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  • Welsh international footballer turned social enterprise-leader wins Big Society Award

    Baroness Jenny Randerson to present award to Kelly Davies.

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

  • Year of Culture kicks off in Russia’s cultural capital, St Petersburg

    An exhibition of photographs by Charles March has opened the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014 in St Petersburg.

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

  • Ukraine: Update and government response

    Foreign Office Minister David Lidington has updated Parliament on the situation in Ukraine and the UK government’s response.

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

  • Investing in social enterprise: government publishes policy roadmap

    The government sets out the steps being taken over the next year to enable the right conditions for social enterprises to thrive in the UK.

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

  • Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

    Speech given by the Secretary of State at the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration.

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

  • The importance of open societies and economies in Asia Pacific

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague sets out five principles that will be crucial for success of countries adapting to a changing world.

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

  • £5 million government cash injection to transform community buildings

    Community buildings benefit from £5.5 million government boost to help them reopen to the public or improve their existing use.

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

  • British Ambassador marks Eighth Anniversary of the Amir's Assumption of Power

    The British Embassy in Kuwait extends its sincere congratulations and re-affirms the strong and historic bonds that define UK-Kuwait relations

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

  • Changes to UK government representation in Orlando, Florida

    All services currently offered by the British Consulate in Orlando will transfer to the British Consulate General in Miami.

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

  • Supporting Women's Participation in Public Life in Morocco

    The British Ambassador to Morocco attended an event run by the British Council on Women's Participation in Public Life.’

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

  • 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