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  • Tell Us Once: Bereavement support expanded and red tape cut

    Support to families facing bereavement will be expanded as a new service joins Tell Us Once.

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

  • Ambassador Matthew Gould hosts Queen’s birthday celebrations

    The British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould and his wife Celia hosted over 600 guests at the British Residence in Ramat Gan in celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday.

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

  • Advice for British nationals in Chennai

    Consular section at the British Deputy High Commission in Chennai will be closed 3-4 June 2014.

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

  • Advice for British nationals in Chennai

    Consular section at the British Deputy High Commission in Chennai will be closed 3-4 June 2014.

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

  • UK demands tougher action in UNSC on Syria

    UK stepping up efforts to ensure Syrian people receive aid they desperately need.

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

  • International Day of Peacekeepers

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds pays tribute to the dedication of UN peacekeepers in conflict-affected states.

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

  • Culture Secretary appoints 6 new members to The Theatres Trust

    Dara Ó Briain, Gavin Henderson, Peter Roberts, Simon Ruddick, Ann Skippers and Anna Stapleton appointed as members of The Theatres Trust.

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

  • Strengthening links with the British Group Ecuador

    The British Ambassador, Patrick Mullee, invited the British Group Ecuador to explore Quito’s Historic Centre in order to strengthen the Embassy’s links with the group.

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

  • Croatia presents law on wartime victims of sexual violence

    Zagreb Embassy supported introduction of Croatia's Law on the Rights of Victims of Sexual Violence from the war in Croatia.

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

  • British School Pupil is British Ambassador for a Day

    The pupil won a competition to be “British Ambassador for a Day”

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

  • British High Commission Pretoria hosts Model UN debate on PSVI

    In partnership with South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA ), the debate on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) was held at Pretoria High School for Girls on 23 May 2014.

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

  • British Ambassador to Greece addresses International Conference

    The British Ambassador John Kittmer addressed today the International Conference, Resistance and the Jews in Europe 1939-1945.

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

  • Model UN debate on preventing sexual violence in conflict

    High Commissioner Judith Macgregor speaks at the model UN debate on preventing sexual violence in conflict event in Pretoria

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

  • Foreign Secretary appalled by murder of Pakistani woman stoned to death

    Foreign Secretary appalled by the death of Farzana Parveen who was stoned to death in Pakistan.

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

  • Inquiry opened into Augustine Housing Trust

    Trustee decision-making under investigation.

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  • Ambassador plants poppies in Oslo for First World War Centenary

    The British Ambassador, Defence Attaché and Anglican chaplain planted poppies at the embassy to bloom for the First World War Centenary.

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

  • Foreign Office troubled by sentencing of election monitors in Azerbaijan

    Foreign Office calls for Azerbaijan to respect role of civil society following latest prosecution.

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

  • D-Day veterans meet today's paratroopers

    Veterans who parachuted into battle on D-Day have met paratroopers preparing for a commemorative jump onto the same fields 70 years later.

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

  • Red Arrows begin 50th display season

    The Royal Air Force aerobatic display team have donned their red flying suits for the start of their landmark 50th year in the air.

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

  • All 9 regions of England see fall in 16- to 18-year-olds NEET

    New figures show the number of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) is falling across all regions of England.

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