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  • Defence Secretary visits Royal Marines commandos in Norway

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has seen for himself Royal Marines commandos training alongside Dutch and Norwegian troops.

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

  • Naval duo recreate Shackleton rescue

    A Royal Marine and a Petty Officer were part of the first team to successfully recreate the famous Antarctic explorer's 1916 rescue mission.

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

  • Decrease in heat related illness reported to PHE

    Public Health England’s weekly surveillance reveals there was a decrease in reports of heat related illness from Monday 15 July to Sunday 21 July.

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  • British Designer makes his mark in South Africa

    Internationally renowned British architect Thomas Heatherwick, unveiled plans to convert the 1920s Grain Silo Complex at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town into a museum for contemporary African art

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

  • HMS Protector cuts through Antarctic ice

    The ship arrived in Antarctica for the first time two weeks ago after her long sail south from Portsmouth and is following up important survey…

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

  • Bicentenary of the Battle of Valparaiso is commemorated in Chile

    Chilean Navy commemorated the Bicentenary of the' Battle of Valparaiso' between Great Britain and the United States of America.

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

  • PHE response to ONS Excess Winter Mortality statistics

    PHE comments on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Excess Winter Mortality in England and Wales statistics, published today.

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  • Climate change: there is no plan B

    14 November 2011 Time is almost up. It is critical we secure a legally binding approach on climate change in Durban The lesson the world is…

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

  • Apaches return to HMS Illustrious

    The potency of the Apache was demonstrated last year courtesy of a succession of ‘surgical strikes’ against pro-government targets in Libya,…

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

  • UKHO Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to Admiral Carrasco

    Director of the Chilean Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service has been awarded for his contribution to world hydrography

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  • Proud British veterans carry Sochi Olympic flame

    British war veterans of the Arctic Convoys proudly carried the Olympic flame for Britain and Russia today.

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

  • HMS St Albans honours Arctic heroes 70 years on

    In rugged surroundings, the Commanding Officer of HMS St Albans, Commander Tom Sharpe, and Britain’s Ambassador to Iceland, Ian Whitting, cast…

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

  • Google Earth zooms in on dangerous climate change

    A new interactive Google Earth map showing the impacts of a 4°C world was launched today by the UK Government.

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

  • Thorp: One of the largest construction projects of the eighties

    As we approach the end of reprocessing in the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp), we speak to those who built it.

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  • Cold weather plan: reversion to level 1 alert

    Further to the level alert 2 issued on 12 January, the levels across England have now reverted to Level 1 Guidance on Cold Weather Alert threshhold…

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

  • HMS Protector arrives in Antarctica

    Her arrival, via Montevideo in Uruguay, coincided with the centenary of the Royal Navy’s Captain Scott reaching the South Pole. HMS Protector…

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

  • 3 Royal Welsh train for hot weather ops

    Reservists from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh have been put through their paces under the Cyprus sun.

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

  • HMS Edinburgh visits South Africa

    HMS Edinburgh and her ship's company recently visited Cape Town on a two-week maintenance stop during patrol operations in the South Atlantic.

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP speech: Pylon Design Competition Shortlisting event

    Introduction Thanks very much. I’m delighted to be here today, at the world’s greatest museum of art and design. I’m told there are four and…

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

  • HMS PROTECTOR marks centenary of the rescue of the crew of ENDURANCE

    Speech by Ambassador Fiona Clouder on board HMS Protector to mark the centenary of the rescue by Piloto Pardo of Shackleton's men.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government