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  • Senior Aircraftman James Smart killed in Italy road accident

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Senior Aircraftman James Smart, from No 2 (Mechanical Transport) Squadron, Royal Air Force, was killed in a road traffic accident in southern Italy on Wednesd…

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

  • Coastal communities to receive a multi-million pound boost

    Coastal communities across the United Kingdom will receive a multi-million pound boost each year from a new Coastal Communities.

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

  • Baroness Warsi’s Sternberg Lecture

    Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury has delivered a speech at the University of Leicester Sir Sigmund Sternberg Lecture.

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

  • Manufacturers asked to take up the Red Tape Challenge

    Manufacturing businesses up and down the country are being asked to play their part in cutting bureaucracy and red tape in the latest phase of a campaign to reduce the burdens on British businesses.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister responds to Mau Mau High Court judgement

    Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham says the Government has taken note of the judgement and is considering next steps.

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

  • Europe "leading the international debate on tackling Climate Change"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has hailed the 'important leadership' shown by Europe in the UN Security Council debate on Climate Change.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on the killing of a British National in Aden

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt sends his deepest condolences to the family of David Mockett.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Egyptian religious leaders

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Head of the Anglican Church for the Middle East and North Africa Region Rev. Dr. Bishop Mouneer Hanna and Grand Mufti of Egypt Shaikh Ali Gomaa.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on violence in Malawi

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham: "I call on President Mutharika to rein in the security forces and elements of his party, and to allow the media to report freely on the situation in the country."

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

  • Dambusters arrive home from Afghanistan

    There were emotional scenes at RAF Lossiemouth this week as the 13 crews and 110 engineers of 617 Squadron, 'The Dambusters', were welcomed home from Afghanistan by their families and friends.

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

  • RAF and Navy continue to strike at Gaddafi regime

    The RAF and Royal Navy have been involved in a number of precision attacks to protect Libyan civilians over the last few days as part of NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR.

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

  • Navy Sea Kings complete 1,000th mission in Afghanistan

    The Royal Navy's Sea King Mk7 Force completed their 1,000th operational mission in Afghanistan yesterday.

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

  • Yorkshire crowds cheer soldiers before deployment

    Soldiers from The Yorkshire Regiment received huge receptions during hometown parades in North Yorkshire this week ahead of their deployment to Cyprus as the UK reserve battalion for operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Navy blows up WWII mine

    Royal Navy bomb disposal experts successfully blew up a huge German Second World War mine off the Essex coast on Tuesday 19 July 2011.

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

  • Swindon and Wiltshire joins local enterprise partnership network

    The Swindon and Wiltshire local enterprise partnership covers a population of around 650,000 and represents over 26,000 businesses. It has the…

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

  • First successful project from first round of Regional Growth Fund to be awarded funding

    The project will create jobs across the, Heart of the South West and the Cornwall and Scilly Isles local enterprise partnership regions. It …

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

  • UK Commission for Employment and Skills strengthened by new appointments

    The UK Commission works with government to raise skill levels, helping drive enterprise, create more and better jobs and promote economic growth…

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

  • £32 million of investments announced for helicopter production, research and development

    The Business Secretary made the announcement during a visit to AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility where design and development is taking place…

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

  • Manufacturers asked to take up the Red Tape Challenge

    For the next three weeks the Red Tape Challenge will focus on 140 different regulations that manufacturers and producers have to deal with every…

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

  • Access to Education report welcomed

    Simon Hughes was appointed as the Advocate for Access to Education by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in December 2010 and was …

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