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  • One year to go until London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    On July 27 2012, the Games will open with a spectacular ceremony in London to welcome the world to Britain. Foreign Office staff around the globe are marking the year to go milestone with a wide range of celebratory events a…

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

  • Foreign Secretary on London 2012 Olympics Games

    To mark a year to go until the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics begin in London, Foreign Secretary William Hague discusses the Games and what they mean for Britain and the rest of the world.

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

  • Libyan Charge d’Affaires to be expelled from UK

    All remaining Libyan diplomats are being expelled. The Libyan Ambassador was expelled in May.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "Yemeni Government must protect its citizens"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi in London on 27 July 2011.

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

  • Minister for Europe expresses concern about violence in northern Kosovo

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK calls on all communities in Kosovo to "work together to resolve their differences peacefully".

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

  • The Commonwealth "at the heart of British foreign policy”

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has set out how the UK has embedded the Commonwealth in its foreign policy thinking and called on the organisation to realise its potential as an inspirational and effective advocate of democr…

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Polish Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in London on 27 July.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns executions in Gaza

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the execution of two people in Gaza on Tuesday.

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

  • The Commonwealth is "back at the heart of British Foreign Policy"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague reaffirms that the Commonwealth is “back at the very heart of British foreign policy” and highlights the active steps the Government is taking to embed the 54-member organisation in UK foreign…

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

  • HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya

    HMS Sutherland deployed a team of Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors to search the merchant vessel in international waters close to Libya,…

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

  • HMS Somerset hosts families prior to deployment

    Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has hosted a families day at sea ahead of the ship's forthcoming deployment on operations off the Horn of Africa.

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

  • IN PICTURES: 12 Mechanized Brigade trains in Canada

    Units from 12 Mechanized Brigade have been training at BATUS (British Army Training Unit Suffield), on the prairies of Canada, in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.

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

  • RAF in cliff-side driver rescue

    An RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) team yesterday helped rescue a woman who plunged towards a cliff edge in Cornwall in her car. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • New VMD chief executive appointed

    Professor Pete Borriello has been appointed as Defra’s new Chief Executive of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

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

  • Swire Welcomes Turkish Parliamentarians

    Minister of State The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP has welcomed a group of visiting Turkish Parliamentarians to Stormont House.

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

  • The future direction of the national chlamydia screening programme

    The Department of Health is working with the Health Protection Agency to take forward plans to improve quality and cost-effectiveness in the National Chlamydia Screen Programme (NCSP).

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

  • Consultation on the distribution of funding to local authorities

    The Department of Health will need to allocate funding for four duties that will pass from the NHS and DH to local authorities, subject to the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill.

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

  • Supporting personal assistants working in adult social care

    New ‘Framework for Personal Assistants’ to make it easier for people with disabilities to employ PAs.

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

  • Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme dispute resolution decisions published

    Two decisions by the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Dispute Resolution Panel have been published.

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

  • Broad support for state pension reform – consultation response

    Broad support for state pension reforms that could significantly reduce the need for pensioners to apply for pension credit.

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