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British Council staff stranded in Khartoum offices amid gunfire and explosions

Nine employees stuck for five days say they are ‘terrified’ as they wait to be evacuated while fighting continues in Sudan

The Guardian - UK

‘I escaped – but Taliban are hunting my colleagues’: Afghan British Council worker reveals fears for those left behind

Many more contractors still live in fear in Afghanistan and struggle to get the documentation to flee

The Independent UK

British Council is hosting 'From Where I Stand' artworks exhibition featuring work of artists from India and Scotland

British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, along with the National Institute of Design is hosting From Where I Stand, a new exhibition of prints and multimedia artworks featuring the work of seven contemporary artists from India and Scotland, as a part of the Future…

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Ukrainian kids who fled can't play with teddy bears as they remind them of their dads

Experts have told the Mirror that children facing the war in Ukraine are battling with trauma and the loss of their childhood lives before the war meaning they cannot even play with their teddy bears

Daily Mirror

Cabaret which began in Kyiv bunker comes to London for invasion anniversary

The idea for Bunker Cabaret originated in a bunker in Ukraine and has since been performed across Europe.

The Independent UK

British Council has failed to support Afghan staff after fall of Kabul, former director warns

Afshaneh, a teacher for the British Council for three years, said she ‘screamed with excitement’ when she was interviewed for the job: ‘Now when I think about it, I only feel regret’

The Independent UK

Sacking Richard Sharp would be a great loss to the BBC: after all, he has friends in high places

Given his predicament, Sharp has much to gain from defending the corporation – and the connections to do it effectively, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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From Venice to Margate: world-conquering artist Sonia Boyce brings her supergroup to the seaside

She has notched up too many firsts to count. As the work that triumphed so spectacularly in Venice returns to Britain, the once-uncollectable artist explains why she now even has a 10-year vision

The Guardian - UK

Wait for facts in BBC chairman row, says Gove amid Johnson finance claims

Boris Johnson was reportedly warned to stop discussing his financial arrangements with Richard Sharp days before the latter was named BBC chairman.

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘was told to stop seeking advice on financial matters from Sharp’

Boris Johnson was warned by officials to stop discussing his financial arrangements with Richard Sharp, who was due to be announced as BBC chairman.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘was told to stop seeking financial advice from BBC chair’

Advice reportedly issued by top civil servant Simon Case

The Independent UK

John Akomfrah to represent Britain at Venice Biennale

The artist known for exploring racial injustice, migration and climate crisis in his films and multiscreen installations will fill the British pavilion next year

The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands of Afghans waiting to hear if they will be relocated to UK – 17 months after Taliban takeover

The backlog of 71,000 applications is making Afghans ‘unsafe’, charities warn

The Independent UK

Labour calls for inquiry into Boris Johnson’s £800,000 line of credit

Former PM ‘may have breached code of conduct’, says opposition

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Labour seeks inquiry into Boris Johnson and credit facility guaranteed by cousin

Ex-prime minister used £800,000 facility backed by a relative, wealthy Canadian businessman Sam Blyth, while at No 10

The Independent UK

Labour calls for probe over claims Johnson had cousin act as credit ‘guarantor’

The party has written to Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over the allegations.

Daily Mirror

Labour calls for probe into Boris Johnson's £800k 'credit facility'

Party chairwoman Anneliese Dodds has written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards calling for an urgent investigation into revelations of the arrangement between the then Prime Minister and a distant cousin

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson embroiled in fresh row over finances amid Tory leadership comeback plan

Labour calls on No 10 to set out former PM’s arrangments, after it emerges he enjoyed £800,000 line of credit backed by wealthy Canadian cousin

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The Guardian - UK

Distant cousin of Boris Johnson acted as credit guarantor while in No 10

Sam Blyth was guarantor of credit facility of up to £800,000 that helped fund Johnson’s lifestyle, it has emerged

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson had 'up to £800k credit' to fund lavish life 'with distant cousin's help'

New claims have emerged about the big spender ex-PM's unusual financial arrangements - despite his £159,000 salary and earnings of more than £1million since he left

Evening Standard

Johnson had cousin act as ‘guarantor for an £800,000 credit facility’ while PM, reports

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the former Conservative leader’s finances ‘are and were properly declared’

The Guardian - UK

‘A new energy’: inside the ex-fighter jet HQ that’s part of Britain’s cultural rewilding

Amid rusted aircraft and giant hangars, a Suffolk creative hub is offering a £15-a-week haven for artists fleeing city rents. And this flourishing rural oasis, which boasts a Mercury prize winner, is just one of many in an artistic renaissance

The Guardian - UK

British Council workers in Afghanistan step closer to UK relocation

Minister speaks of ‘progress’ on security checks, but Foreign Office clarifies no green light yet for contractors

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise

Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’

The Conversation

COP27 will be remembered as a failure – here's what went wrong

Billed as “Africa’s COP”, the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss…

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