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Mark Simmonds

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Name: Mark Simmonds

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Embarrassed embassies

British embassies were asked if they could silence a cockerel and order an unfit husband to shape up, among other "bizarre" requests for help in the last 12 months, the Foreign Office said Thursday.A man asked consular staff in Rome to translate a phrase ... [Published iafrica.com - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Nancy Shevell, Mark Simmonds, Steve Jones

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Press release: Minister for Africa comments on situation in eastern DRC

The Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds today commented on recent events in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo:I am deeply concerned by the news that there has been renewed fighting in eastern DRC and its impact on the ordinary people ... [Published Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mark Simmonds, United Nations Organization Stabilization Missi..., United Nations, UN Secretary General

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

UK government moving ahead with funding of geothermal and other major projects in Montserrat

(GIU) — The United Kingdom is making good on its commitment to support Montserrat’s redevelopment and move towards financial independence.In a letter to Premier Reuben Meade, signed by Department for International Development (DfID) Minister of State, ... [Published The Montserrat Reporter - May 22 2013]

Entities: Montserrat, Geothermal, UK Government

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Staffing at Skegness Ambulance station to increase by 50-60 per cent

RESOURCES and staffing levels at a coastal ambulance station are to increase by 50-60 per cent to help give a better service to the public.Steve Kennedy, locality equality manager for East Midlands Ambulance Service, has announced some changes to Skegness ... [Published This is Lincolnshire - May 22 2013]

Entities: Mark Simmonds, Equality, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

MP calls for solution to home insurance issue that could cause ‘untold damage’

Boston's MP has held talks with banking chiefs as discussions continue to try to get over problems with home insurance which could cause "untold damage' to the economy.An agreement between the Government and insurance firms to underwrite flood risk is ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 22 2013]

Entities: Mark Simmonds, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Drainage

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign Office Reveals Strange Requests

During the last 12 months the British Foreign Office looked after more than a million consular inquiries and supported a total of 52,135 British nationals who found themselves in difficulty in a foreign country.Most of the requests for assistance are ... [Published Compare Prepaid - May 21 2013]

Entities: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Simmonds, Steve Jones

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

List of most bizarre requests to British posts abroad

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released a list of the most bizarre requests to British posts abroad.Silencing a noisy cockerel, supplying Olympic tickets and providing contact details for Sir Paul McCartney’s wife were among the most unusual ... [Published The Afro News - May 21 2013]

Entities: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Simmonds, Crime

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Foreign Office reveals list of 'bizarre' requests from Brits abroad

The UK Foreign Office has revealed a list of bizarre requests it gets from British citizens. It usually deals with problems such as lost passports or with those who have seriously injured themselves abroad. $ PA Images / Katie Collins / PA WireClose-up ... [Published Digital Spy - May 21 2013]

Entities: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Simmonds, Steve Jones

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter Q&A on Somalia today live

20/05/2013 ... [Published Mareeg News Online - May 20 2013]

Entities: Mark Simmonds, Somalia, Twitter

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

LETTER: How can Pilgrim Hospital compete?

Your letters, emails and opinions - Boston Standard, Lincolnshire: bostonstandard.co.uk, on Twitter @standardbostonAlison Austin, who was elected to Lincolnshire County Council, in one of her campaign leaflets wrote that she would ‘seek more funding of ... [Published Boston Standard - May 19 2013]

Entities: NHS, Richard Austin, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), David Bowles, Mark Simmonds

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Need A Tattoo Translated? Forget The British Foreign Office

A man gets a tattoo in Bangkok, Thailand. The British Foreign Office says its citizens abroad have some odd requests.The British Foreign Office is happy to assist its citizens, but officials want to make clear that there are some requests they won't ... [Published WUKY - May 17 2013]

Entities: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Simmonds, Naturalization, Cambodia, Bangkok

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

UK government moving ahead with funding of geothermal and other major projects in Montserrat

BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) -- The United Kingdom is making good on its commitment to support Montserrat’s redevelopment and move towards financial independence.In a letter to Premier Reuben Meade, signed by Department for International Development (DfID) ... [Published Caribbean News Now! - May 17 2013]

Entities: Montserrat, Geothermal, UK Government

Quotes

Consular affairs minister Mark Simmonds said: "foreign officeoffice staff help many thousands of british nationals facing serious difficulties around the world every year."

