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  • UK Merlins deliver aid to continue Ebola effort

    Royal Navy helicopters have delivered essential materials to Northern Sierra Leone as part of the UK’s ongoing efforts to tackle Ebola.

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

  • PM Commons statement: Intelligence and Security Committee report on Fusilier Lee Rigby

    Prime Minister David Cameron spoke on findings in the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament report on the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.

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

  • Thousands of forces families put down roots

    More than £28 million has been loaned to armed forces families to enable them to buy their first homes or to move up the property ladder.

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

  • UK Marks WWI Centenary in Uganda

    British Council screening of Oscar-nominated “War Horse” film

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

  • Contract signed for first production batch of F-35B aircraft

    The Ministry of Defence has signed the contract to order 4 Lightning II combat aircraft.

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

  • Home Secretary Theresa May on counter-terrorism

    We are engaged in a struggle fought on many fronts and in many forms.

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

  • British personnel leave southern Afghanistan

    UK service personnel have left southern Afghanistan after completing the most challenging military redeployment operation for a generation.

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

  • Royal Navy warship in Caribbean drugs bust

    HMS Argyll has dealt another blow to drug smugglers after seizing more than 850 kg of cocaine in a high speed midnight chase.

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

  • Ebola’s attack on West Africa is an attack on all of us. The international community must fight this together.

    Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council meeting on Ebola - 21 November 2014

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

  • UK troops conduct joint exercise in Poland

    Around 1,300 UK soldiers have been honing their skills in the largest armoured deployment to Eastern Europe for 6 years.

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

  • €1 billion contract to develop cutting-edge radar for Typhoon

    The £800 million contract for the development of a new electronic radar system for the Eurofighter Typhoon has been signed in Scotland.

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

  • Preferred bidder to run Defence Support Group announced

    The MOD has today announced the preferred bidder for the Defence Support Group’s land business as Babcock.

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

  • Preferred candidate for Service Complaints Commissioner announced

    The Ministry of Defence today announced the Government’s preferred candidate to succeed Dr Susan Atkins.

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

  • Welsh Guards’ new Surrey base £20 million revamp

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed the £20 million redevelopment of Elizabeth Barracks in Pirbright, Surrey, in preparation for the arrival of personnel from 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards.

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  • Crest Nicholson to be new partner for major new community in Cambridgeshire

    DIO selects Crest Nicholson as partner for major new community in Cambridgeshire.

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  • Australian Parliament: David Cameron's speech

    The Prime Minister addressed the Australian Parliament today on the affection between the 2 countries, ISIL, protectionism and democracy.

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

  • DIO provides new logistics facility in Surrey

    A new £7.5 million facility provides army recruits with the latest equipment and training at Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright.

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  • World War 1 commemorative plaque unveiled in Islamabad

    The plaque presented from the people of the UK commemorates Pakistan's First World War Victoria cross recipients

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

  • Soldier's mother thanked for generous contribution to cancer fund

    Deputy High Commissioner Daniel Salter personally thanked Mrs Naomi Rika for her generous donation to the Beatson Cancer Charity

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

  • Armed Forces Minister visits military medics fighting Ebola

    Mark Francois met British military personnel in Sierra Leone who are playing a vital role in the UK’s assistance in the fight against Ebola.

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