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  • Extra funding for councils who go for growth now

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today told councils that local communities who go for growth now and in the future will receive direct and…

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

  • More local homes means more rewards

    Communities that build more homes will be rewarded by getting more funding to use in their area on things they consider to be a priority.

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

  • Local enterprise partnerships: ministerial letter

    Ministerial letter to local council and business leaders about local enterprise partnerships

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls murder of British aid worker 'deplorable'

    Dr Karen Woo was among a group of health workers murdered in Afghanistan.

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

  • Prime Minister David Cameron visits Rome

    The Prime Minister David Cameron travelled to Rome on Wednesday 4 August to meet his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi.

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

  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Ceremonies

    The UK will be represented at this year’s ceremonies on 6 and 9 August.

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

  • PM and Pakistan President agree to strengthen ties

    The Prime Minister and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari have pledged to increase cooperation between the UK and Pakistan on economic development, security and cultural issues, at a meeting at Chequers earlier today.

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

  • Trade and the Commonwealth top the agenda in New Zealand

    Lord Howell arrived in New Zealand today for two days of discussions following a series of meetings with heads of state at the Pacific Islands Forum in Vanuatu.

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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 news from the Foreign Office and its network of missions around the world.

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

  • Green light for sustainable MOD estate

    It is vital that the defence estate - which includes military training facilities across the UK and beyond - is managed in a way that combines…

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

  • All-woman team keeps helicopters flying in Afghanistan

    The airframes of the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan), or JHF(A), are currently being kept airworthy thanks to a tri-Service group of five female officers.

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

  • New RAF units to provide force protection in Afghanistan

    Two new RAF units have been recently formed to provide specialist force protection capabilities at Bastion and Kandahar Airfields, giving other RAF Regiment squadrons more time to recuperate between tours.

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

  • HMS St Albans returns from Gulf deployment

    The Type 23 frigate sailed from Portsmouth on 1 February 2010 for an action-packed deployment in the Gulf which included providing maritime …

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

  • The police dogs of the future

    The first MOD Police Service dogs to be born to the police dog unit at Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth are learning to walk and eat solid food for the first time.

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

  • The fittest ships in the Royal Navy

    The status of fittest ship in the Royal Navy is somewhat in dispute after HMS Ark Royal's and HMS Lancaster's physical trainers have set impressive standards over recent deployments.

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

  • Jeremy Browne visits South America

    Minister Jeremy Browne is visiting Colombia and Chile to boost British business.

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

  • Mervyn Davies in new drive to boost women in the boardroom

    • Government announces new aspiration, by the end of the Parliament at least half of all new appointees being made to the boards of public…

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

  • Sir Don Curry comments on the Regulatory Policy Committee’s first report

    “The Regulatory Policy Committee’s findings show how important vigorous, independent scrutiny of new Whitehall rules can be. We have to ensure…

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

  • Opinions on improving farm regulation wanted

    The Task Force has been challenged to find ways of reducing the bureaucratic burdens that English farmers and food producers face.

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

  • Do you know where your passport is?

    Latest figures show more than 60,000 British travellers reported their passport lost or stolen abroad between April 2009 and March 2010.

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