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UK and France working together in the EU

Minister for Europe Baroness Kinnock held talks with her French counterpart Pierre Lellouche on a wide range of EU issues including Security and Defence on Thursday 2 July.


Live Web Stream with UK Ambassador to North Korea

Peter Hughes, the UK's Ambassador to Pyongyang, will be giving a media briefing on North Korea at 10:15am BST on 3 July. Watch it live.


New guidance issued as reports of forced marriage increase

Forced Marriage Unit guidelines encourage front line workers to unite in action before summer holiday peak.


Final report on alleged corruption in Turks and Caicos Islands

The Rt Hon Sir Robin Auld concluded there was 'a high probability of systemic corruption' by elected members of the Turks and Caicos Islands during his final report.


PM deeply disappointed at recent behaviour of the Iranian regime

Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Gordon Brown again expressed his disappointment at the explusion of British diplomats and the detention of staff at the British embassy in Tehran.


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