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  • Chancellor donates £10m to landmine research

    Sir Bobby Charlton’s landmine-clearing charity, Find a Better Way, to receive a £10 million grant to support its ground breaking scientific work.

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

  • Digital economy: investing in the Internet of Things

    Investors got a taste of some of the UK’s most innovative Internet of Things projects at an Innovate UK showcase event in London.

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  • UK Space Agency’s second CubeSat mission is taking shape

    The UK Space Agency’s next CubeSat mission, AlSat Nano, is starting to take shape, following the selection of the mission’s payloads.

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  • Ticket buyers benefit from CMA action

    Music lovers, sports fans and theatre goers using secondary ticket sites will have access to better information to help them know what they are buying, following action by the CMA.

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  • Global social economy promoted in Scotland

    Francis Maude announced a global campaign to promote the UK social economy, meeting Scottish social entrepreneurs at Chivas distillery.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Mexican Foreign Minister to the UK

    The Foreign Secretary and Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade Kuribreña met during the State Visit of President Peña Nieto.

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

  • Hugo Swire remarks on the UK and Mexico at Canning House

    Minister Swire gave a concluding address following Mexican President Peña Nieto's Canning Lecture.

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

  • Nick Clegg meets President Enrique Peña Nieto

    The Deputy Prime Minister met President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico today (4 March 2015) during the President's state visit to the UK.

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

  • Thailand 'Shopping is GREAT Britain' competition: how to enter

    Shoppers in Thailand have the chance to win a trip to London, as well as other prizes by entering a competition.

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

  • Secretary of State, Ed Davey, has responded to LetterOne

    The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, has written back to LetterOne regarding its acquisition of Dea UK.

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

  • Ofwat refers Bristol Water appeal

    Ofwat has referred an appeal from Bristol Water plc to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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  • Overnight closures on M3 in Surrey and Hampshire

    Road users in Surrey are advised the eastbound M3 will be closed between junction 2 Runnymede and junction 3 Camberley this week to install cross carriageway ducts as part of the scheme to transform this section of the M3 in…

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  • Connecting innovators: the Knowledge Transfer Network

    From the discovery of DNA to inventing the world wide web the UK has a reputation for world-leading creativity and inventiveness.

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  • Ed Vaizey's speech to the Oxford Media Convention 2015

    Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Vaizey's keynote speech at Oxford Media Convention 2015 on the role of government in the multi-media age

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

  • Austrian companies explore UK and EU 2015 outlook for investment

    A panel of experts discussed international growth, economic and political trends and shared their experience of the UK business environment.

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

  • Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns welcomes Network Rail proposals to modernise railways in Wales

    Alun Cairns: "It is essential that Wales has cutting edge transport links."

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

  • UK Defence Secretary visits Oman

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon MP visited Oman today.

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

  • UK trade delegation to visit Bulgaria to explore business opportunities

    GREAT Mega Mission 2015 will give British companies the chance to discuss potential partnerships in Bulgaria and Romania, from 9 to 12 March.

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

  • Leading UN human rights expert visits UK Export Finance

    Professor John Ruggie, the author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, met with senior officials from UK Export Finance and members of its advisory council for discussions on human rights and support fo…

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

  • CMA receives two appeal applications over electricity distribution network price controls

    Northern Powergrid (Northeast) Limited and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc and British Gas Trading Limited (BGT) have sought permission from the CMA to appeal against Ofgem’s RIIO-ED1 price controls for electricity distri…

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