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  • D-Day 70th anniversary

    The Ministry of Defence has announced its involvement in the Normandy landings 70th anniversary commemorations.

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

  • Mike Penning visits pioneering vehicle adaptations firm for disabled people

    The Minister of State for Disabled People visits a vehicle adaptations firm to see how the government’s £17m of investment is being spent.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits Burma’s Kachin State

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire is the first British Minister since World War II to visit Kachin State in Burma.

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

  • Vacancy: Part-time Pro Consul

    The British Embassy Baku would like to invite applications for the position of Pro-Consul (part-time).

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

  • Culture Minister prevents Cabinet from leaving the UK

    Ed Vaizey temporarily blocks export of rare French Empire medal cabinet.

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

  • Changing lives in Zambia

    Scottish Minister ends visit to Malawi and Zambia by visiting Scottish aid project

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

  • The Queen's Baton Relay in Zambia: High Commissioner's speech

    To celebrate the arrival of the Queen's Baton in Zambia on 27 January, the British High Commissioner James Thornton said;

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

  • UK-Peru relationship boosted by British Council return in 2014

    The British Council has announced plans to re-open its office in Lima, Peru. The UK’s international cultural relations organisation intends to return to the country in the summer of 2014, eight years after it ceased operatio…

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

  • Capita’s Southampton employees win Big Society Award

    Big Society Award for volunteers who help young people in Southampton learn skills for work.

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

  • FCO Minister Hugo Swire visits Burma

    FCO Minister Hugo Swire visits Burma for second time and meets Aung San Suu Kyi and Ministers on democracy and human rights Burma.

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

  • The Skills Summit: importance of technical and vocational training

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock's marks the 70th anniversary of the Butler Reform Act, highlighting the importance of technical and vocational training.

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

  • David Cameron's Holocaust Commission speech

    This speech was made at a reception in Downing Street for survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides to launch the Holocaust Commission.

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

  • Queen's Baton and Scottish Minister arrive in Zambia

    On Sunday 26 January 2014 the Queen’s Baton arrived in Zambia as part of the warm-up to the Commonwealth Games.

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

  • Baroness Warsi meets Central African Republic religious leaders

    Baroness Warsi today met two of CAR’s foremost religious leaders whose efforts to reduce tensions in CAR are crucial.

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

  • Britain and Odisha: Both GREAT

    Transcript of a speech by Sir James Bevan KCMG, UK High Commissioner in Bhubaneshwar, 27 January 2014.

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

  • Holocaust Memorial Day

    Faith and Communities and Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi marks Holocaust Memorial Day.

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

  • UK to play leading role in remembering the Holocaust internationally

    Foreign Secretary marks Holocaust Memorial Day with a commitment to remember and to learn its lessons.

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

  • Nick Clegg attends Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 event

    Nick Clegg speaks about remembrance as an important thread which binds us together as we face the challenges of the future.

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

  • HMA announces winner in "Women in the New Egypt" film competition

    The British Embassy in Cairo hosted last Wednesday, a reception where his Excellency announced the winners in the “Women in the New Egypt” film competition. Sondos Shabayek, the film maker of “El Bent”.

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

  • Bilateral Projects Programme invites bids for 2014-2015

    The Bilateral Projects Programme now invites proposals for project initiatives in Russia for 2014-2015.

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