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How do you float a 65,000-tonne ship? - HMS Queen Elizabeth undergoes inclining test - (Humanitarian supplies reach Iraq town of Amerli ~ £1m makeover for Armed Forces Memorial and support for Welsh veterans ~ NATO jets to soar across Welsh skies in Summit flypast ~ RAF passes on Baltic air policing role after a 4-month NATO deployment to secure NATO's airspace over Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania ~ Resource for key stages 1 to 4 has been launched to educate children about the work of the UK armed forces ~ Reserves minister visits British troops on exercise in Poland ~ UK jobs secured by £3.5bn contract for new fighting vehicle ~ Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles ~ Positive feedback on recruit training ~ Daring night helicopter assaults end NATO exercise)
Civilian Gallantry List: 2014 – (Honours: celebrating contributions to health & care - call for honours nomination)
Featherstone: UK pledges further support for humanitarian crisis in South Sudan – (UNICEF delivers emergency aid to children in Amerli, Iraq ~ Amid ongoing conflict, Iraq completes massive polio campaign for children with support from UNICEF and WHO)
Copeland in the Lake District is last place left in England with ‘easily affordable’ housing
Preferred BBC Trust Chair Candidate Announced
Good news for most water customers’ bills – but it’s not job done – (Struggling water customers ‘suffering in silence’ and missing out on vital support)
Met Office launches renewables service in Germany
Cash becoming more popular than pension contributions for top directors - TUC
Fast Stream offers route to civil service careers for future leaders - Applications now open
New platforms completed on Thameslink Programme
East Kent Hospitals put in special measures by Monitor – (Kent Community Health NHS Trust rated Good by Chief Inspector of Hospitals ~ Patients at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust waiting too long for A&E and cancer care ~ Derby Hospitals make significant progress in tackling A&E delays
Autumn Statement 2014 date announced by Chancellor
Celebrating London's sporting heritage
Come & welcome Team Wales home at a special Commonwealth Games homecoming event this week
North Molton in Devon gets mobile coverage for the first time thanks to Government funding
SFTCL: Ground-breaking for ground-breaking science
UK Research Partnership Investment Fund round 4
Celebrating the Canal & River Trust’s Olympic Legacy
Ofgem set targets achieve first step in npower customer service improvements
Deputy PM announces Kew Gardens funding to be protected at current levels
Passengers to benefit from £210m boost to UK’s busiest commuter network with 150 new carriages
Deputy PM announces plans for a new map, from OS, of accessible green space for England & Wales
LGA: Parents being forced to buy school uniform unnecessarily – (CAB: Parents find school uniforms more costly this year than last – impacts on first choice of schools)
Hilary Spencer appointed new Director of Civil Service Learning
Vulnerable claimants to face hardship from longer wait for financial help
Enjoy London on a budget
Work begins on Exeter Flood Defence Scheme with works to deepen the Trew’s flood relief channel
HEFCE: Register of higher education providers launched

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