Speech: Financial Secretary on home ownership
I’m really pleased to have the chance to speak to you all today.Now, you’ll know better than most that the dream of home-ownership is of real personal importance to millions of Britons.I think it’s...
View ArticleNews story: Tour de France inspires children
Sports Minister Helen Grant visited Yorkshire to hear about plans for the Tour De France Grand Depart and see how children in the county are getting inspired by the biggest cycle race in the world...
View ArticleNews story: EU Foreign Ministers discuss Ukraine
Speaking to media before the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Athens today (4 April) the Foreign Secretary William Hague said: It is important to keep strength and unity in the European Union on...
View ArticleNews story: Ukraine - latest updates
Updated: Added update 4 April updateThis page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:Foreign Office travel advice for Ukraine4 AprilForeign...
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News story: East Village springs to life as Olympic Park opens up
With Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park re-opening in full this weekend, London’s former Olympic Village, now known as East Village, has also opened up its 25 acres of new parks and wetlands fully for the...
View ArticlePress release: £4.3m pinch point improvement project to reduce congestion...
The work will involve widening all of the approaches to the M1 junction 41 roundabout, from 2 lanes to 3 lanes, widening the roundabout to accommodate three lanes, improving lining and signing,...
View ArticleNews story: Air quality is continuing to improve across the UK
In the last few days a combination of local emissions, light winds, pollution from the continent and dust blown over from the Sahara caused a spike in the UK Air Quality Index compiled by the...
View ArticleSpeech: Contribution of UK universities to national and local economic growth
Universities and higher education are worthwhile in their own right. They transform the lives of individuals and shape our society for the better. But today we are putting those benefits to one side....
View ArticleNews story: Smuggling: Women jailed for smuggling endangered Iguanas
Romanian nationals Angla-Alina Bita, 26, and Vitora-Oliva Bucsa, 24, were arrested after the animals were found by Border Force officers carrying out customs checks at Heathrow Terminal 5 on Monday 3...
View ArticlePress release: Government review into the law governing industrial disputes
An independent review into the legal implications of alleged intimidation tactics, announced by the government in November, was launched by the government today. The review will examine the law around...
View ArticlePress release: PM’s phone call with NATO Secretary General: April 2014
Following the phone call, a Downing Street spokesperson said:Earlier this afternoon, the Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen regarding the ongoing...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary welcomes elections in Afghanistan
Millions of Afghans today took part in elections to choose only their second president since 2001, and to elect Provincial Council representatives.Speaking about today’s elections, Foreign Secretary...
View ArticleSpeech: Speech at the re-opening of the Ratu Apenisa Memorial Church
Bula Vinaka Nakelo, thank you for your very kind and generous welcome today. I am delighted to see so many familiar and friendly faces.As British High Commissioner I am delighted to visit, for the...
View ArticlePress release: Elderly man gets stuck in soft sand after short stroll in...
An elderly man with a walking aid was rescued from soft sand just 50 metres off the prom in Morecombe today (6 April 2014) after he sank up to his knees.At just before 11.30am this morning Liverpool...
View ArticlePress release: Jobseekers required to do more to find work
Simply ‘signing-on’ for benefits will be a thing of the past under new rules coming into force at the end of this month which will mean jobseekers will have to do more to find work. Employment Minister...
View ArticleNews story: Foreign language driving tests end
The changes, announced today (7 April 2014) by Transport Minister Stephen Hammond, follows a public consultation.The changes will mean that candidates will now no longer be able to:take their car and...
View ArticleNews story: LawWorks and Attorney General’s Pro Bono Student Awards
The LawWorks and Attorney General’s Pro Bono Student Awards 2014 took place on Tuesday 1 April at the House of Commons.Speaking at the event, the Attorney General told the audience:The Student Awards...
View ArticlePress release: Extra borrowing powers for councils to build 10,000 affordable...
New borrowing powers will enable councils to build up to 10,000 affordable homes, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announced today (7 April 2014)....
View ArticlePress release: World health day – small bite, big threat
In support of the World Health Organization’s World Health Day, Public Health England (PHE) is urging people to be aware of the risk of Lyme disease transmitted by ticks, especially as we enter the...
View ArticlePress release: Minister for Africa condemns continued attacks on civilians in...
Following a sharp increase in violence in Darfur in 2014, Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds condemns attacks on civilians and calls for an immediate cessation of violence:I am extremely worried by the...
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