Embarrassed embassies [Published iafrica.com - 7 hours ago]

Consular affairs minister Mark Simmonds said: "we are not in a position to help people make travel arrangements or social plans, but we do help those who face real problems abroad. these can include victims of crime, bereaved families who have lost a loved one abroad or britons who have been arrested or detained." How the FCO can help British nationals abroad:

Low rates of the Caribbean, weird Foreign Office work and new Thomson app [Published Mirror.co.uk - May 22 2013]

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Embarrassed embassies [Published iafrica.com - 7 hours ago]
Press release: Minister for Africa comments on ... [Published Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 10 hours ago]
Falklands and other BOT should be given a seat ... [Published Merco Press - May 23 2013]
UK government moving ahead with funding of geot... [Published The Montserrat Reporter - May 22 2013]
Low rates of the Caribbean, weird Foreign Offic... [Published Mirror.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Staffing at Skegness Ambulance station to incre... [Published This is Lincolnshire - May 22 2013]
MP calls for solution to home insurance issue t... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Give and Falklands and Gibraltar their own MPs,... [Published Mail Online UK - May 21 2013]
MPs who voted against the third reading of the ... [Published Pink News - May 21 2013]
MP calls for solution to home insurance issue t... [Published Boston Standard - May 21 2013]
Foreign Office Reveals Strange Requests [Published Compare Prepaid - May 21 2013]
List of most bizarre requests to British posts ... [Published The Afro News - May 21 2013]
Foreign Office reveals list of 'bizarre' reques... [Published Digital Spy - May 21 2013]
Protesters want dump to stay put [Published Caymanian Compass - May 21 2013]
FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter Q&A on Somal... [Published Mareeg News Online - May 20 2013]
LETTER: How can Pilgrim Hospital compete? [Published Boston Standard - May 19 2013]
Britons abroad test diplomats' ingenuity [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]
Foreign Office Minister supports democratic pro... [Published Mbendi - May 18 2013]
Need A Tattoo Translated? Forget The British Fo... [Published WUKY - May 17 2013]
UK government moving ahead with funding of geot... [Published Caribbean News Now! - May 17 2013]
United Kingdom Government pledges more support ... [Published ZJB Radio Montserrat - May 17 2013]
UK Government Moving Ahead With Plans To Fund G... [Published CaribSeek - May 17 2013]
Press release: Foreign Office Minister supports... [Published Foreign and Commonwealth Office - May 16 2013]
Overseas Health Insurance News: FCO reveals the... [Published Expatriate Healthcare - May 16 2013]
Tool Britannia: UK consulates reveal weirdest r... [Published Russia Today - May 16 2013]
Noisy Cockerel? Stone Throwing Monkey? [Published Huffington Post UK - May 16 2013]
'No sir, we cannot translate your tattoo for yo... [Published Mail Online UK - May 16 2013]
Foreign Office reveals its most random requests [Published Travelbite - May 16 2013]
Can you translate a tattoo for me? 'Bizarre' co... [Published Mail Online UK - May 16 2013]
News story: FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter ... [Published Inside UK Government - Somalia - May 16 2013]

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News story: FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter ... [Published Inside UK Government - Somalia - May 16 2013] Rebuilding Somalia is one of the UK’s top foreign policy priorities. Progress over the last year has been striking; security is improving, relationships with the international community are normalising and a new parliament has been appointed in the most ...
News story: Somalia trade and investment event [Published Inside government - Department for Internationa ... - May 09 2013] With growing investor confidence, improvements in security and promising signs of political progress, new opportunities for business are emerging across South Central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland. There are also opportunities for non-Somali investors ...
Minister for Africa addresses UK-Djibouti Trade... [Published SocioLingo Africa - May 08 2013] LONDON, United-Kingdom, May 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for Africa addresses UK-Djibouti Trade and Investment Forum. Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, today addressed...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for ...
News story: Minister condemns bomb attack in Mo... [Published Inside UK Government - Somalia - May 05 2013] Responding to the bomb attack in Mogadishu today, Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds said: “I strongly condemn today’s attack on a vehicle convoy at Kilometre 4 junction in Mogadishu. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and those injured. ...
News story: FCO and DFID Ministers welcome talk... [Published Inside government - Department for Internationa ... - Apr 30 2013] Speaking today, Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds and DFID Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Lynn Featherstone said: We welcome the talks between the Government of Sudan and Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) ...

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Sky News Murnaghan Episode 64 [Published Sunday Live with Adam Boulton - Jan 13 2013]