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  • British Embassy Kyiv is recruiting a part-time Intern

    The British Embassy Kyiv is seeking to recruit a part-time fixed-term intern.

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

  • Ash disease found in Dorset

    A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Dorset, near Dorchester.

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

  • Commemoration of Commonwealth Victoria Cross

    Response to claims that recipients of the Victoria Cross from Commonwealth countries are not being recognised in next year's plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague on the situation in Egypt

    Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns violence and underlines the Government’s support for the Egyptian people.

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

  • Upper age limit for jury service to be raised

    People up to the age of 75 will soon be able to sit as jurors in England and Wales under plans announced by Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green today.

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

  • Football in focus on underpaid workers

    Professional football clubs who fail to pay staff the National Minimum Wage (NMW) can expect HMRC to take action against them, the department announced today.

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  • Fraud crackdown saves taxpayers £6.5 billion

    Measures introduced by this government to cut fraud and error have saved £6.5 billion - nearly £400 for every working family in the country.

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

  • Cutting needless red tape to help build more affordable homes

    Communities Minister Don Foster announces proposals to simplify confusing housing standards.

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

  • Luxembourg war memorials

    British Ambassador visits the site of a Second World War Royal Air Force crash.

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

  • Apprenticeships score top marks from businesses and apprentices

    Apprenticeships are highly praised: 78% of apprentices and 81% of businesses say they would recommend them to friends or other employers.

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

  • Millions of patients to benefit from easier access to medication and fewer trips to hospitals

    New legislation introduced that allows physiotherapists and podiatrists in the UK to independently prescribe medication to their patients.

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

  • Open up seaside resorts to become more inclusive and woo the purple pound – says Minister for Disabled People

    Seaside resorts across England urged to open up their beaches to disabled people and benefit from the purple pound worth £80 billion a year.

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

  • Important notice for British nationals in New Delhi

    British High Commission New Delhi phone lines are temporarily down.

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

  • Her Majesty The Queen approves honorary OBE for Mario Testino

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the honorary award of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Peruvian photographer, Mario Testino, for his services to photography and charity work.

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

  • Visit to “El Salvador Project”

    Staff of the Embassy in San Salvador visit a project in San Jose Villanueva, La Libertad.

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

  • UK specialists support a Code of Conduct for Sustainable Homes in Peru

    The UK’s Building Research Establishment and the Peruvian Ministry of Housing join forces to improve living and environmental conditions in Peru.

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

  • Hugo García: Chevening Scholar 2013-2014

    Hugo García visited the Embassy to receive his final award letter and share his expectations ahead of travelling to the UK.

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

  • The world needs more action

    Ambassador Lyall Grant calls for more #Action on World Humanitarian Day

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

  • UK’s new Consul General arrives in Chicago

    Stephen John Bridges, a career diplomat, assumed his role as Her Majesty’s Consul General in Chicago today.

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

  • Nuclear archive to be built in Caithness

    Dounreay’s huge collection of historic documents will be among the first items to be stored in the new archive to be built in Caithness.

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