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Royal Navy drugs bust in Caribbean - £21m worth of cocaine seized after a 12-hour pursuit – (HMS Illustrious takes final bow ~ Guildford to host Armed Forces Day 2015)
Communities ministers attend first commemorative paving stones ceremonies - tributes to the bravery of World War One heroes – (Stephen Williams pays tribute to the bravery of Douglas Reynolds VC ~ Over 1m searches for war heroes’ wills - huge collection of poignant messages from Britain’s fallen
UNICEF airlifts 68 tonnes of supplies to Liberia, amplifying support to national response – (UNICEF statement on latest deaths of children in Israel and Gaza ~ UNICEF UK pays tribute to Lord Attenborough, Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and life-long advocate for children ~ UNICEF deploys its largest emergency supply operation ever in a single month)
Notice for students who have enrolled to start courses in 14/15 with private providers that have failed the designation process
TfL buys Covent Garden offices to generate non-fares income to reinvest back in to the transport network
LGA: Toxic fake cigarettes filled with asbestos and excrement seized by councils – (LGA - Councils warn of £1bn shortfall in funding for new school places)
£30m flood defence work starts at Broomhill Sands in Kent
Roads revolution sees extra 900 miles of capacity thanks to £24bn investment
Badger control measures authorised in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset
New hybrid bus charging technology trial announced
£1m regeneration projects for Grangetown announced – (£1m regeneration projects for Tredegar announced)
£4m of Welsh Government funding for new ambulances in a major upgrade of its fleet of vehicles
Water voles return to every county in England for the first time since 1989
NHS patients could benefit from new models of care used around the world according to Monitor
Anglo-Portuguese union agreement offers migrant workers new help with their rights – (The living wage is out of reach for most women working part-time in many parts of Britain)
London Overground donates rare 1950s oil tanker has been donated by TfL to Heritage museum
A batch of Tofutti Original Minis withdrawn
PX: 40 new garden cities needed to meet housing demand, say Prize finalists - Exhibition of entries to open on 4 September in London
FM and Secretary of State for Wales showcase Welsh business, education & tourism ahead of NATO Summit – (Leading Welsh chef to serve up Welsh banquet for world leaders ~ Defence will play an important role at the NATO Summit)
Primary test results: standards rising in all subjects
Next phase of Cardiff Capital Region Metro revealed
Environment Agency has passed halfway point of dredging on the Somerset Moors and Levels
The economic case for independence hasn't been made - CBI President Sir Mike Rake
A few days to go for the NHS to comment on how it will be honest & accountable
Ryder Cup: Visitors to experience enhanced connectivity on route to Gleneagles

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