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  • Sapper Richard Reginald Walker killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Richard Reginald Walker from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment as part of the Task Force Helmand Engineer Group, was killed …

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  • Building a shared future for Northern Ireland

    Speech by Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the University of Ulster, Belfast.

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

  • EU Transport Council 7 January 2013

    Stephen Hammond MP provides an overview of the last EU Transport Council of the Cypriot presidency.

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

  • David Cameron and Nick Clegg press conference: launch of Mid-Term Review

    "For Britain to be a success, we need to take the tough decisions that will enable us to compete and thrive."

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

  • More motorists use DVLA’s digital service on Christmas Day

    DVLA releases figures that show nearly 8,000 motorists taxed or declared their vehicle off the road via a digital service on Christmas Day.

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  • Support for Innovation Workshop

    A series of one day workshops about government support for business R&D and innovation.

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

  • The UK's G8 priorities

    The UK's G8 Presidency will be an economic G8 that deals with big issues in the global economy and prioritises trade, tax and transparency.

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

  • Government gives a £2 million boost to tackling air pollution

    Defra have awarded £2 million worth of air quality grants to 36 local authorities across England. The grants, which have been awarded to those…

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

  • Army's airborne engineers build French connection

    An exercise has seen British airborne engineers build a bridge over a large man-made lake and train with their French counterparts.

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

  • Military urge generous public not to swamp postal system at Christmas

    Service personnel are urging members of the public to avoid sending unsolicited Christmas gifts and packages to operational theatres.

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

  • UK Government opposes Japan’s “scientific” whaling

    As the first Japanese whaling boats set sail to the Antarctic, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon expressed the UK’s continued opposition over…

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

  • New technology to protect homes from flooding

    A flood brick that could replace sandbags to defend homes and infrastructure from flooding is one of three winners sharing £200,000 Defra funding…

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

  • Hidden dangers highlighted in new smoking campaign

    Hidden dangers highlighted in new smoking campaign. First shock smoking ads in eight years - Smokers will be told that just 15 cigarettes…

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

  • Clear-up initiative saving economy millions by reopening roads quicker

    Incident clear-up times improvement initiative saves the economy tens of millions of pounds.

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

  • Department for Transport's boost to train builders

    New train carriages procured by Southern Railway.

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

  • New rules for insurance

    Customers advised to shop around as gender will no longer play a part in pricing.

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

  • Ed Vaizey switches on Oxford local digital radio

    New transmitters bring more DAB stations to local listener.

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

  • Syria: New UK aid for those in need this winter

    Britain will help provide food, clean water, medical aid and shelter for hundreds of thousands of people affected by the fighting in Syria.

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

  • Digital Government to secure Britain in the global race

    The government has unveiled the list of the first wave of public services which it will digitalise by 2015.

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

  • Transcript of press briefing by David Cameron in Afghanistan

    "I wanted to come to Afghanistan ... to wish the troops a happy Christmas and to thank them for the work they're doing,' says David Cameron.

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