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  • Stephen Lovegrove (DECC) visit to Copenhagen

    The Permanent Secretary for the Department of Energy and Climate Change spoke today at the green think tank CONCITOs annual conference

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

  • British Government condemns bomb attacks in Iraq

    British Government condemns the increasing violence in Iraq and highlights support for efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice

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

  • Minister for Africa concerned with violent developments in Sudan

    FCO Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds urges restraint following demonstrations in Sudan.

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

  • Applications for Chevening/ANII Scholarships in Uruguay now open

    British Embassy Montevideo and The National Research and Innovation Agency signed an agreement to triple the number of scholarships.

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

  • Changes to notarial and documentary services

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has made changes to the notarial and documentary services offered at its Missions overseas.

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

  • British Embassy Harare Celebrates Olympic Anniversary

    The British Embassy celebrated the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Anniversary by supporting a Sports Day at St Giles Special School

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

  • Sweeping reforms to directors’ pay and narrative reports come in to force

    Vince Cable welomes reforms that make sure investors and shareholders are better informed about how much directors have, and will be paid

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

  • Changes to notarial and documentary services

    British Embassy Morocco introduces important new changes to notarial and documentary services

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

  • Chris Grayling: Simple cautions for serious offences to be scrapped

    Criminals who commit serious offences will no longer receive just a ‘slap on the wrist’ Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling announced today in a radical overhaul of ‘simple’ cautions.

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

  • National Minimum Wage to rise from 1 October 2013

    From Tuesday 1 October 2013 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise

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

  • Marriage Transferable Tax Allowance announced by government

    Government to recognise marriage and civil partnership through the income tax system.

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

  • Help to Work scheme announced by the government

    The government has announced Help to Work - a new scheme designed to tackle long term unemployment.

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

  • £400 million will help science and engineering students get ahead in the global race and encourage more women to study these subjects

    Science and engineering teaching at English universities will receive a £400 million boost

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

  • G8 dementia summit: have your say on improving dementia research

    Department of Health is inviting people to give their views about dementia research in the run-up to the G8 dementia summit on 11 December.

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

  • UK hands over base to Afghan forces

    British troops have handed over control of Patrol Base (PB) Ouellette to the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP).

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

  • Prisoners made to pay for damage

    Prisoners who cause damage to prisons and prison property will have to pay for the cost of repairs under new plans announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

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

  • GREAT Astana Triathlon 2013

    The British Embassy Astana in partnership with Haileybury School Astana and the British Council Kazakhstan is organising a GREAT Astana Triathlon 2013 on 5 October.

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

  • Passengers to benefit from high-speed mobile broadband on trains

    High speed mobile broadband to be expanded and improved on Britain’s rail network.

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

  • Welsh Secretary: High-speed internet at heart of UK Government growth agenda

    Writing for the Western Mail, David Jones underlines the UK Government's investment in broadband provision in Wales

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

  • PHE statement on Salmonella Gold-Coast incident

    The FSA, with PHE and local authorities, is investigating an outbreak of 'Salmonella Gold-Coast' which has caused 18 cases of illness.

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