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With the country in the grip of what’s set to be the coldest December for 100 years, England’s Fire and Rescue Services are advising their residents…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British Consular staff around the world write about the highs and lows of holiday travel
Service personnel are urging members of the public to avoid sending unsolicited Christmas gifts and packages to operational theatres.
Around 1,800 offenders are wearing alcohol tags over the festive period as part of the government’s drive to protect the public from drink-fuelled crime.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Christmas and New Year message from the Chief Executive
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The British embassies launched a digital campaign inspired by the famous poem " ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore.
New research lifts lid on kids’ anti smoking attitudes
Opening times for DVLA's contact centre over Christmas and the New Year.
Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson looks back over the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office helping British people overseas in the past year.
The British Embassy Quito held its annual Christmas reunion with the members of the British community in Quito.
The annual Christmas Box campaign was launched today – 100 years since the first Christmas boxes were sent during the First World War
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New campaign to help relatives spot and support loved ones with dementia over the festive season.
The MOD expresses its gratitude for the support and generosity many members of the public show in this period but is reminding them that the…
Work of the Department for Communities and Local Government during Christmas Recess.
As the Department launches a second wave of its advertising campaign aimed at getting loved ones to quit smoking, new research reveals children…
Border Force officers are warning festive shoppers against buying counterfeit goods this Christmas after seizing thousands of fakes at the UK’s ports, airports and postal hubs.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Rivers and fisheries in Norfolk and Bedfordshire have received an early Christmas present of 17,400 fish being released as part of a yearly stocking programme.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has sent a Christmas and New Year message to Armed Forces personnel.
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