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  • Royal Navy warship makes drugs bust

    Sailors from HMS Lancaster have seized cannabis and cocaine with a street value of nearly £58 million while on operations in the Caribbean.

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

  • Cannabis seized at Port of Harwich

    Border Force officers seize cannabis worth more than £1.7m at Port of Harwich.

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

  • Man jailed for Southend cannabis smuggling

    A Spanish man has been jailed after he was caught by Border Force officers attempting to smuggle cannabis worth more than £2,000 into the UK at Southend Airport.

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

  • British forces help make record drug bust at sea

    Over 1,000 kilos of heroin have been seized in a Royal Navy-led multinational maritime forces and counter-terrorism operation.

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

  • Vince Cable leads delegation to enhance strategic partnership with Brazil

    Secretary of State for Business Dr Vince Cable is to lead a delegation of more than 25 world-class UK companies to Brazil on Tuesday, in the first ministerial visit between the countries since the UK elections in May

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

  • Four tonnes of cannabis seized in English Channel

    Approximately four tonnes of cannabis have been seized following a UK Border Agency operation in the English Channel.

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

  • World’s largest offshore windfarm to be built in the UK

    DONG Energy confirms a positive Final Investment Decision for Hornsea One offshore windfarm off the coast of Grimsby in Northern England

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Cannabis seized at Felixstowe

    Border Force officers at Felixstowe seize cannabis worth over £2.7m

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

  • Cannabis worth £625,000 seized by Border Force at Tilbury

    Cannabis with an estimated street value of £625,000 has been seized by Border Force officers at the Port of Tilbury.

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  • Record amount of heroin seized in the UK that was bound for Antwerp

    An international investigation has resulted in the largest ever seizure of heroin in the UK, denying vast sums of money to organised crime groups.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Tonne of cannabis seized by Border Force at London Gateway

    More than a tonne of cannabis was seized by Border Force officers at London Gateway.

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  • UK participates with large delegation at Impac4 Congress in Chile

    The British presence included a GREAT-branded stand and an event to promote the UK’s Blue Belt initiative in the Overseas Territories.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Essex drug-dealer jailed following Attorney General’s referral

    James Brooks is called to prison immediately after the Attorney General's action.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK wind energy goes large

    The power of the UK’s offshore and onshore wind resource is set to be harnessed further today, with the go-ahead given for two large wind farms.

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

  • Drug buster HMS Manchester returns home

    Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester returned home from the Caribbean today after a successful seven-month deployment in which she scored two major drug busts.

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

  • UK brings the most advanced technologies in agriculture

    The Department for International Trade is leading delegation of 6 British agri-tech companies at Agro-Tech in Chandigarh, 19 to 22 November.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Drug treatment performing well but faces big challenges

    Drug treatment in England continued to perform well in 2012 to 2013, helping just over 29,000 people to recover from addiction.

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  • Sex offender sentences hit record levels

    Average sentence increased by 4.5 months and number of convictions reaches 10 year high.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary delivers speech on Human Trafficking

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken at the opening of the Parliamentarians Against Human Trafficking London Conference.

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

  • Trade Minister champions UK SMEs in US ahead of trade talks

    Business leaders across Texas have met with International Trade Minister Conor Burns this week to discuss the benefits of future UK-US Free Trade Agreement.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government