Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

140,747 results

Skip to results
140,747 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • New rules make offenders pay

    From Monday, new rules will force more criminals to pay towards supporting victims of crime, Minister for Victims Helen Grant announced.

    • Updated:

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

  • Entrepreneurship: thriving in chaos

    Transcript of speech by the British High Commissioner, Sir James Bevan, KCMG at TiEcon Delhi 2012 on 28 September 2012.

    • Updated:

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

  • £1 billion to improve council homes set to boost economy

    Housing Minister Mark Prisk today confirmed nearly £1billion to bring sub-standard council homes up to scratch - while at the same time offering…

    • Updated:

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

  • 131/2012 - Navy roars into the Mediterranean for major exercise with international allies

    More than 3,000 sailors and Marines are gearing up for a three-month training deployment to the Mediterranean – this year’s key workout of the UK’s high-readiness task force.

    • Updated:

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

  • Operational Honours and Awards List: 28 September 2012

    A total of 106 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 28 September 2012.

    • Updated:

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

  • Service personnel awarded for outstanding gallantry

    The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the latest Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 39) yesterday, where 21 of the 106 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by the Adjutant General, Lieutena…

    • Updated:

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

  • Scotland set to host largest military exercise in Europe

    Scotland will host elements of the largest tactically-focused military exercise in Europe from 1 October, when Exercise Joint Warrior begins.

    • Updated:

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

  • HMS York bows out

    A ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base has officially marked the end of HMS York's 27-year Royal Navy career.

    • Updated:

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

  • Army signallers assist the flood relief effort in North Yorkshire

    A hundred Army signallers joined the massive battle against the floods in the UK, assisting civilian agencies and communities in York and Cawood on Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday morning.

    • Updated:

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

  • Foreign Office Minister signs cooperation agreement with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

    Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi has signed a new agreement with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

    • Updated:

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

  • Minister for Africa calls for international condemnation of support for militia groups in eastern DRC

    The Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP, attended the UN High Level Meeting on the Great Lakes yesterday which aimed to focus attention on the instability in the region, and encourage a consensus on the way forward.

    • Updated:

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

  • Plane crash in Kathmandu

    We can confirm there was a plane crash near Kathmandu airport on 28 September involving British Nationals.

    • Updated:

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council today passed a further resolution on Syria which condemned the appalling human rights violations by the Syrian regime and extended the mandate of the UN Commission of Inquiry.

    • Updated:

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

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Japan to re-think policy on death penalty

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire: "it is the longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances".

    • Updated:

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the importance of isolating the Assad regime and ending impunity

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The Syrian people have lost enough in lives, blood and suffering. It is down to us not to let them lose all hope too."

    • Updated:

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

  • UK and Nepal unite in mourning the victims of air crash in Kathmandu

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire and Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha have met in New York on the fringes of the UN General Assembly.

    • Updated:

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

  • “Nuclear terrorism remains one of the greatest threats to our global peace and security”

    UK Statement by Baroness Warsi at the UN High Level Meeting on Countering Nuclear Terrorism – 28 September 2012

    • Updated:

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

  • UK and Brazil strengthen ties in science, research and education

    The visit included a meeting with Aloizio Mercandante, the Brazilian Minister for Education, and Marco Antonio Raupp, the Brazilian Minister…

    • Updated:

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

  • UK companies win Brazilian contracts as PM launches Brazil trade drive

    One of the largest business delegations will also make the trip, with 58 companies from the energy, education and science sectors, and a large…

    • Updated:

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

  • London 2012 spurs British firms to go for gold in Rio

    London’s successful summer of sport has put UK firms in the box seat to win 2014 FIFA World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games** …

    • Updated:

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