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  • Drug driving devices to undergo testing

    Devices to test if drivers have taken drugs could be approved for use in police stations by the end of the year.

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

  • Cadet band make D-Day commemorations thanks to passport service

    A Norfolk cadet band have stepped in to rescue D-Day commemorations in France thanks to the Identity and Passport Service.

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

  • Circular: Additional paternity leave 013/2012

    Home Office circular 003/2012 publicised the Home Secretary's approval of PNB circular 11/4 which relates to additional paternity leave within the police service.

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  • Don’t look straight at the sun on 6 June

    Find a safe way to watch the Transit of Venus. People could permanently damage their eyesight and even risk blindness if they look directly …

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

  • New Enterprise Allowance unleashes a wave of entrepreneurs

    4,560 businesses have been launched thanks to a Government scheme to help entrepreneurial jobseekers.

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

  • Honorary QC nominations: period now open

    You are invited to nominate people for appointment as Queen’s Counsel ‘honoris causa’ (honorary silk).

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister's message for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has recorded a video message to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen’s reign.

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

  • Volunteers' Week 2012: Deputy Prime Minister message

    The Deputy Prime Minister has recorded a video message for Volunteers’ Week 2012.

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

  • Queen's Diamond Jubilee

    Look back at how Number 10 joined in with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations

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

  • Rail passengers in the north west set for bigger say

    Furness Line designated as a community rail service.

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

  • Andrew Bailey to be appointed to the interim Financial Policy Committee

    The government and the Bank of England today announced that Andrew Bailey will be appointed to the interim Financial Policy Committee.

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

  • Giving safely: a guide to making sure your donations really count

    Fraud watchdog, the Fraud Advisory Panel (FAP), has launched the UK’s first independent guidance on how to make charitable donations safely.

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

  • Banjo player in the rhythm of Dounreay demolition

    An enterprising worker is turning wood from the demolition of Britain’s second biggest nuclear site into banjos.

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  • New powers for councils to address housing waiting lists

    New safeguards to ensure vulnerable families are placed in suitable, privately-rented accommodation were proposed today by Housing Minister …

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

  • Grant Shapps responds to proposal on the future of audit for smaller local public bodies

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps said: “I want to make sure that we provide the right solution for the audit of smaller local public…

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends Istanbul Conference on Somalia

    Ahead of the conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague talks about significant progress made in Somalia in the three months since the London Conference on Somalia.

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

  • "Charles Taylor case demonstrates that those who commit serious crimes will be held to account"

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham writes following the sentencing of Charles Taylor, found guilty of aiding and abetting and planning crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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

  • 073/2012 - Ministry of Defence appoints new Chief Scientific Adviser

    The Ministry of Defence has appointed a new Chief Scientific Adviser to oversee its science and technology programme, to ensure battle-winning technology across Defence.

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

  • MOD appoints new Chief Scientific Adviser

    The MOD has announced today that Professor Vernon Gibson will be appointed as its new Chief Scientific Adviser.

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

  • Father cycles around UK in memory of soldier son

    The father of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan began the final leg of a 2,460-mile (3,960km) charity cycle ride around the UK this week.

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