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  • Lords Heseltine and Shipley appointed to negotiate Local Growth Deals

    Nick Clegg and Greg Clark have appointed Lord Heseltine and Lord Shipley to support negotiations for Local Growth Deals with Local Enterprise Partnerships.

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

  • Paratroopers strengthen French connection

    British paratroopers and their French Foreign Legion counterparts have been training together as they build a closer working relationship.

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

  • Former Honorary British Consul in the Algarve passes away

    José Pearce de Azevedo, died on 20 January at the age of 83

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

  • Argos brings digital dynamism to Future High Streets Forum

    Argos, one of the UK’s leading multi-channel retailers, will join the Future High Streets Forum.

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

  • Shailesh Vara opens new Legal Services Board offices

    Justice Minister Shailesh Vara has officially opened the new offices of the Legal Services Board (LSB).

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

  • Afghan army warriors take the fight to the Taliban

    Over a tonne of illegal fertiliser, used by bomb-makers, has been seized by the Afghan army in Helmand.

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

  • Business Secretary flies the flag in UAE for UK business

    Vince Cable recently made his first government trip to the UAE to boost trade with the region and encourage more inward investment into the UK.

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

  • Additional work delays staff run-down

    Dounreay is facing the challenge of fitting in extra work from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) while retaining the same annual spend and timescales.

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  • HMRC to build revolutionary new digital services in the North East

    HMRC is launching a recruitment drive in the North East for more than 50 digital specialists to staff a new Digital Centre.

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  • Second reading for Intellectual Property Bill

    The Intellectual Property Bill was given its second reading in the House of Commons, having completed its Lords stages last year.

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

  • Kenneth Clarke promotes UK healthcare in east China

    Kenneth Clarke led a trade delegation to east China to promote the UK’s world-beating healthcare sector companies to the Chinese market.

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

  • New youth skills commission launched

    On 15 January 2014, the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) hosted a dinner to launch the IPT Youth Skills Commission.

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  • Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 - Afghanistan

    Technical preparations for the 5 April presidential and provincial elections remain on track.

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

  • New job opportunity at the British Embassy Asunción

    The British Embassy Asuncion requires a Receptionist to join our team.

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy 2012-Iran

    There was no substantive improvement in the human rights situation in Iran between October and December 2013. .

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 - Pakistan

    During the last three months Pakistan has continued to grapple with numerous human rights challenges in an increasingly difficult security environment

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 - Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    The human rights situation in Israel and the OPTs has remained largely unchanged during the last three months.

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 - Iraq

    Progress on human rights remained difficult over the last three months. Terrorist attacks continued to occur on an almost daily basis

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 -Yemen

    Significant violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in Yemen continue, with the government showing limited capability to improve the situation.

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 - Saudi Arabia

    In October a prominent campaign advocating the right of women to drive in Saudi Arabia attracted significant international attention, calling for women to drive in protest on 26 October.

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