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  • Professor Cathy Nutbrown speaks at the Early Years Conference

    Professor Nutbrown shares her recommendations on education for the very young.

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

  • £1million to support retired Gurkha soldiers

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced the allocation of £1million of extra support to help the successful integration of retired…

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement marks Egypt's "critical moment"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the Presidential elections in Egypt as a critical moment in the process towards a democratic civilian led government.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses deep concern at sentencing of Iranian human rights lawyer

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt expressed concern at the sentence handed to Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, saying the case highlights the callous disregard of the Iranian government for its people and…

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

  • A Celebration of the Olympic Truce ahead of London 2012

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham will celebrate conflict prevention and the peace ideals of the Olympic Truce in a speech tonight.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets with representatives of the Cherokee Nation

    Foreign Office Minister for North America Alistair Burt today met with a delegation of twelve tribal representatives from the Cherokee Nation.

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

  • Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council to meet in Luxembourg

    Minister for Europe David Lidington laid a statement in Parliament detailing the agenda for the two meetings on 25 and 26 June.

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

  • Afghan forces and British troops clear insurgent hot spot

    Afghan policemen accompanied by British troops recently cleared an insurgent hot spot to the east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

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

  • Military cadets discuss volunteering with Prime Minister

    Two military cadets were among a select group of youngsters who recently met Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss the virtues of volunteering.

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

  • MOD scientists honoured in Queen's Birthday List

    Two MOD scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) were among those to be granted state honours this weekend by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours List.

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

  • RAF personnel in Afghanistan run for charity

    Over 100 Service personnel from 904 Expeditionary Air Wing and their coalition partners based at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan donned pink T-shirts to run a 5km course for charity.

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

  • HMS Sutherland crew rescue drowning deer

    Sailors from the Royal Navy warship HMS Sutherland have rescued a deer from Plymouth Sound.

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

  • Global strategy forum 2012

    Speech by Adrimal Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on conclusion of E3+3 talks

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following talks between Iran and the E3+3 in Moscow.

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

  • Reappointment of Chief Executive for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

    David Willetts said: “I am very pleased that Professor Kell has agreed to remain at the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council…

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

  • Businesses compete for Regional Growth Fund

    The Regional Growth Fund is designed to encourage growth and jobs in the private sector and support regions that are overly dependent on the…

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

  • UK’s youngest inventors win awards

    The Cracking Ideas competition asked entrants to come up with a sporty creation and to highlight the four types of intellectual property created…

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

  • Cracking ideas by Scottish youngsters bring cracking results

    Entrants had to come up with a sporty creation and to highlight the four types of intellectual property created - an invention or gadget; the…

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

  • Cracking ideas by English youngsters bring cracking results

    Entrants had to come up with a sporty creation and to highlight the four types of intellectual property created - an invention or gadget; the…

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

  • David Willetts comments on the Finch Group report on expanding access to published research findings

    **Notes to editors **1. The Higher Education Funding Council for England is currently considering making open access published research the…

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