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  • Major milestone for early education

    Nafeesah Rafiq of Bright Bees nursery in Leicester is the 10,000th person to achieve early years professional status.

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

  • New operator for West Coast rail passengers

    Rail passengers will benefit from improvements including more trains and more seats.

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

  • Public transport Games ‘delivered’ says London 2012

    Record-breaking numbers used road and rail to venues across the UK.

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  • DFID Research: Vegetable genebank is a valuable resource for plant breeders

    The genebank at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is the world’s most important public-domain source for tropical vegetable crop germplasm.

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  • Six seaside towns get money to kick-start year round jobs

    Six seaside projects that will create vital new jobs and local enterprises are the first to receive Government backing to help their coastal…

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

  • Africa continues to win Gold

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham writes on partnership and growth in the context of the Olympic Games.

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

  • UK reiterates support for Yemen as further clashes take place in Sana'a

    Violent clashes took place today near Yemen's Defence Ministry in the country's capital.

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

  • Search and Rescue Flight marks 9,000th rescue

    Whilst Team GB were setting records at the London Olympics, the RAF Search and Rescue team of 'C' Flight, 22 Squadron, based at RAF Valley, reached their own milestone on 'Olympic Super Saturday' by completin…

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

  • British heroes honoured for their part in Malta convoy

    Sailors whose courage kept supply routes open to the strategically vital island of Malta during the Second World War have been honoured with a lasting tribute.

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

  • Olympic gold for Larkhill postbox

    Larkhill Post Office has become the UK's first to have its postbox painted gold in celebration of Captain Heather Stanning's Olympic gold medal win in the women's coxless rowing pairs - but it wasn't done by …

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

  • HMS Blyth heads up Black Sea exercise

    Clyde-based minehunter HMS Blyth recently led NATO operations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea after leaving her home port of Faslane at the end of June.

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

  • New £25m landing craft home takes shape in Devonport

    A £25m new complex for Royal Marines landing craft and assault boats in Devonport is well on the way to completion.

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

  • Scottish Secretary offers referendum talks to First Minister

    The Scottish Secretary Michael Moore  wrote to Mr Salmond today offering a meeting to agree the detail of the referendum process.

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

  • Culture Secretary calls for post-Olympic tourism revolution

    £8 million marketing campaign aiming to triple the number of Chinese tourists visiting the UK, further investment in domestic tourism, plus increase sport and cultural tourism.

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

  • Organisations bid to run local TV

    Towns and cities up and down the UK are in line for local stations.

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

  • Post-Olympic tourism revolution

    Jeremy Hunt announces new strategy to boost visitors by building on London 2012 success.

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

  • 2012 – Our best ever tourism year

    Tuesday 14 August 2012 Tate Modern, London CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY It’s a pleasure to welcome you to Tate Modern. In just 12 years this has…

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

  • Visa service improvements support growing demand from China

    A raft of recent improvements to the UK's visa service is set to build on the significant increase in visas issued to Chinese visitors in 2011, 30 per cent more than 2010 and almost 80 per cent more than 2009.

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

  • Success of Olympic Games offers opportunity to create lasting health legacy

    Fred Turok, Chair of the Public Health Responsibility Deal physical activity network, and Chair of the Fitness Industry Association reflects…

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

  • Action plan to stop child abuse in the name of faith or belief

    Ritual child abuse and neglect is being hidden, misunderstood and going unreported. The Department for Education and many stakeholders have drawn up an action plan to identify children at risk and protect them.

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