TGS


16 August 2014

News story: Service personnel in Cyprus assist in aid air drops
seen at 18:30, 16 August in News and communications (Our copy).

In a visit to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon thanked British military personnel for their hard work in providing humanitarian aid to the people in Iraq.

UK humanitarian aid air...

News story: Iraq: UK government response
seen at 18:30, 16 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added latest MOD contribution to UK humanitarian aid efforts - Defence Secretary's visit to Cyprus.

The situation in Northern Iraq remains deeply worrying and we condemn the barbaric attacks waged...

Research and analysis: Forensic early warning system (FEWS) annual report
seen at 10:30, 16 August in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Publishing annual report for 2014

Published annually, the FEWS report covers the programme’s aims, analysis and key findings in identifying NPS.

News story: Campaign launched to warn of risks of 'legal' highs
seen at 10:30, 16 August in News and communications (Our copy).

A national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of new psychoactive substances (NPS) – so-called ‘legal’ highs – among teenagers and young adults has been launched by the Home Office.

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Press release: UK aid arrives for displaced Iraqis across northern Iraq
seen at 10:30, 16 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Two Airbus flights landed in Erbil this morning carrying UK aid supplies that will now be distributed by UN agencies to people cut off from their homes in camps across the Dahuk region of northern Iraq.

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Press release: Foreign Office Minister calls for global abolition of death penalty
seen at 10:30, 16 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Baroness Anelay, FCO Minister for Human Rights, said:

This week marked the 50 anniversary of the last execution in the UK. Since then our laws have changed to a complete and permanent abolition in ...

News story: Iraq: UK government response
seen at 10:30, 16 August in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Latest UK aid delvered to displaced Iraqis in refugee camps on Saturday 16 August.

The situation in Northern Iraq remains deeply worrying and we condemn the barbaric attacks waged by ISIL (Islamic...