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  • The Government has published its annual update on the UK's national strategy on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

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

  • PM to service personnel: the nation owes you a very big thank you.

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

  • UK-registered vessels will be able to employ armed guards to defend themselves against pirates in exceptional circumstances.

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

  • Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed Indonesia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and called on the remaining eight states to ratify.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague said he is shocked by the attacks on 5 & 6 December in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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

  • Mr Hammond was at Colchester-based 16 Air Assault Brigade, home to the Airborne Task Force, which can deploy anywhere in the world at short …

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

  • TV presenter and journalist Lorraine Kelly joined members of the Armed Forces at the Tower of London today to launch the annual Christmas Box campaign for the Armed Forces.

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

  • British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that a blueprint for the international community's long-term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014 was established at yesterday's International Afghanistan Conferenc…

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

  • A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Scotland, battled difficult conditions yesterday morning, Monday 5 December, to rescue a woman on the Isle of Arran.

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

  • "Thank you for all that you did and the incredible courage, professionalism and dedication that you showed."

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague writes about how a stable Afghanistan means fewer threats to us all, and why the conference in Bonn offers a critical moment for the international community.

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

  • The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan established a blueprint for the international community's long term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014.

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

  • Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that construction is obstructive to efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East conflict and threatens the future of a two-state solution.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting last week. Discussions focussed on Iran and Western Balkans.

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

  • British soldiers training Afghan police have hailed the success of a training course that has seen its biggest intake ever.

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

  • A lightweight oxygen generator developed to save lives on the front line has won first prize at the Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards 2011.

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

  • British soldiers embedded with an Afghan National Army unit recently to offer advice on a three-day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents

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

  • Families and friends of sailors serving on board HMS St Albans and HMS Edinburgh gathered at Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday, 2 December, to greet their loved ones returning from overseas deployments.

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

  • Statement from the British Ambassador to Afghanistan on the latest phase of the transition process.

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