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  • Lessons from Helmand are honing skills of Army's top shots

    Up-to-the-minute lessons being brought back from southern Afghanistan's front lines are redefining marksmanship within the Army; changes brought into sharp focus during the 2010 Central Skill-at-Arms Meeting. Report by Stephen Tyler.

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

  • Funding to tackle knife, gun and gang crime

    More than £18m to tackle knife, gun and gang crime has been announced by the Home Secretary.

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

  • OPCW Executive Council meeting: 18 April update on the use of a nerve agent in Salisbury

    Update by Peter Wilson, UK Permanent Representative to the OPCW, following the OPCW Technical Secretariat's assistance to the UK after the Salisbury attack.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Awards recognise the best of Restorative Justice

    Jeremy Wright presented two awards to recognise the achievements of those working in Restorative Justice.

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

  • Colour Serjeant Kevin Charles Fortuna killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Colour Serjeant Kevin Charles Fortuna from A Company, 1st Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 23 May 2011.

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  • "This is the reality of life today in Syria"

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in UN Security Council Meeting on Syria

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Theo the superhero dog

    Theo, a Springer spaniel cross who holds the record for finding the most improvised explosive devices and weapons in Afghanistan, has had his tour extended due to his amazing success.

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

  • Great Britain: the best place in the world to do science

    David Willetts announced several new investments in UK science to an audience of scientists, apprentices and schoolchildren at Jodrell Bank.

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

  • "I encourage the Committee to continue to be bold in its ambitions in response to the proliferation threats we must face together."

    Statement by Ambassador Tatham of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council meeting on the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

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

  • Artillery competition trains gunners for rapid reaction role

    Colchester-based 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) held a best gun detachment competition last week at Warcop, in Cumbria…

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

  • Defence Secretary cuts ribbon on Bolton-based missile factory

    Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today officially opened a Bolton-based factory where almost 700 staff are making multi-million-pound missiles for British soldiers, warships and fighter jets.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • DSEI 2015

    Speech by Michael Fallon, Secretary of State for Defence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM statement on Syria: 16 April 2018

    Prime Minister Theresa May gives a statement on Syria.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • "We should make sanctions as easy to implement as possible.

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Debate on Working Methods (Sanctions)

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Corporal Rodney Wilson killed in Iraq

    It is with much sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Rodney Wilson from 4th Battalion The Rifles, in southern Iraq on Thursday 7 June 2007.

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  • Funding to tackle knife, gun and gang crime

    The Government is today announcing a total of over £18 million of ring-fenced funding over two years for police, local agencies and the…

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

  • Corporal Jason Stuart Barnes killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Jason Stuart Barnes from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), attached to 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, on Tuesday 22 July 2008 in...

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  • "The United Kingdom supports an ambitious review of the UN global counter terrorism strategy."

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Briefing by Subsidiary bodies on Counter Terrorism.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 94nd session of the Executive Council of the OPCW

    Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Officer awarded first Chief Firearms Instructor’s coin

    The Civil Nuclear Constabulary's PC Catherine Fisher has become the first officer to be awarded the Chief Firearms Instructor’s (CFI) coin for excellence.

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