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  • 12 Mechanized Brigade takes command of Task Force Helmand

    12 Mechanized Brigade has taken command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 16

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

  • Huge sections of new Navy carrier joined together

    One of the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another step towards completion with the joining of two huge sections.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Military dogs at work in Helmand

    Lance Corporal Sophie Mitchell, aged 27, and Private Kathleen Griffiths, 21, are working with search dogs Flake and Trough, and protection dog…

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns intensified violence by "doomed" Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the regime should be under no doubt that they will be held account for their actions.

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

  • Developing the UK's global reach

    Foreign Secretary William Hague talked about working with the Middle East and plans to develop the UK's global role in his speech to the Lord Mayor's banquet.

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

  • Marking 20 years since the Siege of Sarajevo

    A virtual museum has been launched to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Siege of Sarajevo.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns renewed Israeli settlement activity

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged the Israeli government to desist from further settlement announcements.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes UN demand that Assad pull back troops

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed today's UN Presidential Statement on Syria which demands that the regime pull back troops by 10 April.

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

  • Royal Gibraltar soldiers receive Afghanistan medals

    Members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment have received Operational Service Medals for Afghanistan at a ceremony on the Rock on Tuesday, 3 April 2012.

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

  • Army chef ends career with banquet for The Queen

    An Army chef who has cooked on the front line will end his career in style today when he cooks for Her Majesty The Queen in York.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's Easter message

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has sent warm wishes to those around the world celebrating Easter.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's Passover message

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has sent his best wishes to the Jewish community ahead of the start of Passover.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Saudi Defence Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today welcomed Saudi Defence Minister HRH Prince Salman to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to discuss bilateral and regional issues.

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

  • New Royal Marines unit stands up in Scotland

    Three-hundred Clyde-based Royal Marines were joined by family members and friends yesterday, 3 April, to mark the official formation of 43 Commando.

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

  • Statement on bombing at the Somali National Theatre in Mogadishu

    PM: "I am deeply shocked by the sickening attack on the Somali National Theatre in Mogadishu"

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

  • Making Misrata safer with MAG: clearing unexploded ordnance in Libya

    How a British charity is helping communities recover from conflict

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  • Demining Herat: making land safe in Afghanistan's 'bread basket'

    How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers reclaim their fields in Afghanistan

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  • Minister for the Middle East encourages further reform in Bahrain

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Bahrain Minister for Follow Up at the Royal Court of Bahrain Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatallah Al Khalifa.

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

  • Transition in Afghanistan explained

    With 50 per cent of the Afghan population living in areas of transition, it's all change. But what exactly is 'transition'?

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

  • Army musicians presented with Afghanistan medals

    Army musicians from Edinburgh's Dreghorn Barracks were presented with Afghanistan medals on Friday 30 March.

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