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  • Afghan soldiers beat Royal Marines in Helmand football match

    Since the Royal Marines of Kilo Company (K Coy), 42 Commando, arrived in Rahim, deep in the green zone of Nahr-e Saraj (South) [NES(S)], in …

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Press freedom, Japan and Sudan were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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

  • Swire presents Army Benevolent Fund Awards

    Swire Presents Army Benevolent Fund Awards at Hillsborough Castle Beating Retreat

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

  • Young people are part of the solution not the problem

    Young people involved with National Citizen Service have spoken out about their shock at the riots.

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

  • Baroness Newlove meets National Citizen Service graduates in Bolton

    Baroness Newlove hears from young people taking part in the National Citizen Service programme.

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

  • Public disorder: information for business

    Guidance, information and support for retailers and businesses.

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

  • Marine James Robert Wright killed in Afghanistan

    With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Marine James Robert Wright, 42 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Helmand province on Friday 5 August 2011.

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  • New government guidance on minicabs to give volunteers and care workers a smoother ride

    …New guidance means volunteers, childminders and care workers won't have to be licensed as minicabs.…

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

  • Street named after MOD policeman

    A team from Southern Diving Unit 2 in Portsmouth were faced with an initial precarious task of detaching the parachute mine from the vessel before laying it safely on the sea bed.

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

  • Alexander announces extra funding for mountain rescue services

    The Chief Secretary to the Treasury today set out just over £200,000 additional funding for mountain rescue teams across the UK.

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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

  • Maternity services and PbR 2008-2011

    Request for organisations to participate in the Maternity PbR pathway project.

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

  • Government axes retail red tape

    Vince Cable announces plans to scrap or simplify more than 160 regulations that currently apply to retailers and their customers.

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

  • The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

    The four Enterprise Zones in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield, selected by their local enterprise partnerships, will accelerate local…

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

  • Red Tape Challenge sets retailers free from regulations

    The proposals are the first results from the Red Tape Challenge and will see significant changes to legislation that will make life easier for…

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

  • The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

    The locations of four more Enterprise Zones and a progress report on Plan for Growth reforms announced today.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on London 2012 Olympics Games

    To mark a year to go until the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics begin in London, Foreign Secretary William Hague discusses the Games and what they mean for Britain and the rest of the world.

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

  • RAF in cliff-side driver rescue

    An RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) team yesterday helped rescue a woman who plunged towards a cliff edge in Cornwall in her car. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • RAF woman helps Marines bring stabilisation to Helmand villages

    Working with the Royal Marines during a recent operation to clear a key route in Helmand of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) was an RAF woman who is part of the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST).

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

  • Military medics undertake Bastion to Birmingham charity challenge

    The controlled explosion of a German Second World War parachute mine created a 300-foot (91m) plume off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

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