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  • UK creative industries get strong showing at World Expo 2015

    UK Culture Secretary visits Britain’s ‘Hive’ pavilion which is forecast to generate £1bn in trade and tourism

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Points of Light: September 2015 winners

    The Points of Light award recognises outstanding individuals - people who are making a change in their community and inspiring others.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The British Embassy takes its Magna Carta exhibition to Varna

    The British Ambassador opens a 10-day exhibition in Varna that highlights the principle that no one is above the law.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Terrorism Act alert: 30 September 2015

    The Charity Commission is issuing this alert to charities as regulatory advice under section 15(2) of the Charities Act 2011.

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  • British D-Day veterans receive Légion d’honneur award

    15 British veterans were presented with France’s highest honour for their role in liberating the country in the Second World War.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Remembrance Day Service 2015 in Bangkok

    The annual Remembrance Day Service at the British Embassy in Bangkok will be held at 10:50am on Sunday 8 November 2015.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Return of a King to Seychelles

    The premiere screening of "The Return of a King to Seychelles" by the Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British films at the International Human Rights Film Festival

    A feature movie and ten short public information films were screened at the tenth anniversary of IHRFFA in Tirana, Albania

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM's speech to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2015

    David Cameron called on the leaders of developed countries to deliver on their promises of aid and work together to eradicate extreme poverty

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Public ballot for Somme commemorations opens

    The public can now apply for tickets to attend Somme centenary commemorations in Thiepval next year.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Knighthood conferred: Adrian George Patrick Colton

    The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon Adrian George Patrick Colton, QC.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Small Charities Fundraising Training Programme launched

    The programme, worth £100,000, is seeking to appoint between 1 and 3 training providers to help charities to fundraise more effectively.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • First World War heroes commemorated as Britain remembers Battle of Loos

    Twenty Victoria Cross heroes from the First World War are being honoured in paving stone ceremonies across Britain this week.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Lord-Lieutenant for Wigtown: John Alexander Ross

    John Alexander Ross is appointed as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for South Yorkshire.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Ambassador wishes Eid Adha Mubarak to all Muslims

    On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, Ambassador Matthew Lodge would like to send his best wishes to all Muslims in Kuwait

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Eid al-Adha 2015: David Cameron's message

    The Prime Minister wishes members of the Muslim community in the UK and across the world a joyous and peaceful Eid al-Adha. Eid Mubarak.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Major UK funding boost for grassroots football in China

    Chancellor announces £3 million funding for a grassroots football programme in China.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Total Eclipse of the Moon on 28 September 2015

    A total lunar eclipse will be visible from the British Isles on the morning of 28 September 2015

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  • British High Commissions' ‘Great Debate’ competition starts in Islamabad

    The first round of the British High Commissions’ Pakistan–wide Great Debate competition was held at National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad yesterday.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Fundraising self-regulation review published: ministerial statement

    The Minister for Civil Society made a statement following Sir Stuart Etherington's review of fundraising self-regulation.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government