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  • Thousands celebrate UK Older People’s Day

    More than 2,500 events will take place around the country on Friday [1st October] to mark UK Older People’s Day.

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

  • PM challenges departments to slash energy use

    The Prime Minister challenged Whitehall ministries to compete to slash the energy used in their departmental HQs over the month of October.

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

  • Account books opened as Pickles continues to show public the money

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles continues to trailblaze transparency today by publishing more departmental spending and setting out new austerity…

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

  • Transparency trailblazer Pickles publishes more department spending data

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is today continuing to open up the Government accounts to the public and set out new austerity procedures…

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

  • DFID Research: Chronic Poverty Research Centre: ten years of war against poverty

    Chronic Poverty is a varied and complex phenomenon, but at its root is powerlessness. Poor people expend enormous energy in trying to do better for themselves and for their children

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  • New civil engineer rail summit

    Speech about the need to change how railways are run and the reforms being undertaken by government.

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

  • Climate and Energy Security Envoy engages Canadian audience

    Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti speaks on why climate security matters in podcast with Canada's Carleton University.

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

  • Invest in the UK business minister tells manufacturers at Paris Motor Show

    Mark Prisk will be asking an international line up of manufacturers and suppliers attending the Reception at the British Embassy to take a fresh…

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

  • Major flooding exercise to test emergency response in England and Wales

    Exercise Watermark will trial responses to a range of scenarios which could occur during a flood emergency.

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

  • Theresa May on making cities safer

    To mark World Habitat Day, the Home Secretary has told the Metro newspaper what changes in Britain’s towns and cities she would like to see.

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

  • M1 motorway improvements announced

    M1 capacity and safety improvements given go-ahead.

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

  • Akrotiri medical centre a 'step change' for healthcare

    Service families based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus will soon be accessing medical and dental services in a newly-constructed integrated treatment facility.

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

  • Gibraltar Air Cadets fly over UK

    This year, the Gibraltar Cadets spent their first week at RAF Shawbury in the north of Shropshire. Training at RAF Shawbury is conducted by …

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

  • Royal Television Society

    Introduction Bill Gates talked about the internet as the “town square for the global village of tomorrow”. Technology has turbo-charged globalisation…

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

  • Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) speech

    Speech by Lord David Freud.

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

  • UK welcomes new air service to Haneda

    New 'open skies' approach offers opportunity for air services to help further strengthen UK-Japan economic ties.

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

  • Joint statement from the Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of Yemen

    Following the Ministerial Meeting held in New York on Friday 24 September 2010, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary William Hague, the Friends of Yemen issued the following joint statement on outcomes and recommendations.

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

  • £2m silent calls fine in force tomorrow

    The new fine is 40 times larger than the previous maximum limit of £50,000. The intention of the penalty is to send a clear message that businesses…

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

  • Top new facilities to prepare for 2012

    Elite athletes start training in facilities replicating the conditions of London 2012

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

  • Increased risk of Irish-related terrorism

    The Security Service has raised the threat level from moderate to substantial. This means an Irish-related terrorist attack is a strong possibility.

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