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  • British specialists from the College of Policing train Ecuador´s ECU 911 staff

    This course is a result of various meetings between SIS ECU 911, the College of Policing and the British Embassy in Quito, who have signed agreements for cooperation in the areas of public safety, specifically in the area of…

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

  • Tax adviser’s trust scheme blocked

    A tax avoidance scheme which routed profits of a tax advisory business through employee benefit trusts has been closed by a tribunal.

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

  • Workshops offer small high-tech firms advice on innovation

    Small and medium-sized high-tech companies are being invited to free workshops on support for business growth, research and development tax credits and innovation.

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  • More civil service apprenticeships for talented young people

    The number of places on the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship scheme will be doubled to 400 in 2015.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes further extension of Gaza ceasefire

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond welcomes five day extension of Gaza ceasefire and highlights need to tackle underlying issues.

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

  • £1.7 million to repair small ports across England

    Fund will help local economies and boost tourism in coastal communities.

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

  • Think, Act, Report initiative goes from strength to strength

    The 200th company has joined Think, Act, Report. 2.2 million employees are now covered by the initiative promoting gender equality at work.

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

  • Civil news: guidance for legal help escape cases

    New handbook for legal help and controlled legal representation escape cases.

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  • CDE webinar: automating cyber defence responses

    Online webinar for this Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) research funding competition.

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  • SIN Russia holds COSPAR business breakfast

    On the 7 August 2014 Minister-Counsellor Economic and Trade&Investment Barbara Habberjam hosted a business breakfast for leading UK space scientists organised by SIN Russia on the occasion of the 40th COSPAR Scientific A…

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

  • July 2014: SIN Russia’s Far East science and climate mission

    Having joined forces with the British Embassy’s Climate and Economic & Energy sections, SIN Russia embarked on a 10-day science mission to the Far East that took the Embassy delegation from Yakutsk to Kamchatka through K…

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

  • Civil news: remember to put email addresses on claims

    Email addresses on claim forms will help us chase up queries.

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  • Civil news: local travel claims from 1 September 2014

    New approach to local travel assessments.

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  • AEL v Tottenham Hotspur – Europa League

    Travel advice for Tottenham Hotspur fans travelling to Cyprus for the AEL v Tottenham Hotspur Europa League Match on Thursday 21 August.

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

  • British aid for Yazidi refugees fleeing Mount Sinjar

    Britain will boost its support for 12,000 Yazidi refugees who have escaped from Mount Sinjar and made it to a refugee camp across the Syrian border, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced.

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

  • Happy holidays - Highways Agency removes roadworks for August bank holiday weekend

    The Highways Agency will be helping holidaymakers have happy holidays by keeping traffic moving over the August bank holiday weekend, ensuring that 98 per cent of England’s motorways and other major roads are free of roadwor…

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  • Happy Birthday to the UK National Lottery

    Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael celebrates 20 years of lottery wins for Scotland.

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

  • Disease infects native White-clawed crayfish in River Allen

    Crayfish plague has been found on Dorset’s River Allen following an investigation by the Environment Agency and Dorset Wildlife Trust.

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  • Tenth anniversary of Boscastle and North Cornwall Floods

    Some of the worst floods ever seen in Britain devastated Boscastle and surrounding areas of North Cornwall ten years ago on 16 August, 2004.

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  • Resurfacing for A595 around Westlake Science Park

    Road users will benefit from smoother, safer journeys thanks to a week-long Highways Agency resurfacing scheme along the A595 near Westlake Science Park between Whitehaven and Egremont in Cumbria.

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