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  • RAF Hercules engineers honoured for work in Kandahar

    The small detachment of deployed engineers is responsible for the maintenance of all RAF C-130J Hercules aircraft operating in Afghanistan and…

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

  • NATO mission not over yet in Libya

    UK forces and NATO are ready to take further action if necessary under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, and yesterday evening…

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

  • Shell Gannet Field oil spill

    Further to the update issued by Shell on 22 August, this is a statement by Mr Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) for…

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

  • Tell us your views on crime maps

    We've teamed up with Up My Street website to see how people are using local crime information.

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

  • New method for diagnosing high blood pressure

    A new test for hypertension could lead to three million patients being taken off unnecessary medicines.

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

  • Department for Education confirms appointments to Ofsted’s Board

    Biographies of the new appointees to Ofsted's Board.

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

  • Praise for High Street Fund

    Prime Minister David Cameron has today applauded the contribution made by the private sector to getting communities back on their feet in the areas affected by recent rioting.

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

  • Trustees to the Board of the National Museum of Science and Industry

    Professor Dame Athene Donald, Andreas Goss, Lord Grade and Professor Ludmilla Jordanova have been appointed as trustees to the Board of the National Museum of Science and Industry.

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

  • Agreement with Switzerland to secure billions in unpaid tax

    The government is today initialling an historic agreement with Switzerland to tackle offshore tax evasion.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister: Brutal repression in Syria must stop

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has welcomed a strong UN Human Rights Council resolution condemning gross human rights violations in Syria.

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

  • "The Syrian people's legitimate demands have to be recognised"

    The UK has called for an end to the violence in Syria at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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

  • RAF ready for further action over Tripoli

    As street fighting continues in Tripoli between Free Libya Forces and members of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime, British and NATO military aircraft are maintaining a presence in the air.

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

  • Indian troops complete joint training exercise on Salisbury Plain

    Assisted by British Chinook helicopters, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles and Challenger battle tanks, soldiers from the Indian Army's 3rd Battalion The Bihar Regiment have successfully carried out a counter-insurgency…

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

  • Trade mark and copyright crime targeted in new training project

    IP crime is the counterfeiting of trade-marked goods such as clothes, pharmaceuticals, car parts and electrical goods and the piracy of copyrighted…

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

  • Nature vital to our health, wealth and happiness

    The true value of the UK’s wildlife and habitats has been revealed today in two research reports published by Defra.

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

  • Policing in your pocket

    Surrey residents are the first to benefit from a new interactive smart phone app which uses crime mapping data from the government's Police.uk website.

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

  • Cancer Research UK study on bowel cancer symptoms

    A study funded by the charity Cancer Research UK has found that on average the British public can only name one symptom of bowel cancer and …

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

  • West Wales inspirational as a tourist destination, says Welsh Office Minister

     Tourism destinations such as Folly Farm and Heatherton are leading the way in boosting the economy of West Wales, Wales Office Minister David…

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

  • Protecting the vulnerable in Kenya

    How UK aid is helping malnourished children and their mothers as part of the response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa

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  • The EU’s Police Mission in Afghanistan

    The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) aims to contribute to the establishment of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements under Afghan ownership and in accordance with international standar…

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