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  • Queen's portrait given pride of place in government department

    A portrait of Her Majesty The Queen has been unveiled in the reception of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

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

  • Human rights are key to our foreign policy

    We must harness Britain's generosity and compassion to help the rest of the world, Foreign Secretary William Hague writes in the Telegraph.

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

  • HMS Gloucester foils drug smugglers

    The crew of HMS Gloucester has intercepted a yacht in the mid-Atlantic smuggling cocaine with a UK street value of at least £4m.

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

  • Time for a fair deal for the Travelling and settled community

    Travellers who play by the rules will get the same rights as other mobile home residents and could benefit from more authorised sites under …

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

  • New Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office

    Simon Fraser has today started as the Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, following a civil service wide competition.

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

  • Under-sea CO2 storage licensing plans published

    The Government today set out how it will license the storage of carbon dioxide under the sea bed, following responses to its recent consultation…

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

  • Welsh Secretary goes on the beat in Wrexham

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan MP has today [Friday 27 August] gone on the beat with police in Wrexham to find out more about issues…

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

  • Bureaucracy for summer fetes overruled by Eric Pickles

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has succeeded in his quest to ban the reams of forms, high costs and red tape getting in the way of communities…

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

  • UK music: on a mission to understand Japan

    25 British music companies visited Japan earlier this month a bid to understand the world’s second largest music market.

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

  • Ofwat review will consider future challenges facing industry

    The water regulator Ofwat will be reviewed to ensure it is fit for future challenges, the Government announced today.

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

  • Industry's ideas for growing and eating more fruit and veg

    Members of the fruit and vegetable industry have presented ideas for increasing production and consumption of fruit and vegetables in England.

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

  • Councils get power to decide how best to support service improvements

    A major new ‘localism’ proposal to cut red tape and hand over financial control of council service improvements and training to local government…

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

  • Pakistan floods: how can I help?

    Many people in the UK have been moved by the images of devastation in Pakistan, including those who have personal connections with the country.

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

  • Secretary of State “profoundly sorry”

    I have now read the Police Ombudsman's report on the Claudy bombing in full. The Ombudsman's remit was to investigate evidence relating to the conduct of the RUC, but it is right that I respond to his observations on…

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

  • Employers and workers back pension reforms

    More than half of employers (56 per cent), and most eligible individuals (64 per cent), support Government plans for automatic enrolment.

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

  • New tool improving MOD weather resistance

    The MOD is developing plans to defend its establishments from an increasing threat – the changing environment around us.

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

  • Jackal keeps proving its worth in Afghanistan

    The number of Jackal vehicles procured for UK forces has passed the 500 mark.

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

  • Major exercise sees UK and NATO forces refine land-air coordination for Afghanistan

    The role of the Forward Air Controller (FAC) in coordinating such precise integration between air and land forces is vital and requires intensive…

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

  • Fifteen new areas to give protection to UK seas

    Fifteen new Marine Protected Areas were created today, designed to protect important habitats and species. The UK Government has submitted …

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

  • International response to floods in Pakistan "woefully inadequate"

    The international response to the Pakistan floods has been 'woefully inadequate' and other countries must do more to help, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today.

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