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  • Calls to improve signage between the M62 and M60

    Statement to the Oldham Advertiser in response to calls from residents and Oldham Council for improved signage along the local motorway network to stop drivers using the A663 Broadway route to 'rat run' between the M…

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  • The British Embassy will be closed on 27 and 28 May 2013

    Please note that the British Embassy in Lima will be closed to the public on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 May 2013.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns rocket attack on Israel

    Alistair Burt expresses concern at reports of rocket fire into Israel, and emphasises the right to live free from terror.

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

  • Avian influenza testing

    A case of Avian Influenza (AI) - believed to pose only a low risk to public health - has been identified at a site in East Anglia.

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

  • Senator Lugar awarded Honorary Knighthood for service to UK-US defence relationship

    Ambassador Peter Westmacott presented Senator Lugar with the honour in recognition of his years of service making the world more secure.

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

  • Delaware resident receives Britain’s Arctic Star Medal

    Wilmington man who braved ‘the worst journey in the world’ in the Second World War was honoured, 68 years after the combat ended.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    William Hague today met Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina to urge progress on reforms for EU membership.

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

  • British Ambassador to Greece meets Interior Minister

    The British Ambassador to Greece, John Kittmer, met Minister for Interior Evripidis Stylianidis on 16 April 2013.

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

  • Couple convicted over baby smuggling attempt

    A couple from Oxford have been convicted of attempting to pass off a Nigerian baby as their own and bring it back to the UK.

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

  • Armed Forces' role in funeral of Lady Thatcher

    More than 700 Armed Forces personnel were involved in the funeral of Lady Margaret Thatcher which took place in central London.

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

  • DFID Research: Predicting climate change in West Africa

    A new book looks at the potential impacts of climate change in the future of West Africa

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

  • Explaining the benefits for Ukraine of closer European integration

    The British Embassy recently funded a project to determine how Ukrainians perceive the EU and how one could raise their awareness of the benefits of signing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

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  • British Embassy Athens hosts continuing professional development workshop

    The workshop was run by Durham University Business School in Greece in association with Greek educational consultancy BCED

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

  • Court of Appeal dismisses human rights challenge to Immigration Rules

    The Home Office was successful in defending Immigration Rules changes introduced to test migrants' English language capabilities

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

  • Change in Helmand province

    Senior British military officers described the progress being made in southern Afghanistan at a media briefing in London yesterday.

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

  • Voluntary groups lend a hand to government to improve health and wellbeing

    21 voluntary sector organisations that will be part of the Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner Programme announced today.

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

  • 14 South Asian journalists arrive in London to attend the Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme

    The programme aims to offer a unique learning experience that will sharpen critical thinking and leadership skills for media professionals.

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

  • Human Rights activity at the Helsinki Embassy

    The FCO's Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 has been published. The Helsinki Embassy supported the UN Human Rights Council in its 22nd session.

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  • HMCG expresses his condolences over Baroness Thatcher's death

    British Consul General in Jerusalem Sir Vincent Fean expresses his condolences.

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

  • Human Rights Report and Moldova.

    The annual Human Rights and Democracy Report highlights work taking place in Moldova.

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