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8th August 2017 Canberra, Australia
Consular – what’s that?
As a Yorkshire lass who has lived in Australia for 5 years, I was thrilled 10 months ago to get a job at the British High Commission in Canberra assisting my fellow Brits in need – and the range of ways we can help has really surprised me! A consular officer’s primary focus is to […]
7th August 2017
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Holidaying in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Normally, we go back to the UK for a few weeks during the summer, to catch up with family and friends. But this will be our last full summer in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as I’m due to leave in August next year. So this year, we decided to spend some time discovering some new parts […]
2nd August 2017 Tripoli, Libya
Coffee in Tripoli – Tea in Benghazi
I had coffee the other day in Algeria Square in central Tripoli. I was passing by and was invited to sit with a group of men who kindly offered me some local coffee. It was a good opportunity to escape from the heat of the sun and hear their thoughts. On Saturday I was in […]
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2nd August 2017
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UK-Romania defence cooperation
The UK is currently negotiating with our partners on our withdrawal from the European Union, following the outcome of the referendum in June last year. But as Prime Minister Theresa May has underlined, while we are leaving the EU we are not leaving Europe. We are determined to develop our deep and special partnerships with […]
1st August 2017 Mumbai
Energy storage- fueling the future
Law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be transformed from one form to another. This energy transformation usually has an intermediate step –Energy Storage. With the advent of renewable energy and electric vehicles, energy storage is now recognised as the main enabler fuelling the electric economies […]
28th July 2017 Skopje, North Macedonia
‘I leave Skopje optimistic’
When Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, met Prime Minister Zaev and Foreign Minister Dimitrov in Trieste at the Western Balkan Summit, he was impressed with their energy and determination to make changes and their readiness to take bold steps. He welcomed their commitment to tackle reform challenges at home, to reset relations with neighbours and to re-energise Macedonia’s NATO and EU prospects. […]
27th July 2017 London, UK
Sexual Offences Act: 50 years on
Today marks 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, an important milestone in the UK’s own journey to full equality for LGBT people. Same-sex relations between men were against the law in England and Wales until 1967, when The Sexual Offences Act decriminalised private homosexual acts between two men aged […]
27th July 2017 Science and Innovation Network
The UK-Israel Science Council: A new leadership and a look to the future
The UK and Israel have some of the brightest scientific minds in the world. Some of these outstanding scientists make up the UK-Israel Science Council – an exclusive group of 23 life scientists, computer scientists, water scientists, nano tech scientists, biophysicists, chemists and physicians that includes Nobel laureates, Lords, a university president, academy presidents and even […]
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26th July 2017
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50 years on: LGB&T equality brings success
On 27th July the United Kingdom will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. On this day in 1967 the Sexual Offences Act was passed, decriminalising same-sex acts between consenting adults over the age of 21. Homosexual acts had until then been outlawed by legislation passed in the nineteenth century. Today we take […]
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21st July 2017 Vienna, Austria
#Viennamemories #2: a cup of hot chocolate
During my first posting in Vienna from 1984-87 I used to travel down the Westautobahn a great deal – often en route to Salzburg, Tyrol or Munich. On the way home, I used to make a pit-stop at a certain motorway service station and consume a cup of hot chocolate. Oddly, as I then saw […]
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