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  • Priti Patel is the British government’s 'first foot' to India

    Minister for Employment and Indian Diaspora Champion embarks on three-city visit to India to build on success of PM Modi’s visit to UK.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Culture Secretary appoints new Historic England Commissioners

    John Whittingdale, Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has appointed five new Historic England Commissioners.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 400 years after, Shakespeare lives

    An opinion editorial by the Prime Minister in honour of playwright, William Shakespeare.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Churches Conservation Trust appointment: Simon Jenkins

    The Queen has approved that Simon Jenkins may be appointed as a Member of the Churches Conservation Trust.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Celebrating the life and legacy of Shakespeare in 2016

    PM David Cameron launched ‘Shakespeare Lives’, a global programme of activities and events to run in more than seventy countries.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Amazon lockers in libraries

    Amazon lockers in libraries provide a new income stream and help customer access, as residents can pick up orders from a location near their work or home.

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  • Launch of 200th anniversary of Bahrain - UK relations

    Launch of 200th anniversary of Kingdom of Bahrain and United Kingdom relations

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Shakespeare lives

    Prime Minister David Cameron's op-ed on the celebration of 400 years since William Shakespeare's death.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • “Shakespeare Lives” launches in Singapore

    Celebrating Shakespeare’s works and his influence on culture, education and society on the 400th anniversary of his death.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Office hosts UK-Taiwan RMB Conference

    The Conference on “Trends and Developments in the International RMB Market” was held in Taipei on 30 December 2015

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Uruguayan journalists visited Falkland Islands

    A group of Uruguayan journalists were invited by local government to visit the Falkland Islands in November/December this year.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Message from the British High Commissioner on the Eve of Christmas and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Birthday

    I would like to wish everyone in Pakistan celebrating Christmas, ‘Bara Din Mubarak’.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 2015 'highlights' from the British Embassy Quito

    We have chosen our top 10 moments from 2015. Merry Christmas and a GREAT 2016!

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • ‘Lost’ £30m masterpiece now at risk of leaving UK

    Export bar placed on Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prime Minister appoints five new British Museum Trustees

    Elizabeth Corley, Muriel Gray, Sir Paul Ruddock, Mark Price and Dame Nemat (Minouche) Shafik have been appointed by the Prime Minister as Trustees of the British Museum for terms of 4 years each.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Presentation of the 2016 Shakespeare Calendar in Argentina

    Fundación Romeo’s 2016 Shakespeare Calendar was presented on Thursday 17 December at the British Ambassador’s Residence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Bexley and Bromley working together

    The London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley have a shared library service for all back office, management, professional and support services including local studies and archives services.

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  • Star Wars made GREAT in Britain: ‘INSPIRATION’ with Jessica Ennis-Hill

    Olympic and World Champion athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill discusses which character she relates to, her advice for future generations – and who would win the Star Wars Olympics.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Culture Secretary appoints six new trustees to the board of National Museums Liverpool

    Jenny Baxter, Heather Lauder, Clive Wilson, James Chapman, Ian Rosenblatt and Virginia Tandy OBE have been appointed by the Culture Secretary as Trustees of National Museums Liverpool for terms of 4 years each.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • WWII scientist’s Nobel Prize medal risks leaving UK

    Sir Hans Krebs’ Nobel Prize Medal has had a temporary export bar placed on it by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government