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  • Remembrance Sunday

    Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday have been marked this year by Her Majesty's Forces in Afghanistan, on board Royal Navy ships, in Army barracks and at RAF stations across the UK and around the world.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Doha agreement on Syrian Opposition

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the decision to form the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces.

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

  • Royal Navy surveys remote volcanic archipelago

    Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector has visited the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to conduct the first systematic survey of the British Overseas Territory since the 1970s.

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

  • Closing patrol bases in a cost-effective way

    Sorting out the stuff that is returned from patrol bases in Afghanistan is a salvager's dream writes Ian Carr from Camp Bastion's 'Warlike Scrap' yard.

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

  • Novel approach to get soldiers reading

    The Army has brought in bestselling novelist and former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Andy McNab to kick-start a new scheme designed to help soldiers to develop their literacy and numeracy skills.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Dept for International Development ends lease on Palace Street HQ

    A deal enabling the Department for International Development (DFID) to move from Palace Street to Whitehall will save taxpayers £62.5 million.

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

  • Statement on Best Management Practice

    The Cabinet Office has launched a competition to find a joint venture partner for the Best Management Practice portfolio.

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

  • Welsh Secretary: RAF Valley a world leader in military aviation

    Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones will today visit RAF Valley on Anglesey where he will undertake a tour of the facilities and mark …

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

  • Nick Clegg message for Remembrance Day 2012

    The Deputy Prime Minister speaks of wearing "our poppies with gratitude and with pride" in a video message to mark Remembrance Day.

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

  • 146/2012 - A fresh start for Britain’s Reserves

    Measures to overhaul Britain’s Reserve Forces, to create a fully integrated Armed Forces, were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Checking in with the Joint Air Mounting Centre

    A good start to a journey is a boon for troops going on tour writes Ian Carr who visited the Joint Air Mounting Centre (JAMC).

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

  • Navy Lynx crews train in US for Afghanistan ops

    After months of meticulous preparation, 847 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) has deployed to the US Naval Air Facility at El Centro in California for the final stages of their training before deploying to Afghanistan in January 2013.

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

  • MOD scientists use flower power to detect toxic substances

    New research by the MOD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has found that plants could be used to detect nerve agents similar to those used in the sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway in 1995.

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

  • Consultation launched on the future of Britain's Reserve Forces

    Measures to overhaul Britain's Reserve Forces to create a fully integrated Armed Forces were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Minister for Africa highlights risk of kidnap to British nationals in Sahel region

    Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, met members of the travel industry today to explain and emphasise the FCO’s travel advice on the Sahel region to British nationals, including the high risk of kidnap in certain areas of th…

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

  • Future Reserves 2020

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Cabinet Office responds to PAC report on transparency

    Response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report 'Implementing the transparency agenda'.

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

  • Villiers attends 25th anniversary Enniskillen Poppy Day Bomb remembrance service

    Today the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers attended the 25th Anniversary of the Enniskillen Poppy Day Bomb remembrance service at the Enniskillen Cenotaph.

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

  • PM meets Chancellor Merkel

    Chancellor Merkel visited Downing Street for talks on the EU Budget.

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