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  • Grant Shapps welcomes overwhelming demand to Get Britain Building

    A Government scheme to get builders back on stalled sites and work restarted on homes has had an overwhelming response and is three times oversubscribed…

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Botswana

    Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Botswana. The first visit by a British Foreign Secretary in twenty-six years.

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

  • Lord Bates completes 3000 mile walk in support of Olympic Truce

    Today, Lord Bates will walk into Westminster, after taking nearly six and a half million steps in a 3000 mile walk across Europe to raise awareness of the UN resolution on the Olympic Truce.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand

    Mr Mark Kent has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and Her Majesty's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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

  • Top nursing award for TA mum

    Army medic and mother-of-three Lieutenant Colonel Sharon Stewart recently became the recipient of one of the nursing profession's highest honours. Report by Sarah Goldthorpe.

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

  • Soldier survives two Taliban gunshots

    Lance Corporal Denis Larubi, from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (2 MERCIAN), was twice shot at by insurgents while on sentry duty at Checkpoint…

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

  • Armed Forces to mount spectacular tribute for Queen's Diamond Jubilee

    Nearly 2,500 troops from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force will parade through Windsor in the presence of Her Majesty and the…

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

  • New training pushes RAF pilots faster and further

    In a move which is predicted to revolutionise RAF flying training, 4 (Reserve) Squadron, based at RAF Valley, is gearing up for its first student course in April 2012.

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

  • Last training on the Navy's Merlin Mk1 helicopter

    The final batch of Merlin aircrew are now completing years of arduous training off the Cornish coast on the Merlin Mk1 helicopter before the Fleet Air Arm gets the next-generation version of the helicopter.

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

  • Coryton Refinery agreement: Charles Hendry Statement

    15 February 2012 Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: “This is excellent progress for Coryton refinery. It provides the business and its employees…

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

  • Moore builds on Scottish priorities during Vatican visit

    The Secretary of State for Scotland has used the UK Ministerial visit to the Vatican to discuss key issues such as international aid, human rights, poverty and climate change.

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

  • February Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Unemployment in Scotland rose by 16,000, to 231,000 in the period October to December 2011, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today. The Scottish unemployment rate is 8.6 per cent, above the UK …

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

  • Moore builds on Scottish priorities during Vatican visit

    The Secretary of State for Scotland has used the UK Ministerial visit to the Vatican to discuss key issues such as international aid, human rights, poverty and climate change.

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

  • February Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Unemployment in Scotland rose by 16,000, to 231,000 in the period October to December 2011, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today. The Scottish unemployment rate is 8.6 per cent, above the UK …

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

  • Winners of the Innovation in Giving Fund announced today

    The Cabinet Office and NESTA today announce the first 15 investments to be funded from the £10million Innovation in Giving Fund

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

  • Could you be a Youth Music Voice?

    Youth Music are seeking young singers to be a part of the Cultural Olympiad.

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

  • Britain open for business

    Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt accompanies Prime Minister on India visit

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

  • British Museum scoops £100 K Art Fund Prize

    Joint project with the BBC clinches title of Museum of the Year.

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

  • Toward Britain’s broadband future

    Rollout ‘at heart of growth agenda’, as Communications Minister Ed Vaizey lays out progress so far.

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

  • 2012 - two years to go

    Today marks exactly two years to go until the opening ceremony of London 2012.

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