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  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan

    Mr Timothy Mark Hitchens, CMG, LVO has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan.

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

  • Marking 80 years of the BBC World Service

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the World Service has been an example of the very best of Britain when he spoke at the 80th anniversary.

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

  • Royal Navy sailors survey Shackleton's island

    Sailors from HMS Protector have returned to the exact spot where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton saved his men nearly 100 years ago.

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

  • Jon Day appointed as Chair of Joint Intelligence Committee

    Mr Day was chosen for this role following an internal competition after Sir Alex Allan’s departure in late 2011. The appointment has been approved…

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

  • HMS Astute arrives home from US sea trials

    The hunter-killer nuclear submarine HMS Astute, the first of the Navy’s next-generation submarines, is the most advanced submarine Britain has…

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

  • DIO announces shortlisted bidders for national construction

    The National Capital Works Framework is being developed and procured by the DIO Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) team. It will be used…

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

  • Fortnum and Mason launches Diamond Jubilee gift for Armed Forces

    To mark the unique occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Fortnum and Mason is presenting all Armed Forces personnel on active…

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

  • Household Cavalry horse helps muck himself out

    A military horse from the Household Cavalry has taken it upon himself to help muck out his own yard during the morning mucking-out parade.

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

  • Trading abroad will help boost UK business

    Speaking to business leaders in Cambridge at the Going Global: Helping small businesses trade abroad conference today - Business and Enterprise…

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

  • New nuclear will learn lessons from past mistakes - Davey

    2 March 2012 Energy Secretary Edward Davey today underlined the Government’s commitment to deal with the UK’s nuclear legacy and to ensure …

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

  • Communities to feel the force of 700,000 hours of youth power this summer

    An army of dedicated young people will spend a massive three quarters of a million hours helping their communities tackle social problems.

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

  • New chair for the Joint Intelligence Committee

    Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Day as the new Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee.

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

  • Multi-million pound drug smuggler gets 30 years

    A man has been jailed for 30 years for smuggling millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency.

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

  • Sudan: Hope for people hit by Darfur conflict

    Stephen O'Brien travelled to Darfur to see how UK aid is helping to bring security and justice to the region

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

  • Three Hundreds of Chiltern

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Marsha Singh to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.

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

  • Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

    Patients almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives

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

  • Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to…

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including January…

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

  • Statistical press notice: Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

    Ambulance Systems Indicators and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes data were released today

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

  • VTE Risk Assessment data collection – 2011-12 Quarter 3

    Quarterly statistics on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment in England, produced by the Department of Health have been published

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