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  • Default Retirement Age to end this year

    The Government has today confirmed that it will remove the Default Retirement Age (DRA) so that people have more choice when to stop working.

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

  • Stay safe in the Australian surf: swim smart!

    You might think that the most dangerous thing about taking a swim in Australia is running into a shark, jellyfish or crocodile - but you'd be wrong.

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

  • Foreign Office ranked 16th in Stonewall's Top 100 Employers

    Stonewall’s 2011 Workplace Equality Index puts the Foreign Office in 16th place this year out of 378 entries, compared to 17th last year.

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

  • UK military help Helmand youngsters back to school

    Investment from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) has seen a school in Nad 'Ali fully restored, with 600 pupils now being taught there every day.

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

  • Injured soldiers chosen for North Pole expedition

    Four soldiers, severely injured during operations in Afghanistan, have been chosen as the 'Walking With The Wounded' team that will journey, unaided, to the geographical North Pole in April this year.

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

  • End of the line for the default retirement age

    Ministers have decided to proceed with their plan to phase out the DRA between 6 April and 1 October 2011. The Government’s written response…

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

  • Reckonable service for the purpose of pay increments and leave for police officers on maternity leave

    Home Office circular 002/2011 Reckonable service for the purpose of pay increments and leave for police officers on maternity leave Broad…

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  • Pensions Bill will boost retirement savings for millions

    The Pensions Bill next step in helping millions save for their retirement in a workplace pension.

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

  • Press conference with the French Prime Minister

    A transcript of press conference given by the Prime Minister David Cameron and the French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in London on 13 January 2011.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 13 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Eurozone, bankers' bonuses, inflation, Alternative Vote and miscellaneous.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 13 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: President Van Rompuy, Fuel, Alternative Vote.

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

  • Hertfordshire flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Hertfordshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets with Chinese Vice-Premier

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday evening as part of the Vice-Premier's four day visit to the UK.

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

  • Driving the Mastiff in Helmand

    In the past week soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have used their Mastiff vehicles to escort veterinary teams and engineers around the dangerous Loy Adera region of Helmand province to assist the Afghan Government i…

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

  • Keeping the Apache ready to take on the Taliban

    Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take on the Taliban.

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

  • Postal Services Bill completes passage through Commons

    This is the first time that legislation to enable Royal Mail to benefit from private capital has been approved by MPs. Business Secretary Vince…

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

  • Appointment to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority

    Stuart Cook has been appointed to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA) for five years, the Department of Energy and Climate Change…

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

  • Report of the US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and offshore drilling: Written Ministerial Statement by Charles Hendry

    The US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling delivered its final report yesterday. This is a substantial…

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

  • London’s first skyscraper given highest listed status

    St James’s Park Underground Station and the London Underground Headquarters receive Grade I listed status

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

  • H1N1 found in turkeys

    A routine disease investigation has ruled out avian notifiable disease but detected H1N1 influenza in turkeys on a farm in Cheshire.

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