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  • Combat medic reservists learn infantry skills

    Front line combat medics are being put to the test in a new overseas training exercise to make sure they are not only first-rate trauma medics but can also think and act like fighting troops on patrol in Afghanistan.

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

  • Minister for Africa condemns bomb attacks in Mogadishu

    Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds condemned the attacks on a hotel in Mogadishu where the President of Somalia and Kenyan Foreign Minister were staying.

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

  • 3 Royal Welsh train for hot weather ops

    Reservists from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh have been put through their paces under the Cyprus sun.

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

  • RAF Force Protection Wing trials the new Foxhound armoured vehicle

    Members of No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, have become amongst the very first Service personnel in the region to operate Foxhound, the MOD's latest protected patrol …

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

  • RMP assist community training of Helmand police

    Members of the Royal Military Police (RMP) have been working alongside the Afghan Police in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, to create a more community-focused force.

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

  • Dealing with redundant ammunition in Afghanistan

    Over the next 18 months, tonnes of old bullets will be turned into 'brass' at Camp Bastion

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

  • Prime Minister's statement following the deaths of US nationals in Libya

    "We look to the new Libyan authorities to do all in their power, as they have pledged to do, to bring the killers to justice."

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

  • Foreign Secretary: UK wants to build an effective partnership with Egypt

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met President Mursi, Prime Minister Qandil and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr during his visit to Egypt today.

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

  • Overseas Territories flags flown over Foreign Office

    Minister for Europe David Lidington and Minister for the Overseas Territories welcomed the raising of the Gibraltar Flag over the Foreign Office building to mark Gibraltar.

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

  • Foreign Secretary expresses disappointment at Israeli decision to upgrade Ariel College

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke after the Israeli Cabinet approved the potential upgrading of Ariel College, which would create the first university in a settlement illegal under international law.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attacks in Iraq

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke about the series of attacks that took place in towns and cities across Iraq.

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

  • Foreign Secretary confirms David Simpson return to the UK

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following David Simpson's arrival back in the UK from the Central African Republic.

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

  • Prince Harry arrives in Afghanistan to begin tour of duty

    Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the military, arrived today at Camp Bastion in Helmand province to start an operational tour as an Apache helicopter pilot.

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

  • Soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards dies from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards died in Queen Elizabeth Birmingham today, Friday 7 September 2012, from wounds sustained in Afghanist…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attack on Trappist monastery in Latrun

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the attack against the Trappist monastery in Latrun on the West Bank on 3 September.

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

  • "We want the Games in London to be remembered as the most inclusive games ever"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the International Paralympic Inclusion Summit on 6 September.

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

  • Retired Devon policeman walking the beat in Helmand province

    After hanging up his police uniform three years ago, retired Newton Abbot policeman Lieutenant Colonel David Ward is back doing what he does best, but this time in the heat and dust of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • 3 YORKS company returns from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from Corunna Company, 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS), returned to Warminster on Tuesday, 4 September, after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Press briefing - morning 5 September 2012

    Growth, aviation and the Paralympics were discussed at this press briefing.

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

  • Medic on life with British reconnaissance troops in Afghanistan

    A young medic from West Yorkshire is working with the 12th Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force, an elite unit that operates in some of the most dangerous areas of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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