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  • FCO Minister condemns violence and calls for peaceful progress in Bahrain

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke following the recent violence in Bahrain, and the declaration of non-violence by some opposition parties.

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

  • Foreign Secretary met Sebastian Pinera, President of Chile and his Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno

    The Foreign Secretary welcomed a joint commitment to partner on science and innovation and an agreement between the British Antarctic Survey and Chilean Antarctic Institute to strengthen cooperation on scientific research.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • UK hosts international meeting to consider further political and non-lethal practical support to the Syrian Opposition Coalition

    Participants welcomed the formation of the National Coalition of the Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces and recognised the agreement reached in Doha on 11 November as an important milestone towards a political transi…

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

  • Cambridge based project named most enterprising in Europe

    The Outset Project run by YTKO has picked up the Grand Jury prize at the European Commission’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2012. …

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

  • Business Minister announces £40 million boost for high growth SMEs

    Longwall Ventures ECF, the 12th Enterprise Capital Fund, comprises £25 million government investment and £15 million from private investors.

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

  • Moore: Focus on exports will help Scottish economy recover

    Exports from the North East can help Scotland work its way back to economic prosperity, the Secretary of State for Scotland said today

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

  • Uganda: UK suspends aid to government

    All UK aid spent through the Ugandan government has been suspended with immediate effect.

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

  • DFID research: UKCDS Town Hall meeting: Health research for international development

    The first of a yearlong programme of 'Town Hall' meetings, run by UKCDS.

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

  • Antibiotic resistance poses alarming threat

    Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to modern health and we face a future without cures for infection if antibiotics are not…

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

  • Heritage Lottery Fund provides funding to protect important site Yr Ysgwrn

    The announcement of a £149,700 heritage lottery grant which will secure the conservation of  the home of World War I poet Hedd Wyn has been …

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

  • David Havelock takes the helm at UK Export Finance

    David Havelock, Director of Credit Risk Group, takes over as interim Chief Executive of UKEF.

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

  • Minister views multi-billion pound plans for the north-west

    Major upgrades to rail links in the north west are progressing well.

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

  • Bagger meets Type 45 for first time

    A Royal Navy airborne surveillance Sea King helicopter has worked together with a Type 45 destroyer for the first time.

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

  • Army soldiers support Defence Exports

    A group of 30 Army personnel are part way through a secondment with the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation where they are supporting UK businesses exporting defence products to foreign investors. Report by Leigh Hamilton.

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

  • Britain in Latin and Central America

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire talked about strengthening UK ties with Latin and Central America at the Diplomatic Academy (IEESFORD) in El Salvador

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

  • Incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters

    Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign Office today summoned the Spanish Ambassador in order to underline the British Government's concerns regarding recent incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Middle East champions of reform to UK

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, today welcomed 17 Fellows from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Oman to London from a regional John Smith Memorial Trust (JSMT) programme.

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

  • Call for Evidence on the Government’s Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union

    The call for evidence is part of the Government review of the balance of competences between the UK and EU which was announced by the Foreign…

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

  • Business Minister hails North East Regional Growth Fund success

    Tharsus, based in Blyth in South Northumberland, was awarded a grant of £690,000 towards a total £3 million investment to refurbish its site…

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