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  • British Embassy Kyiv temporarily closed to visitors

    Due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the British Embassy Kyiv is temporarily closed to visitors.

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

  • Queen's Counsel in England and Wales, 2013 - 2014

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 100 new Queen's Counsel.

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

  • Video: Great Entrepreneurs Roadshow - Go Global via UK

    The British Embassy in Madrid and the British Consulate in Bilbao hosted two roadshows in March for entrepreneurs and companies that are interested in establishing themselves in the UK, as an international business platform.

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

  • Universal Credit: New claimant figures

    New figures show 3,610 people claimed Universal Credit up to 30 November 2013.

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

  • Harry Shindler receives MBE from British Ambassador to Italy

    Harry Shindler, veteran of allied landings at Anzio in WWII and tireless worker for Anglo–Italian relations, honoured by HM The Queen with an MBE on 19 February 2014.

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

  • UK supports Burma’s economic reform and welcomes progress on EITI

    Barbara Woodward, Director-General for Economic and Consular issues at the UK’s FCO, visited Burma on 17-18 February.

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

  • Continued disruption from flooding and extreme weather

    Communities across England remain at high risk from flooding and strong winds.

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  • Record-breaking numbers of women in work as employment continues to rise

    Record-breaking numbers of women are now in work – the employment rate of 67.2% is the highest since records began.

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

  • Welsh Secretary responds to latest Labour Market Statistics

    The latest employment figures show Wales is well on its way to economic recovery, says the Secretary of State for Wales David Jones.

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

  • Unemployment falls in Scotland

    February Labour Market Statistics for Scotland published.

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

  • Fallon announces boost for Solent’s maritime and marine engineering industry

    Minister for Portsmouth, Michael Fallon, announced a project to attract more investment in the maritime and marine engineering industry.

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

  • Scotland to be given powers to issue its own bonds

    Government is granting the Scottish government the power to issue its own bonds.

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

  • Proposed Visa4UK Scheduled Outage - 20th Feb

    The Visas4UK website will be unavailable on 20th February 2014 beginning 0900GMT for essential maintenance

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

  • Prominent Vietnamese blogger has appeal rejected

    Vietnamese human rights blogger, Le Quoc Quan, found guilty of tax evasion despite widespread concern that his initial arrest was politically motivated.

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

  • UKTI hosts Olympic Business Breakfast in Sochi

    Olympic Business Breakfast brings together hosts of global sporting events and UK businesses with expertise in large sports projects.

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

  • British Embassy team visits Northern provinces

    British Ambassador to Lao PDR, H.E Philip Malone and his team visited Oudomxay and Phongsaly provinces.

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

  • Apply for Youth Mobility Scheme Certificates of Sponsorship now

    Hong Kong Labour Department accepting applications for Certificates of Sponsorship

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

  • UK forms largest foreign delegation at AOG 2014

    Close to 50 UK companies were on show at the Australasian Oil and Gas (AOG) exhibition in Perth from 19 - 21 February.

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

  • New guide proves work experience is much more than making tea

    The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has published a guide dispelling myths around work experience and highlighting its role in early careers.

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

  • Monitor advice for NHS commissioners on walk-in centres

    Local NHS commissioners should join forces with NHS England and involve patients when making decisions about the future of walk-in centres.

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