake up will help business growth

    These changes are part of a radical reform package that will ultimately deliver direct net savings to business of more than £10 million a year…

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

  • 'Sarah's law' protects more than 200 children in first year

    More than 200 children have been protected from potential harm during the first year of the child sex offender disclosure scheme.

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

  • Building recovery in local communities

    The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have today sent a joint letter to local authority chief executives, chief…

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

  • Cafcass board members appointed

    Five appointments have been made to the board of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).

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

  • New safety helmet ratings published ahead of easter bank holiday

    Fourteen extra motorcycle helmet ratings from SHARP have been published.

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

  • New approach to the inspection of secure training centres

    Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) have published a consultation on a new joint framework for the inspection of secure training centres.

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  • Good transport equals good economics

    Discusses the ways that government is encouraging innovation and improving the UK transport infrastructure.

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

  • Gone by 2025 – new clean-up team sets out vision for site closure

    Senior figures from the government were at Dounreay to learn about the accelerated decommissioning of the site.

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  • Safety improvements for motorcyclists and lorry and bus drivers

    Measures to boost safety for motorcyclists and lorry and bus drivers have been put forward in Parliament.

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

  • A164 improvements get the go-ahead

    Announcement that work on multi-million pound improvements to the A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley route can now start.

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

  • Babcock consortium acquires site licence company

    Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Babcock Dounreay Partnership.

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  • Foreign Secretary statement on political prisoners in Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed concern about reports that Ali Mahmoud Othman has been captured by the Syrian regime, and has also voiced concern about prominent activist Noura Aljizawi.

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

  • Government to start quicker publication of oil spill data

    30 March 2012 Energy Minister Charles Hendry has announced that oil spill data will be made public by the Government more quickly after stressing…

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

  • Technical guidance issued for healthcare providers on managing Pseudomonas

    Further to guidance issued in February by the Chief Medical Officer  additional best practice technical guidance is being published today. …

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

  • Wales Office Minister attends Prince’s Trust celebration

    **30 March 2012 ** Wales** Office Minister attends Prince’s Trust celebration**   Wales Office Minister, David Jones was today (30 March 2012…

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