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  • Ideal Home Show offers free tickets for troops

    For the second year running, the Ideal Home Show is showing its support for the UK's Armed Forces by giving free entry to this year's show to all Service personnel.

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

  • UK-based designers highlight British innovation

    In a Foreign Office film launched today, French designer Sebastien Noel and German designers Conny Freyer and Eva Rucki discuss the unique attributes of the UK design industry that have allowed their business to flourish.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets with Israeli Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the start of his three-day visit to the UK.

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

  • Managing mental health issues in Helmand

    In a stark diversion from his traditional role, a Company Sergeant Major in Helmand is helping his unit to talk through any problems they may have and overcome any mental health issues.

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

  • British and Afghans fly flags of defiance

    British troops are helping the residents of an Afghan village make a public show of defiance against insurgents who once terrorised their community by hanging bunting of the Afghan national flag in the streets.

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

  • New group set up to tackle crime against the Armed Forces

    A new group has recently been set up to make sure that Defence tackles any criminal activity that is targeted against the supply of equipment and support to the military.

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

  • Deputy Afghan defence minister thanks Grenadier Guards

    The Afghan First Deputy Minister of Defence, Enayatullah Nazari, met with members of the Grenadier Guards last week to thank them for their hard work and sacrifice during their deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Portsmouth says goodbye to HMS Ark Royal

    The 25-year career of HMS Ark Royal and its affiliation with her home city of Portsmouth was celebrated this weekend with a parade through the city by 250 sailors and the doors of the ship being opened to the public.

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

  • Moore meets senior personnel at RAF Leuchars

    The Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore visited the RAF Leuchars base in Fife to meet with senior personnel.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on conclusion of Iran talks

    Foreign Secretary William Hague calls Iran’s refusal to engage with the E3+3 at talks in Istanbul “extremely disappointing”.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • British and Afghan troops raid Taliban bomb factory

    British troops and Afghan police have taken advantage of a tip-off from local people to raid a bomb factory in what was once a Taliban stronghold.

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

  • Prime Minister praises Afghanistan airbridge

    Prime Minister David Cameron praised the work of Service personnel who provide the 'airbridge' between Britain and Afghanistan today as he took to the flight deck of the RAF's newest transport plane.

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

  • MPs visit UK troops in Helmand

    Members of Parliament from the House of Commons Defence Select Committee have visited Afghanistan's Helmand province to find out about the work of British forces there.

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

  • 200 more police officers for Helmand

    Another 200 police officers are about to begin patrolling the towns and villages of Afghanistan's Helmand province following the latest graduation from the British-run Helmand Police Training Centre.

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

  • Racing legends honour British troops

    The IndyCar 500 team has visited RAF Honington in Suffolk to formally thank serving personnel for their support to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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

  • The application of protocols 19 and 21 to the treaty on European Union

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 21 January 2011 by James Brokenshire and in the House of Lords by…

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

  • Prime Minister praises Afghanistan airbridge

    Prime Minister David Cameron visits RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 21 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Andy Coulson and RBS.

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

  • New Zealand welcomes visiting UK ministers in traditional style

    Foreign Secretary William Hague, Defence Secretary Liam Fox and Chief of the Defence Staff General Richards experienced a powhiri

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