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  • Britain to have new national high-speed rail network

    Britain will have a national high speed rail network providing vital new capacity and faster journeys across the country from 2026.

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

  • Government backs smartphone app to pinpoint potholes

    DfT pledges cash to enable CTC, the National Cycling Charity to revamp it's 'Fill that hole' website and develop a new potholes app.

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

  • Chancellor unveils Crossrail’s new tunnel under the Thames

    Latest Crossrail tunnel will slash journey times from south-east London and support the construction of new housing.

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

  • Commonwealth team paddles all the way to the finish line

    British High Commission Belmopan supports local school in La Ruta Maya River Challenge 2013.

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

  • RAF officer first woman to complete Enduroman event

    Flight Lieutenant Cadman is a training officer with HQ Air Cadets at RAF Cranwell. She has just completed the Enduroman Arch2Arc Challenge, …

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

  • Top LA directors show dangers of using mobiles while driving

    New pink kittens THINK! road safety campaign is aimed at younger drivers.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Extra motorway lanes saving drivers 40 minutes each week

    Extra lanes and new technology on one of England’s busiest stretches of motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each week.

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  • Father cycles around UK in memory of soldier son

    The father of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan began the final leg of a 2,460-mile (3,960km) charity cycle ride around the UK this week.

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

  • Transport Statistics Great Britain 2013 video

    Video conveying facts from the Transport Statistics Great Britain 2013.

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

  • Foreign Office charity marathon spans the globe in 24 hours

    The #diplomile will cover 155 British Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, from Samoa to Vancouver and Wellington to Reykjavik.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Military Cross for soldier who continued to fight after being just 'a hair's breadth from death'

    A soldier who had a lucky escape after being shot in the head as he ran to protect a wounded comrade in northern Helmand has been awarded a Military Cross.

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

  • Signals soldiers run Kabul marathon in memory of fallen colleague

    Soldiers from 2 Signal Regiment currently serving in Afghanistan have completed a marathon in Kabul to raise money for a charity in memory of one of their colleagues killed on operations two years ago.

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

  • High Speed Rail 2

    HS2 oral statement regarding the decision to go ahead.

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

  • Technological trials to help future proof roads

    Government to provide £23 million for research and trials on new surface materials or pothole repair techniques.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Drink driving: The hidden cost of a humble pint

    £50,000 pint of beer revealed as part of government’s latest THINK! campaign.

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

  • Longest stretch of England's coastline to open for public

    Progress on England's Coast Path with more miles set to open in the spring.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Government kick-starts work on Future of Mobility Grand Challenge

    New plans could be the start of an exciting and profound change in how people, goods and services move around the country.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Don’t use the hard shoulder as a naughty step!

    It’s a familiar scene for most parents driving on a motorway – children misbehaving. But the answer is not to do as one set of parents did and use the hard shoulder as a naughty step.

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  • Focus on brisk walking, not just 10,000 steps, say health experts

    Public Health England and the Royal College of GPs are encouraging adults to focus on walking briskly rather than just counting steps to improve their health.

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  • Sport Relief 2014 - Greece

    Be a good Sport: On Sunday 16 March, the British Embassy Athens invites you to run or walk a Sport Relief mile (1.6km), in support of Shedia

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