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On 18 March the Defence Secretary announced new measures to enable armed forces personnel to support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The British Forces Post Office (BFPO) provides a postal service to HM Forces, separate from that provided by Royal Mail in the United Kingdom. British Forces Post Office ceased to be an agency on 1 April 2007, its services are...
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British nationals should leave Lebanon immediately, ministers have warned, as the government bolsters its presence in the region.
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