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A fairer deal for service accommodation
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UK ends combat operations in Helmand
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Review of military medals
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Bye-bye Bastion
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£1.5bn UK military air traffic management deal
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UK warship seizes £10m cocaine haul
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Staff cuts at army training ranges ‘could put lives at risk’, warns Unite
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Forces medics bid farewell to Bastion
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Armed Forces Covenant: Part 5: Defence Committee calls for more resources to support the mental health of servicemen
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Defence Secretary leads First World War commemorations in India
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WAG: Jane Hutt joins veterans at 70th Anniversary Commemoration of the liberation of ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Tesco pledges support for UK Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
Cathedrals secure £8m for repairs as part of First World War Centenary Fund
TNA: Latest batch of MI5 files released
ESRC: Schools: New role needed for 'crucial' amateur governors
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ESRC: Mass observation reveals minutiae of daily life
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ESRC: Anti-social behaviour a consequence, rather than a cause of homelessness
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Ageing exhibition kicks off 2014 Festival of Social Science
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ESRC: Crime falling? Yes, but it's also evolving in Scotland
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Students challenged to design audio & visual tools to improve travel for blind & deaf bus passengers
Aberdeen building showcased in Venice
CIH publishes his first findings on Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Monitor: Patients of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust to be treated by neighbouring trusts following transfer of services
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Greater say for patients as Monitor authorises 3 new foundation trusts
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CQC finds a lack of improvement made by a nursing home in St Helens
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CQC requires immediate action to improve the standards of care provided by Irvine Care Limited
HEFCE: UK review of National Student Survey – the next phase
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Quality Assessment Review Steering Group announced
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STFC: House of Lords praises North West digital hub during visit to Daresbury
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STFC receives Investors in People Gold award following its latest IiP review
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University of Hawai‘i Assumes Ownership of UK Infrared Telescope on Maunakea
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NE: Rare plants to receive ‘intensive care’ on Devon coast
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NE project shortlisted for Heritage Angels award
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NE: Hen harrier satellite tracking programme results 2007 to 2014
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NE: Bure Marshes restoration receives Heritage Lottery Fund grant
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EA: Public urged to help stop the spread of quagga mussels
Ofgem sets out funding plans for £1bn transmission subsea link
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Ofgem's response to National Grid's Winter Outlook Report 2014/15
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ESRC: Energy biographies reveal the challenges of changing our habits
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Ofgem publishes its latest Supply Market Indicator (SMI) - 12-month forward look at cost trends
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NHS Scotland makes preparations for winter
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Winter Mortality in Scotland 2013-14: lowest since records began more than 60 years ago
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£97m supercomputer makes UK world leader in weather and climate science
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Cray announced as supplier for Met Office supercomputer
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Scots encouraged to make organ donation wishes known
ScotGov: First Minister announces £300k for Forth Bridges 3D digitalisation project
Islands working group meets - Issued on behalf of Shetland, Orkney & Comhairle nan Eilean Siar councils
Wales celebrates ‘Welsh Great’ Dylan Thomas
LGA: Councils reveal £4.3bn funding 'black hole' in adult social care by end of decade
UNICEF: 2.6m more children plunged into poverty in rich countries during Great Recession
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UNICEF: One Goal - Helping to protect children from the danger of malaria
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RoSPA welcomes Scotland's move to lower drink-drive limit in time for Christmas
Constable painting acquired for the nation through our Acceptance in Lieu scheme
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Last chance to keep rare 14th century Italian painting in the UK
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Cameron must condemn modern slavery in Qatar, says the TUC
More details released on CAP Reform in England
Celebrate Scotland’s National Day on your doorstep this November
‘Significant weakening’ of plans to manage flood risk from new development
LGA: Urgent review of social work 'skills crisis' needed to help recruit quality social workers
1,000 buildings in UK cities to get free public Wi-Fi
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30 public buildings in Cardiff are to be transformed into free Wi-Fi hotspots
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Cutting ESA would be plundering the safety net that workers pay into, says TUC