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Updated Between 1 January 2010
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  • CDS: We'll be in Afghanistan as long as it takes

    New Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards has told the media that we will be in Afghanistan for as long as it takes, although it is entirely practical to be able to meet the 2014-15 timelines for withdrawing …

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

  • Latest helmet saves soldiers' lives in Afghanistan

    The British forces' latest combat helmet has been responsible for saving the lives of three soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment in the last month of operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • MOD's Business Plan published

    The MOD has, along with all other Government Departments, today published its Business Plan as part of the new Transparency Framework.

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

  • Minister for Africa "welcomes final result" in Zanzibar elections

    "I hope that these elections will come to represent a new beginning for Zanzibar" said Foreign Office Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham.

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

  • Tropical storm Tomas continues to affect travel

    British nationals planning to travel to St Lucia are advised to check with their tour operator before travelling. Those travelling independently should try to speak to their airlines directly before going to the airport.

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

  • Space sector continues exceptional economic growth through the recession

    The report, ‘The Size and Health of the UK Space Industry,’ is the latest update of a biennial survey of British companies involved in the sector…

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

  • Government opens up carbon capture and storage demonstration to gas

    The Government today announced that the carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration programme - the three projects that will follow the first…

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

  • Letter to the Times from members of the UN High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF)

    Dear Sir In Copenhagen, political leaders committed themselves urgently to combat climate change. As concentrations of greenhouse gases in …

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

  • Business plans published

    The plans include data such as financial information, Structural Reform Plans and departmental priorities.

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

  • 18th century British Ambassador's massive silver cistern under threat of permanent posting abroad

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a massive silver wine cistern commissioned by Thomas Wentworth

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of striking historical painting

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by 17th century Dutch artist Jan de Bray.

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of striking historical painting

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on the painting David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant

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

  • 18th century British Ambassador's massive silver cistern under threat of permanent posting abroad

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a massive silver wine cistern commissioned by Thomas Wentworth.

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

  • Business plan shifts power from government to the people

    The Home Office business plan sets out a radical plan for reform that will change the way we’re held to account for the work we do.

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

  • Tilley Awards recognises crime-cracking initiatives

    An operation which reduced the number of sex workers from 200 to zero topped this year's Home-Office-backed Tilley Awards.

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

  • Controlled Waste Regulations consultation published

    A consultation on proposals to replace or amend the Controlled Waste Regulations (1992) relating to certain non-domestic properties.

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

  • Research reports on bovine tb in badgers published

    Research reports related to the control of bovine tuberculosis in badgers have been made public today.

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

  • New safeguards for chickens

    Two regulations on poultry welfare announced.

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

  • Defra publishes Business Plan

    Defra has today published its Business Plan which sets out the department’s priorities and commitments for the next 5 years.

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

  • Business secretary welcomes Chinese recognition of Scotch Whisky

    Chinese recognise Scotch Whisky as whisky produced in Scotland, which industry experts estimate will increase sales by tens of millions of pounds a year.

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