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  • Smart phone ‘guide dog’ app gets training boost

    New government funding will boost training for blind people to use a ‘guide dog’ smart phone app.

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

  • UK-Japan relations celebrated with launch of Japan400 website

    Commemorative website launched to celebrate 400th anniversary of the start of diplomatic, trading and cultural relations between Britain and Japan in 1613.

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

  • New Heights community project wins Big Society Award

    New Heights community project which built a community centre in Kingstanding, Birmingham, has won the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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

  • New support for local libraries and businesses

    Thousands of people will receive support to start their own business.

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

  • Charities get online Gift Aid service

    Claiming gift aid repayments will be quicker and easier for charities and sports clubs from April, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said today.

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

  • Giving women a voice at the heart of government

    Ministers meet with campaigners with a focus on promoting the role of women in economic growth.

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

  • Last chance to save Cropsey painting

    Ed Vaizey places temporary export bar on eighteenth century artwork.

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

  • Military archaeologists begin work at Edinburgh historic site

    Archaeologists have started work to assess the significance of First World War practice trenches at Dreghorn Barracks in Edinburgh.

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  • Don Foster sees new fire cadets put through their paces

    Communities Minister sees how some of the £10 million of government funding for voluntary youth groups nationwide is being spent.

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

  • BIG Fund to deliver new £100million government support for charities

    A new £100m fund to help charities and social enterprises that are vulnerable to spending cuts will be opened in November 2010.

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

  • Ali Campbell visits the British High Commission

    Ahead of his concert in Honiara on Wednesday 6th February, former UB40 frontman Ali Campbell paid a visit to the residence of British High Commissioner Dominic Meiklejohn.

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

  • Organisations discover more about £6 million English language competition

    Communities Secretary challenges organisations to come up with innovative ideas to help more people learn English.

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

  • At risk of export: The painting that paid for the parties

    One of the last few examples of British landscapes by American painters in a UK collection is at risk of permanently leaving the UK.

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

  • Have your say on equal marriage

    Submit your views to the Public Bill Committee.

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

  • 'Media for Society 2012' award giving ceremony

    The British Embassy hosted the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum's ''Media for Society 2012' award giving ceremony on Wednesday 6 February 2013.

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

  • Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2013

    Baron Selkirk of Douglas re-appointed as Lord High Commissioner.

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

  • Arts Council England and VisitEngland join forces

    Today Arts Council England and VisitEngland joined together in a cultural tourism-boosting partnership.

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

  • Last chance to save Britain’s first ever glimpses of the Kangaroo and Dingo

    Unusual 18th century paintings could leave the UK.

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

  • St Austell Community Kitchen wins Big Society Award

    Charity that feeds vulnerable and homeless people in Cornwall is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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

  • Press briefing - morning 6 February 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the OECD survey, Libor and the EU Summit.

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