Travel Advisories
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Joint Statement of The Northern Group of Defence Ministers, 20 May 2020
Today, 20 May 2020, under the current chairmanship of Latvia, the Defence Ministers of the Northern Group (consisting of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,…
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Government introduces legislation to relieve burden on businesses and support economic recovery
The government today (Wednesday 20 May) introduced the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill in Parliament, which will put in place a series of measures to amend insolvency and company law…
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Culture Secretary announces Cultural Renewal Taskforce
In total, five new ministerial-led taskforces have been set up to develop blueprints for how and when closed businesses and venues can reopen safely, following publication of the UK government’s…
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New Culture Commissioner named and Taskforce set up to aid sector recovery from coronavirus
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, has appointed Neil Mendoza as the new Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal. Mr Mendoza will provide an expert and independent voice to the government, and…
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Government unlocks £150 million from dormant accounts for coronavirus response
Building on the unprecedented £750 million charity support package from government £200 million of funding distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund, open for bids from small charities on Friday…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): scientific evidence supporting the UK government response
During a response to a virus of this nature, it is imperative that the public is confident the government has based its decisions on a representative range of the most…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to all postmasters
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Rwanda
Violence and crime Grenade attacks and other violence have occurred from time to time since 2009, including in Kigali. People have been killed and injured in these attacks. One person…
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14-year minimum jail terms for most dangerous terror offenders
serious terror offenders to spend longer in prison no prospect of automatic early release up to 25 years monitoring after leaving prison The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill marks the largest…
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Addressing the pressing humanitarian need in Syria
Thank you very much, Mr President. Let me just start, if I might, Mr President, by saying that I think it’s really important that we try to keep the politics…