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McSweeney resigns as PM’s top aide after Mandelson revelations as Starmer appoints new acting joint chiefs of staff

Chagossian people would be allowed to fish in area that has teemed with life since ban was introduced in 2010

The flight returned to Auckland airport out of an abundance of caution

While hundreds of miles separate Cyprus and Iran, the government’s advice has changed

Declassified records show the Foreign Office advised Tony Blair’s government on options for dealing with the former Zimbabwean president

The activist, recently released from years of Egyptian detention, had appeared to call for violence against Zionists and police in online comments

The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.

IN FOCUS: Bethany Clarke’s friend was one of six foreigners who died after drinking tainted vodka at a Laotian hotel. More than a year later, the family and friends of those killed are calling for changes to protect travellers – and justice for their deaths. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’