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  • First World War Quotation Competition – winners are announced

    Winners of the First World War Quotation Competition have been announced.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Embassy Bucharest supports Bucharest Pride Festival

    Joint Statement Expressing Support for Bucharest Pride Festival

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Science and Innovation Fund (Costa Rica): Call for Bids 2015/2016

    The call for bids for the Science and Innovation Fund is now open.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Ouarzazate; increased participation of Moroccan women in political life

    Moroccan Civil Society led by Mouvement Parité et Democratie leads on a debate on Political participation and representation of women in the Ouarzazate / Zagora region: Lever of local, provincial, and regional development.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Questions about life on the Costa del Sol?

    Nerja Town Hall and British Consulate invite British residents to attend free information event on 20th May

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HM The Queen leads VE Day 70 commemorations at Westminster Abbey

    HM The Queen has led the nation in marking VE Day 70 today, 10 May, at a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Sir Nicholas Soames MP message to St Petersburg Veterans, Friday 8 May

    Message from The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames MP to Veterans reception in St Petersburg, Friday 8 May

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Cenotaph service leads 3 days of events to mark 70th anniversary of VE Day

    A Service of Remembrance was held at the Cenotaph in London to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) today (Friday 8 May).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British government to present 1946 George Cross medal

    The British High Commission will on Monday, return to the widow of an Indian soldier, a George Cross medal stolen from her in 2002.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Ambassador tells Uzbek students about the Magna Carta

    British Ambassador delivers a presentation at the Tashkent State University of Law.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The two-minute silence: remembrance of the Glorious Dead

    In the build up to Victory in Europe (VE) Day we look at the history of the two-minute silence.

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

  • Russian schools remember our shared history during World War II

    British Consul General in St Petersburg Keith Allan recently visited Russian schools in Pushkin and Murmansk. In this blog, Keith shares his experience of meeting the teachers and students, and how both schools are doing a g…

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

  • VE Day 70th anniversary: Nick Clegg message

    The Deputy Prime Minister marked the 70th anniversary of VE Day, paying tribute to the bravery of those who fought in the Second World War.

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

  • Advice for British nationals in Kolkata

    The Consular Section at the British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata will be closed on Monday, 11 May 2015.

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

  • Advice for British nationals in Kolkata

    The Consular Section at the British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata will be closed on Monday, 11 May 2015.

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

  • Call for Bids: British Embassy Yerevan

    The British Embassy Yerevan is accepting bids to its “BRITISH HORIZONS” initiative.

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

  • Shakespeare Lives

    Biggest ever global celebration of Shakespeare will take place in 2015/16.

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

  • Suffragan Bishop of Maidstone: Roderick Charles Howell Thomas

    The Queen has approved the nomination of Roderick Charles Howell Thomas to the Suffragan See of Maidstone in the Diocese of Canterbury.

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

  • Ambassador for a Day

    The British Embassy welcomes Mathias Bustos, student from the British School Quito, awarded “Ambassador for a Day” prize.

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

  • Minister for Human Rights marks World Press Freedom Day

    Baroness Anelay celebrates World Press Freedom Day and reinforces importance of open debate.

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