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  • MOD investigates reports of Service personnel body part retention

    The Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that forensic material belonging to Service personnel killed in action has been retained beyond the time it was required to be used as evidence in inquests and Royal Military …

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

  • RAF helps Olympic venue win award

    RAF personnel played an important role in the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire being awarded the title of best Olympic venue.

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

  • Soldiers train for operations after Afghanistan

    A fresh focus is being put on fighting in metropolitan areas as the British Army prepares for operations beyond Afghanistan.

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

  • Princess Royal visits Olympics Maritime Security Force Dorset

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has taken time out from her busy schedule supporting London 2012 Olympic events nationwide to visit members of the Maritime Security Force who have been providing the safety net and prot…

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

  • Army Reserves build IED search facility

    Army reservists from Wales are thinking like Taliban bomb-makers in order to build a realistic improvised explosive device (IED) search facility to train soldiers about to deploy to Afghanistan.

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

  • Top brands announce expansion plans at British Business Embassy retail, food and drink summit

    British firms announced substantial UK and overseas investment at the British Business Embassy Retail, Food and Drink summit in London today…

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

  • Maternal Mental Health Pathway aims to provide a structured approach

    New guidance provides a structured approach on common issues associated with maternal mental health and wellbeing, from pregnancy through the early months after the birth.

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

  • July/August 2012 edition of Medical Directors’ Bulletin published

    This bumper July/August 2012 edition of the Medical Directors’ Bulletin includes Professor Sir Bruce Keogh talks about the launch of the strategic…

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

  • Tim Loughton writes to 'The Guardian' about school playing fields

    Tim Loughton writes to 'The Guardian' on 9 August 2012 in response to an article about the sale of school playing fields.

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

  • Lieutenant Andrew Chesterman killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Andrew Robert Chesterman from 3rd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 9 August 2012.

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  • Francis Maude reveals further savings that beat expectations

    The government has saved more than £5.5 billion for the taxpayer during the last year, Francis Maude announced today.

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

  • A chance to grow

    How support groups in Mozambique are helping to break the cycle of malnutrition.

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  • Global Business Summit: Infrastructure

    Speech by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles at the Global Business Summit

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Wednesday 8 August

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • 110/2012 - Top level thanks for Olympics servicemen and women

    Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, visited Armed Forces personnel based at Hainault, Essex, this morning to thank them for their ongoing efforts in support of delivering a safe and secure Olympic Games.

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

  • HMS Sutherland relieves Westminster east of Suez

    HMS Sutherland has relieved her sister ship HMS Westminster in the Indian Ocean after some final boarding party training in Crete and passage through the Suez Canal.

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

  • Lord Coe and General Richards thank Armed Forces for Olympics effort

    Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, and LOCOG Chair Lord Coe visited Armed Forces personnel based at Hainault in Essex this morning to thank them for their ongoing efforts in support of delivering a safe …

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

  • HMS Echo becomes first Royal Navy ship to visit post-Gaddafi Libya

    Survey ship HMS Echo has become the first Royal Navy ship to visit Libya since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.

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

  • Soldier swaps barracks for Olympic volleyball court

    A staff sergeant serving with Headquarters 43 (Wessex) Brigade, based in Tidworth, is now on our TV screens as a line judge for the Olympic indoor volleyball at Earls Court.

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

  • Providing canine heroes for the front line

    Military working dogs provide valuable capability to British patrols on the front line. But procurement by DE&S begins many miles from Afghanistan.

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