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  • Speech by High Commissioner HE James Thornton at the opening of the 'Shaping our Future' conference

    On 26 March, 2013, British High Commissioner James Thornton addressed 150 delegates from the public, private, NGO and academic sectors. The High Commissioner said:

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

  • Westminster working for Scotland with €795m EU Funds

    UK Government’s decision will see Scottish Government gain extra €228m

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

  • Longer and healthier lives to be the focus of Public Health England

    Public Health England (PHE) will work to help people live longer, healthier lives by supporting and enabling local government, the NHS and the public to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.

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  • Britain’s newest Ambassador builds UK-China ties

    David Beckham is the first foreign sporting figure to become an official ambassador for football in China.

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

  • Passport renewal: make sure you apply for a passport early to beat the summer rush

    More than 1 million people left it until the 11th hour to apply for a passport last summer and risked missing out on summer holidays.

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

  • Operator named for new daycare nursery at East Village

    Little Bear's daycare nursery will open this summer in East Village, formerly the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Village.

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  • Consultation on proposed improvement to automatic enrolment

    Proposals to improve the automatic enrolment process have been published by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Immigration speech by the Prime Minister

    David Cameron to outline cross-Government immigration system that favours those who work hard to get on in life.

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

  • David Cameron's immigration speech

    Speech on immigration and welfare reform.

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

  • High Commissioner's vote of thanks at Commonwealth fund raising gala dinner

    High Commissioner Marianne Young delivered a speech on the occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Fundraising Gala Dinner and celebration of Commonwealth Day 2013 in Namibia.

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

  • Britain is open for business

    British Ambassador Alan Charlton writes article for Inforel - Brazilian foreign issues news agency.

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

  • UK Scout group visited Soma

    A group of 30 UK adventure scouts aged between 14 – 18 years of age visited The Gambia and the town of Soma earlier this month as part of a long running volunteer scout exchange that has collaborated with Kaira Konko Scouts …

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

  • Entrepreneurship is GREAT: Business plan competition aimed at Senegalese youth

    The British Embassy and its partners organised a business plan competition aimed at nurturing entrepreneurship among Senegalese youth.…

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

  • Scotland leads support for UK Armed Forces

    Scotland has become the first UK country to unite behind the Armed Forces Covenant.

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

  • A helping hand to rural farmers in Nepal

    How a community support programme is improving the lives of the poorest

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  • More Armed Forces charities to benefit from banking fines

    More causes and charities supporting the Armed Forces community are to benefit from fines levied on banks.

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

  • South African Development Community Infrastructure Report launched

    On Wednesday the 13th of March, 2013, the South African Development Community Infrastructure Report was launched at Lancaster House in London.

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

  • Cardiff Metropolitan University launches new partnership in South Africa

    Cardiff Metropolitan University and CTI Education Group (CTI) officially launched a collaborative partnership on the 8th of March 2013.

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

  • "Britain’s partnership with Romania will remain crucial"

    Minister for Europe David Lidington reaffirms the relationship between the UK and Romania in a speech during his recent visit to the country

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

  • £25 million boost to tackle highway bottlenecks

    The first allocation of the £170 million Local Pinch Point Fund programme will enable early delivery of schemes to remove bottlenecks.

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