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  • Glasgow 2014: Chieftain officially opens athletes’ village

    Scottish Rugby legend Gavin Hastings OBE has been revealed as the first-ever “Chieftain” for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village.

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

  • UK Government marks 30 years of International scholarships

    Chevening Programme finances graduates with potential to be influential leaders and decision makers to study postgraduate courses in the UK

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

  • UK Government marks 30 years of International scholarships

    Chevening Programme finances graduates with potential to be influential leaders and decision makers to study postgraduate courses in the UK

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

  • Mary Beard leads team of experts in WW1 tweetathon

    See highlights from the day-long #TalkingWW1 twitter event in our Storify.

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

  • Local authorities to be given powers to close public roads for motor sports events

    Government’s response to consultation published with move that could generate additional £40m for local communities

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

  • Visibility of the new crescent moon for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr

    HMNAO provides information of the sighting of the new crescent moon for the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr

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  • Culture Secretary reappoints Trustee of the Royal Armouries

    Sajid Javid has reappointed Hemant Patel for a second term of 4 years from 11 July 2014.

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

  • UK / Germany Joint Statement on Commemorating Srebrenica

    The Foreign Secretary and German Foreign Minister reflect on commemorations of the victims of Srebrenica.

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

  • Llangollen Eisteddfod puts Welsh culture in the global spotlight

    David Jones to visit 68th annual Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

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

  • Press briefing: morning 11 July 2014

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on motor sports and Home Office documents.

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

  • A Football Series: Blog 3 - Football, politics and Ecuador

    Professor Mathew Brown is visiting Ecuador to discover the history of football and its South American roots. This is the third blog about his discoveries in old ecuadorean archives and some very revealing information.

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

  • Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Chevening Scholarships in Uruguay

    Over the past 30 years 43,000 people from over 150 countries received scholarships from the British Government.

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

  • Communities ministers mark the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, Faith Minister Baroness Warsi and Minister for Communities Stephen Williams attend remembrance event.

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

  • Cathedrals secure £5million for repairs

    Sajid Javid announces cathedrals across England set to receive almost £5 million for urgent repairs in the first round of First World War Centenary Cathedral repair fund grants.

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

  • Greening: End child marriage in a generation

    Britain will lead international efforts to end child marriage within a generation,

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

  • Greening: End child marriage in a generation

    Britain will lead international efforts to end child marriage within a generation,

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

  • Take part in #LightsOut

    4 August: Join DCMS and 14-18 NOW by marking the start of First World War through the #LightsOut campaign.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes new President of Syrian National Coalition

    William Hague welcomes Hadi al-Bahra’s election as National Coalition President & reiterates support for moderate opposition.

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

  • KR (Reykjavík FC) v Celtic FC travel advice

    Travel advice for Celtic fans travelling to Reykjavík for the KR v Celtic match on Tuesday 15 July.

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

  • KR (Reykjavík FC) v Celtic FC travel advice

    Travel advice for Celtic fans travelling to Reykjavík for the KR v Celtic match on Tuesday 15 July.

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