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It was the Queen's Birthday , and of course, everyone was excited.

But whenever there's an eye-catching event going on, there's an opportunity for the Government to sneak out a big list of bad news.

We've counted four unfortunate bits of news the Tories have quietly published today, in the hope you won't have noticed because of all the royal cake.

From a hike in tribunal charges to bonuses for civil servants, it was one of the biggest news days of the year.

Here's everything the Tories sneaked out today, that you probably didn't notice.

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1. A 500% increase in fees for immigration tribunals

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The Ministry of Justice announced plans to increase asylum and immigration tribunal fees by more than 500%.

Ministers set out the proposals for raising fees after revealing that only 9% of the annual cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) was recouped from those bringing cases in 2014/15.

A consultation paper just launched proposes new fees for proceedings in both.

In the First-tier Tribunal they would rise from £80 to £490 for an application for a decision based on legal papers and from £140 to £800 for an application for an oral hearing.

A new fee of £455 for an application for permission to appeal to the upper tribunal would be introduced.

The consultation also proposes a £510 charge for an appeal hearing in the higher chamber if permission is granted. The MoJ are hoping to raise £37m a year from the charges.

2. New bonuses for senior civil servants

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The Prime Minister quietly announced a new bonus scheme worth thousands of pounds for top civil servants.

Senior Officials will be in line for 'on the spot' bonuses of up to £5,000 to recognise "outstanding contribution" to Government departments.

The top-ups will be doled out to the 10% highest performing officials working for Government departments.

A spokesperson for the Cabinet Office said the money for the new bonus scheme will come from the existing civil service budget, but can be paid at any time through the year.

3. A miserly pay rise for the Armed Forces

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Meanwhile, the Government confirmed last night it would award armed forces personnel pay rises of just 1% across the board.

The increase is in line with the 1% cap on wage increases in the public sector.

But it is lower than the 1.3% salary bump MPs accepted this month, boosting their basic salary to £74,962.

A newly trained private in the Army will see their salary increase from £18,125 to 18,306

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: "Morale in the forces is at a low point, with many positions undermanned. Our brave men and women are being treated like second class public servants and it is utterly despicable.

"Our armed forces are lions led by ministers who are, frankly, donkeys."

4. A huge drop in the number of adults in Further Education

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The number of adults studying in Further Education is falling off a cliff.

New figures sneaked out today show the number of learners participating on a level 2 government funded adult further education in the first two quarters of 2015/16 fell by 21.4% to 597,000 compared to the previous year.

The number of people participating in full time Level 3 courses fell by 7.4% in the same period.

Lib Dem Business spokesperson Lorely Burt said: “This Government is killing adult further education. At a time when we need to be giving people the chance to learn throughout their life and adapt to compete for the jobs of the future, the government is cutting off the chance for people to learn.

“We need to restore support for Further Education, including by reversing the freeze on the FE budget put in place by the Business Secretary.”

... and one embarrassing piece of good news

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Tory ministers admitted they're rushing in new rules to protect domestic violence victims in a shambolic climbdown.

Interim rules are being brought in as soon as Monday after the government suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Court of Appeal.

Top judges said a Tory legal aid cut that forced domestic violence victims to show evidence before getting a lawyer was flawed.

Campaigners said rape and beating victims were unfairly being forced to "face their abuser in court" without proper representation.

The government will now allow evidence up to five years ago, instead of two, and there will be "a provision for the assessment of evidence concerning financial abuse."