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  • East London pupils outline their Olympic legacy plans for Stratford City

    Young people from 3 schools in East London have met with Bob Neill to share their views on the future regeneration of Stratford City and the Olympic park.

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

  • Norfolk flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Norfolk has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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

  • The Department responds to the suggestion by the Woodland Trust that forests are still under threat due to planning reforms being considered by the government

    Letter to The Independent from Minister for Decentralisation Greg Clark Ancient woods are protected The claims by the Woodlands Trust that…

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

  • Bahrain protests - advice for British nationals

    We advise against all but essential travel to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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

  • UK Prime Minister to take your questions on YouTube

    You are invited to submit questions to Prime Minister David Cameron about foreign policy, national security and how he views the present situation in the Middle East.

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

  • Foreign Secretary describes situation in Libya as "deplorable and unacceptable"

    "We are today summoning the Libyan Ambassador to London to the Foreign Office, to convey in the strongest terms our absolute condemnation of the use of lethal force against demonstrators"

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

  • Foreign Office summons Libyan Ambassador

    Permanent Under Secretary Simon Fraser, on the instructions of the Foreign Secretary, summoned the Libyan Ambassador to the UK H.E. Omar R Jelban this afternoon.

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

  • Prime Minister hails "great opportunity" for Egypt

    Prime Minister David Cameron has travelled to Egypt for talks with the interim administration while heralding the "great opportunity" the nation now has for a transition from military to civilian rule.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Sri Lanka

    Foreign Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt arrived in Sri Lanka this morning as the first minister of the Coalition Government to visit Sri Lanka.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister announces £3 million funding towards demining in Sri Lanka

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt announced the funding for demining in a meeting with the Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development, Hon. Basil Rajapakse at the Presidential Secretariat today.

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

  • Change of High Commissioner to Bangladesh

    Mr Robert Winnington Gibson CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to Bangladesh.

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

  • Wounded soldier first to benefit from new bionic arm

    A 23-year-old soldier who lost his arm during a fire fight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan has become the first military amputee to receive a prosthesis with new technology that could bring hope to hundreds of forces…

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

  • MOD Police help UK soldiers train Afghans

    Working with the British soldiers who run the Helmand Police Training Centre are a handful of MOD Police who are passing on their expertise to the fledgling Afghan force. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • MOD Police help UK soldiers train Afghans

    HMS York left Portsmouth, bound for the South Atlantic, on Saturday where she will conduct maritime security patrols around the British South Atlantic Islands, including the Falklands and South Georgia.

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

  • RAF personnel welcomed home

    Thousands of people lined the streets of Elgin on Saturday to welcome home RAF servicemen and women from RAF Lossiemouth following operational deployments.

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

  • Engineers dismantle Cumbrian flood bridge

    Army Engineers have returned to Cumbria to dismantle the temporary military bridge that was erected over the River Derwent during the severe flooding of the area in 2009.

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

  • Moore: Mountain Rescue Teams "Will get Support" from UK Government

    The Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore has underlined the UK Government's commitment to supporting mountain rescue teams and the essential role they play in protecting the lives of the public.

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

  • Museums in running for £100,000 Art Fund Prize

    Ten museums included on the long list for the UK’s largest arts prize.

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

  • New independent reviewer of counter-terrorism legislation

    The government’s new independent reviewer of counter-terrorism legislation takes up his post today.

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

  • UK action sees off battery cage delay

    British-led action has prevented an attempt by some EU Member States to delay a ban on ‘battery cages’ for laying hens.

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