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  • Taliban flee without a shot as 2 SCOTS and Afghan troops clear Helmand village

    2 SCOTS and Afghan troops have cleared and secured a town with no resistance, a sign seen by many to show the increasingly-weakened state of the Taliban insurgency in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • Helicopter Force joins 3 Cdo Brigade to prepare for Afghan deployment

    Salisbury Plain will be buzzing with activity for the next few weeks as Joint Helicopter Command plays its part supporting 3 Commando (Cdo) Brigade's preparations for Afghanistan ahead of their deployment on Operation HE…

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

  • Sister ships sail the Solent

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), was killed in Helmand today, Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • Joe Harley CBE appointed Chief Information Officer for the UK Government

    From 1 February 2011, Joe Harley CBE will assume the position of Chief Information Officer for the UK government.

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

  • Privy Council Appointments

    Simon Burns MP and Elfyn Llwyd MP receive approval to be sworn of Her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 31 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: AV Bill, NHS reforms and misc.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 31 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Egypt, AV Bill, Bribery Act, Health Bill and misc.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on situation in Egypt

    Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed his deep concern about the ongoing violence in Egypt and emphasised the need for peaceful reform.

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

  • Egypt: PM calls for orderly transition to democratic government

    Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have called for an 'orderly transition' to a democratic government in Egypt.

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

  • Publication of the Revised Lexicon of UK Civil Protection Terminology

    The latest release of Lexicon of UK Civil Protection Terminology, Version 2.0.1, was published in January 2011.

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls on President Mubarak to listen to legitimate grievances of Egyptian people

    "We remain deeply concerned about the level of violence we have witnessed over the past few days."

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

  • Joint UK-France-Germany statement on Egypt.

    A joint statement by Prime Minister David Cameron, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel on the situation in Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on protests in Egypt

    Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed concern at the violence surrounding today’s protests, calling for all involved to refrain from violence.

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

  • Prime Minister makes case for confident Europe

    Prime Minister David Cameron has called upon European economies to act with confidence by tackling sovereign debt issues and driving enterprise, innovation and open trade.

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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

  • Royal Engineers commander working in Helmand praises unit's hometown for support

    The Commanding Officer of a Woodbridge-based Army unit currently deployed in Afghanistan has paid tribute to the town, praising the local community as 'the envy of many a regiment'.

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

  • British-mentored Afghan Police crush insurgent influence

    Afghan National Police who are being mentored by Delta Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), have mounted an operation in which insurgent influence was crus…

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

  • Soldiers take part in annual skiing competition in the French Alps

    The top honours at the 1 (UK) Armoured Division's annual military skiing contest, Exercise Pipedown, have once again gone to 1 Logistic Support Regiment (1 LSR), who have dominated the competition over previous years.

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

  • Troops of HERRICK 14 prepare for Afghan deployment

    Hundreds of Service personnel are currently engaged in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in preparation for the next tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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

  • Meet Britain's oldest boy band

    Racing into the Top 20, the Chelsea Pensioners' debut album has taken the charts by storm.

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