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  • George Clarke appointed empty homes adviser

    Architect to lead efforts to bring empty homes back into use Architect and TV presenter George Clarke is to be an independent adviser to the…

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

  • New reforms will stop town hall corruption and culture of malicious complaints

    Local Government Minister Bob Neill today called on councils to use their new found freedom from the recently axed Standards Board to prevent…

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

  • Red tape holding back councils cut by more than a quarter

    The Government has reduced the amount of ‘red tape’ data collections it expects councils to send by over a quarter - giving them more time to…

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns intensified violence by "doomed" Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the regime should be under no doubt that they will be held account for their actions.

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

  • Scheme connects politicians with military life

    For many, the machinations of the Westminster village may seem a world away. But, like it or not, the decisions made there affect us all. So…

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

  • Army's rapid reaction force takes to the air

    From parachuting to helicopter assaults and Rapid Air Landing (RAL), Exercise EAGLES FLIGHT 12 has seen 16 Air Assault Brigade soldiers working…

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

  • HMS Defender sails through second sea trials

    The fifth of Britain's Type 45 destroyers is getting closer to being taken into operational service after completing her second period of sea trials off Scotland.

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

  • Royal Navy blows up WW2 German mine in Thames Estuary

    Royal Navy divers destroyed a Second World War German mine in the Thames Estuary off the Kent coast on Sunday 8 April.

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

  • UK and Japan commit to greater collaboration on space

    One of the key areas for collaboration is on earth observation technology, such as the NovaSAR programme or the Disaster Monitoring Constellation…

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

  • UK firms could assist Fukushima clean up

    10 April 2012 The UK and Japan today agreed a Framework on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, providing the basis for UK companies to engage in multi…

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

  • Statement on extradition of Abu Hamza

    Home Secretary Theresa May mades statement on extradition of Abu Hamza.

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

  • Disasters: top technology to save more lives

    Britain will fund a range of innovative projects to save more lives in emergencies

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

  • Successful trial dramatically reduces ‘discards’

    The UK is testing Catch Quota management which counts what is caught rather than what is landed at port.

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

  • New board members for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority

    Six new representative members appointed to the Board of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and ten current members reappointed.

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

  • Simple guide to the maternity services pathway payment system published

    The published guide provides a summary of the proposed 2013/14 Payment by Results (PbR) pathway funding system for maternity services.

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

  • The NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme – amounts collected

    Figures have been issued for March 2012 showing the total amounts collected per month by the Compensation Recovery Unit and paid to the NHS …

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

  • Nominations wanted for outstanding NHS leaders

    The prestigious NHS Leadership Recognition Awards are now open for nominations.

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

  • Government bans methoxetamine or ‘mexxy’

    The government has used a temporary class drug order for the first time to ban the ‘legal high’ methoxetamine, also called ‘mexxy’ or MXE. From…

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

  • Case-mix adjustment methodology published for Patient Reported Outcome Measures

    The case-mix adjustment for the national Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme has been published.

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

  • £4.5 billion pensions boost from this week – New State Pension Average of £124 a week

    From this week the average state pension payment for 2012/13 is estimated to be £124 a week, an increase of £6 from last year.

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