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The Ministry of Defence is deploying an additional 1,200 members of the Armed Forces to provide resilience and flexibility as the busiest period of the London 2012 Games approaches.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British soldiers based in Kabul have been working alongside the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) to deliver essential aid to some of the city's poorest inhabitants.
Fire crews from the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) have lent their support to tackling a major fire at a vehicle scrapyard and metal recycling facility in Royal Wootton Bassett on 5 July 2012.
Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Syria is high on the agenda as well as conclusions on Zimbabwe.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK will continue to support the government of Iraq in it's efforts to defeat terrorism.
The Ministry of Defence has signed a multi-million pound contract for new boots for the Army, Royal Navy and RAF.
The resting place of a Second World War RAF Hurricane pilot listed as missing in action for more than 70 years has been found.
Five years ago, Private Derek Derenalagi lost both legs when he was injured in Afghanistan. Now he's been selected to compete with Team GB at the Paralympics. Report by Lorraine McBride.
HMS Sutherland has stopped off at Gibraltar to take part in a series of gunnery exercises as she begins her six-month deployment.
Actor Simon Pegg has joined patients and staff at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court to see the development of a new cinema and entertainment centre for injured Service personnel before it opens i…
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: The Security Council has not shouldered its responsibilities and so it is not doing what it should be doing to try to bring a solution to this
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after the passage of UNSC Resolution 2059, an extension of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a new Physical and Remedial Training Centre for 40 Commando Royal Marines (40 Cdo RM ) at Norton Manor Camp in Somerset.
The head of the Royal Air Force has visited Swanwick to meet air traffic controllers managing British skies during the Olympic Games.
The Commander of the Afghan Army's 3/215 Brigade, Brigadier General Sherin Shah, has visited members of 4th Mechanized Brigade ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 17 in September.
David Cameron ends Helmand visit at Camp Bastion with Estonian PM Andrus Ansip, Estonian and British troops.
PM: We are strengthening democracy and governance so that all Afghans can play their part in developing a more prosperous country.
Joint Statement on the occasion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-United Kingdom Special Trilateral Meeting.
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