Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters from RAF Odiham, supported by around 90 British troops, are now on the ground and ready to begin providing logistical and troop movement support to our allies. Armed Forces minister Mark Lancaster said: “The U… read more
Sailors, soldiers and airmen received the Operational Service Medal Iraq and Syria, also know as the Operation Shader medal, from Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. It is the first operational service medal to be created since 2003 and has its own di… read more
The Prime Minister will reaffirm her commitment to a Brexit that avoids a hard border and protects the Belfast Agreement, in a visit to Northern Ireland this week (Thursday 19 – Friday 20 July). In a visit to a border area on Thursday with the Secreta… read more
The UK’s Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, has visited South Sudan to call on all parties to find an urgent solution to the conflict which is causing extreme man-made suffering across the country. During her visit, Mrs Baldwin made clear that the… read more
Introduced in March, this legislation originally contained provision for councils to double the rate of tax on properties that had been empty for 2 years or more. The government is now going further and introducing an amendment that would allow counci… read more