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  • Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to UN reviews year, looks ahead to 2015

    Intervention by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Wrap Up Session for December.

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

  • New initiative to unlock £100m of finance for regional businesses

    Nick Clegg announces that up to £50 million will be available for regionally-focused business lenders through the British Business Bank.

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

  • PHE bulletin: 22 December 2014

    Includes: PHE scientists receive Ebola treatment research funding, shingles vaccine uptake and the latest flu figures.

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  • Over 70 NHS heroes fighting Ebola this Christmas

    British medics are being thanked for their work to defeat the disease in Sierra Leone.

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

  • UK Competition Network launches pages on GOV.UK

    The UK Competition Network (UKCN) now has a web presence on GOV.UK.

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  • Fundamental reform to fight ageism in the workplace: older workers’ scheme to tackle age discrimination

    The government is rolling out an ‘older workers’ champion scheme across every part of the UK to tackle age discrimination, from April 2015.

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

  • Retail banking investigation presses ahead

    Since the launch of the in-depth market investigation on 6 November, the retail banking team has been gathering information from interested parties and liaising with regulators and government.

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  • On the frontline of Ebola

    Watch British medic Stacey Mearns tell her story of fighting the disease in Sierra Leone.

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  • An update of changes to birth and death registration overseas

    Phase four of the transfer to the UK, of overseas birth and death registrations of British Citizens will begin on 14 January 2015.…

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

  • Petrol station merger given chance to offer solution

    MFG has the chance to avoid a full merger investigation by the CMA following its completed acquisition of petrol stations and fuel supply contracts from Murco Petroleum Limited – if it can offer an acceptable solution to add…

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  • UKEF appoints new head of international business development

    UK Export Finance appoints former banker to head up its international business development division.

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

  • Health leaders set out new year plan for a sustainable NHS

    The leaders of the NHS in England have set out new steps to be taken during 2015/16 to deliver the NHS Five-Year Forward View.

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  • Chancellor confirms manipulation of key FOREX benchmark to be made a criminal offence

    Chancellor confirms government will extend legislation put in place to regulate LIBOR to cover seven further financial benchmarks.

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

  • Bristol steps up effort to end female genital mutilation

    Stephen Williams hears testimony from project workers about vital work in Bristol to end the practice of female genital mutilation.

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

  • Using the Radio to bring Social Change in Afghanistan

    A guest blog from Alison of the STAGES project about “New Home,New Life”, a radio drama by the Afghan Education Production Organisation

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

  • Kosovo Roosters Donated New Rugby Kit

    Kosovo Roosters Rugby Club have been donated a full set of rugby shirts and shorts from Bristol Rubgy, one of the leading clubs in rugby.

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

  • Doing business in Russia and Ukraine: Sanctions latest

    Latest information for UK businesses on Russia and Ukraine, including the Crimea, following the introduction of further EU sanctions on 18 December 2014.

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

  • 2015: Ambassador’s New Year Message

    Watch our video message from Tim Hitchens, British Ambassador to Japan, as we look ahead to a prosperous 2015.

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

  • Government targets billions of pounds of uncollected debt

    Government will target billions of pounds of unrecovered debt through a new joint venture launched today with the private sector.

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

  • £191 billion business ‘pipelines’ published

    The government has unveiled £191 billion of business opportunities to 2020 and beyond.

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