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  • Festivals warned about 'legal highs'

    The Home Office asks organisers of summer music festivals to warn people about the dangers of so-called 'legal highs'.

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

  • Chancellor announces John Hutton to chair commission on public service pensions

    The Chancellor announced today that John Hutton has accepted his invitation to chair the independent Public Service Pensions Commission.

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

  • PM letter to Aung San Suu Kyi

    The Prime Minister has written an open letter of support to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is 65 today.

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

  • Trooper Ashley David Smith killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Trooper Ashley David Smith from The Royal Dragoon Guards, Viking Group, D (The Green Horse) Squadron, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday, 18 June 2010.

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  • PM's message to Aung San Suu Kyi on her 65th birthday

    The Prime Minister has written to the Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi as she marks her 65th birthday.

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

  • UK Ministers call for immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi

    Foreign Office ministers today called for the immediate and unconditional release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets New Zealand Foreign Minister

    The Foreign Secretary received Murray McCully, Foreign Minister for New Zealand, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office today.

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

  • Culdrose personnel get improved accommodation

    Defence Estates (DE) has completed a £1.2M project to improve a Single Living Accommodation (SLA) block at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall.

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

  • Policeman on patrol in Sangin

    Royal Military Policeman Corporal Mike Hansbury is currently deployed to Sangin providing front line policing and forensic assistance to the Royal Marine unit he is attached to.

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

  • Thousands cheer 4 RIFLES back from Afghanistan

    Thousands of well-wishers cheered, applauded and waved flags as soldiers from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES), recently returned from a tough deployment to Afghanistan, marched through the streets of Dorcheste…

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

  • Defence Secretary comments on Royal Anglian parades

    The soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been parading through various town centres in South East England this week to mark their return home from Afghanistan.

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

  • Soldier from Royal Dragoon Guards killed in Helmand

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Royal Dragoon Guards has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, today, Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • RAF Squadronaires swing at top of pop charts

    The Royal Air Force Squadronaires new album, 'In The Mood - The Glenn Miller Celebration', has reached No 7 in the UK pop charts, scoring the highest ever album chart position for a military band.

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

  • PM and Sarkozy honour de Gaulle

    The Prime Minister and French President Sarkozy commemorate the 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s broadcast to the Free French.

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

  • Government gets a grip on numbers of non-payroll staff

    For the first time, Cabinet Office has conducted an exercise to collect information on the total number of people working for government.

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

  • Martha Lane Fox appointed as UK Digital Champion

    As part of the government’s drive to increase transparency and accountability, Martha Lane Fox is to be a new UK Digital Champion.

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

  • International assessment sets out action to meet MDGs

    Helen Clark, head of UNDP launches international assessment of action needed to meet MDGs.

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

  • Postcard from the field: South Africa

    One week into the World Cup, our man in Pretoria struggles to keep a stiff upper lip. Read his update

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

  • Gloucestershire Old Spots: Crackling good protected pork

    Gloucester Old Spots, the 42nd British product to be added to the list of legally-protected names.

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

  • Drug smuggling pair jailed for 38 years

    Two men from the Netherlands who tried to smuggle heroin with a street value of up to £5.2m into the UK jailed for a total of 38 years.

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