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  • Prevention is best cure for homelessness

    Government commits to early help for those at risk of losing their home A new report today sets out a cross-Government approach to ensuring…

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Ecuadorian Government’s decision to offer political asylum to Julian Assange

    "We are determined to carry out our legal obligation to see Julian Assange extradited to Sweden" said Foreign Secretary William Hague today.

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

  • TINAs turn heads in the low carbon arena

    Low carbon technologies have today been put under the spotlight with the publication of three in-depth reports into key areas of innovation.…

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

  • Commitments announced on preventing homelessness

    A report setting out Government commitments to preventing homelessness is published today by the Ministerial Working Group on preventing and…

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

  • Professor Porter on advances in Defence medicine

    Professor Sir Keith Porter, Honorary Professor of Clinical Traumatology at the University of Birmingham, charts the remarkable progress of modern military care since the Cold War.

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

  • DFID Research: Vegetable genebank is a valuable resource for plant breeders

    The genebank at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is the world’s most important public-domain source for tropical vegetable crop germplasm.

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  • Six seaside towns get money to kick-start year round jobs

    Six seaside projects that will create vital new jobs and local enterprises are the first to receive Government backing to help their coastal…

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

  • Action plan to stop child abuse in the name of faith or belief

    Ritual child abuse and neglect is being hidden, misunderstood and going unreported. The Department for Education and many stakeholders have drawn up an action plan to identify children at risk and protect them.

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

  • DFID Research: Improved tomato varieties resistant to plant diseases

    The World Vegetable Center have developed tropical tomatoes with resistance to several whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses through “gene pyramiding”.

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  • Foreign Secretary stresses need to end violence in Burma

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about ongoing violence in Burma.

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

  • Capital Grant scheme open for listed places of worship

    Funding worth £1.1m available to all denominations and faiths across the UK

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

  • Shonibare’s ‘Ship’ aims to set sail to Greenwich

    National Maritime Museum and the Art Fund ask for your help to secure ‘fourth plinth’ piece.

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

  • Detail of extended grant scheme announced

    Changes to Listed Places of Worship grants will come into effect in autumn.

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

  • Transcript of Prime Minister's Hunger Summit

    David Cameron and Michel Temer's speeches at the Hunger Summit in London.

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

  • RHI Regulations to implement the Stand-by Mechanism for the budget management of the non-domestic RHI scheme

    The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulations to implement the Stand-by Mechanism for the budget management of the non-domestic RHI scheme …

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

  • UK mine warfare force changeover in the Gulf

    It's all change in the Gulf with the arrival of two new ships and two new crews to sustain the Royal Navy's long-term mine warfare force in the region.

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

  • MOD reports progress on combating climate change

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is making significant progress on hitting Government targets to green its operations and procurement - helping combat climate change, according to a new report published recently.

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

  • Survey finds increased opportunity for UK automotive supply chain

    The 2012 survey shows that the purchasing spend of the vehicle makers who responded to the survey is £23.6 billion. This is an increase of £…

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

  • Tackling record deficit is helping to head off risk of repossession

    Government action to tackle the nation’s record deficit is giving hard working homeowners vital breathing space to get on top of bills and head…

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

  • Global Business Summit: Infrastructure

    Speech by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles at the Global Business Summit

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