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  • The week issue 267 28 September – 4 October 2012

    The week issue 267 28 September – 4 October 2012.

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  • DFID Research: The open revolution at the EADI IMWG workshop in Antwerp.

    On the 13-14 September the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) held a workshop at the University of Antwerp in Belgium on open development.

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  • West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled

    West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled subject to 2 independent reviews.

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

  • West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled - update

    Further details about suspensions in relation to the cancellation of the West Coast Main Line franchise competition.

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

  • Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

    The Royal Navy’s fleet of amphibious all-terrain vehicles – Vikings – are to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems, the MoD has announced today.

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

  • Science and Technology showcased for the Army

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) demonstrated its land environment Science and Technology (S&T) capability to Army Headquarters in a one-day showcase on Monday 1 October.

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

  • First Royal Navy crew join HMS Queen Elizabeth

    The first sailors to join the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth have arrived in Rosyth to become the key members of the team building the UK's most powerful warship.

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

  • Private Lewis Curtis, 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment

    Nearly seventy years after he was killed in action, the remains of Private Lewis Curtis of 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment have been reinterred at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in the Netherlands.

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

  • Mystery of young WWII soldier's remains finally solved

    A young Second World War British Army soldier, whose remains took five years to forensically identify after being discovered in an unmarked field grave, has finally been laid to rest in Oosterbeek today, close to where he wa…

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

  • Bayonet charge foils enemy ambush

    A soldier who led a bayonet charge over 80 metres of open ground through enemy fire has been awarded the Military Cross.

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

  • Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

    The Royal Navy's fleet of Viking amphibious all-terrain vehicles is to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems the MOD has announced today.

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

  • Ministers announce UK support to Somalia during visit to Mogadishu

    Britain will work in partnership with the new Government of Somalia to help build a more stable and prosperous future for the country by boosting its public services and operations.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on the outcome of the Georgian elections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the parliamentary elections marked a significant step forward in Georgia's democratic development.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister responds to recent shelling of the Turkish town of Akcakale

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg: "We condemn all violence by the Syrian regime and demand that it avoids any repetition of today’s incident on the border with Turkey."

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

  • UK disappointed at Bahraini court ruling on medics cases

    The UK is disappointed that the Bahrain Court of Cassation upheld all the convictions and sentences against nine medical personnel for their involvment in the 2011 unrest.

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

  • Partnerships to grow small businesses

    Metro Bank will support up to £100 million of lending for eligible businesses in London and the South East that are signed up to GrowthAccelerator.

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

  • UK welcomes removal of trade barriers in Single Market Act II

    The new measures reflect months of negotiations and lobbying by the UK, and other like-minded member states, to ensure that unnecessary burdens…

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

  • Banking partnerships to benefit growing businesses

    Metro Bank will support up to £100 million of lending for eligible businesses in London and the South East that are signed up to GrowthAccelerator…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister visits Turkey to secure deals for British business

    The Deputy Prime Minister will be joined by Business Minister Michael Fallon and a business delegation of 18 CEOs and Senior Executives from…

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

  • Preferred candidate selected for Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

    After a recruitment process, Cambridge academic, Baroness Onora O’Neill of Bengarve, has been selected as Government’s preferred candidate

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