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  • New look for DFID’s project information

    The project information section of DFID’s website is re-launched today with a new look and an improved search interface.

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

  • Defra Ministers endorse campaign to protect farmland biodiversity

    Encouraging farmers to voluntarily nurture wildlife on their land.

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

  • Decriminalisation the wrong approach

    Home Office has restated position on drugs, after the outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians called for a review of the law.

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

  • End of the road for cowboy car clampers

    Rogue wheel clampers will be stopped once and for all, under a new ban on wheel clamping on private land.

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

  • Government announces ban on wheel clamping

    Wheel clamping on private land will be banned in England and Wales, the Government announced today.

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at Bloomberg

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to an invited audience at Bloomberg in London about the current state of the economy.

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

  • Publication of DWP Research Report 678:Governance structures and the devolved delivery of employment outcomes

    Existing governance structures for the devolved delivery of employment outcomes and effectiveness in enabling the devolution to localities.

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

  • Publication of DWP Research Report 680:Training and progression in the labour market

    Research published by DWP reviews recent trends on training, and the link between training and changes in employment charcacteristics.

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

  • Open letters between HM Treasury and Bank of England, August 2010

    CPI inflation in July 2010 remained above 3 per cent, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 16 August 2010. The Chancellor replied to the Governor on 17 August 2010.

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

    DFID helps poor rural farmers in South Africa's Eastern Cape increase their profits at auction

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  • UK providing aid for flood victims in Pakistan

    The UK Government is providing urgently-needed assistance for victims of flooding in Pakistan, including plane loads of tents, drinking water and blankets.

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

  • Edinburgh International Festival: a UK celebration of culture

    In our next See Britain film in the run-up to the London 2012 Games, Edinburgh International Festival Director Jonathan Mills talks about the UK's ability to "let its hair down".

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

  • All roads point south

    The Stabilisation Unit’s Adrian Garside explains why getting stuck in mud and running into lions is all in a day’s work as a Stabilisation Advisor in Juba, Southern Sudan.

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

  • Following your club in Europe? Check our travel advice for matches this week

    Motherwell, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Tottenham are playing qualifying matches in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.

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

  • Kidnap of United Nations-African Union workers in Sudan

    The British Government has issued a statement which "strongly condemns" the kidnapping of two employees of the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur.

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

  • ANA lead Operation OMID SEY to clear roads in Gereshk

    Following the success of Operation TOR SHEZADA in southern Nad 'Ali, where ISAF forces cleared numerous IEDs from key routes and installed new checkpoints, the Afghan National Security Forces have led an almost identical…

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

  • RAF supports UK's flood relief effort in Pakistan

    The Royal Air Force continues to provide air support to the Department for International Development (DFID), assisting the flood relief effort in Pakistan.

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

  • 65th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day

    Services to commemorate the 65th anniversry of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day took place at the Cenotaph in London and at the National Memorial Arboretum on Sunday 15 August 2010.

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

  • Royal Navy warships return home from major US exercise

    The ships were the latest of the task force to return to the UK following the return of HMS Sutherland and HMS Albion to Devonport last week…

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

  • Sapper Ishwor Gurung killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Ishwor Gurung from 69 Gurkha Field Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 13 August 2010.

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