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Ministers accused of hiding cost of retaining key airbase under Chagos Islands deal

Exclusive: Government accused of holding back information on cost to the taxpayer of maintaining UK-US Diego Garcia airbase

The Independent UK

Tory Foreign Office minister used official visit to Azerbaijan to promote party donor’s business

Leo Docherty posed on one of Lord Bamford’s JCB diggers in Baku when the company wanted to ‘raise their profile’ in the country

The Guardian - UK

Streeting will ‘improve safety’ for Britons going abroad for cosmetic surgery

The Health Secretary said he wanted to ‘send a strong message to the British public to manage the risks, to do their homework’.

The Independent UK

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Foreign Office details crimes allegedly committed by overseas diplomats

The Government said it ‘does not tolerate foreign diplomats or dependants breaking the law’.

The Independent UK

Overseas diplomats with immunity accused of sexual assault, indecent exposure and child cruelty

The Government said it ‘does not tolerate foreign diplomats or dependants breaking the law’.

Evening Standard

‘Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage

The UK Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius last month.

Evening Standard

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’

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Keir Starmer must make Jaggi release 'a priority', say 15 Scottish MPs

KEIR Starmer must make securing the release of a Scottish man languishing in an Indian prison on “political charges” a priority, according to 15…

The National (Scotland)

UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known

Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed

The Guardian - UK

Is it safe to travel to Spain and should I cancel my Malaga holiday after flooding disaster?

Severe weather in Spain is back over Malaga as flights and train travel were disrupted due to wind and rain

The Independent UK

Dodds warns of ‘severe consequences’ if UNRWA aid is obstructed by Israel

The Government faced calls from both sides of the House to sanction Israeli ministers involved in passing laws to ban UNRWA.

Evening Standard

Dodds: Israel must step back from the brink and drop UNRWA ban

The Foreign Office minister issued the warning as MPs considered the Israeli Knesset’s approval of new laws targeting the aid agency.

The Independent UK

Chelsea FC: UK government 'moving forward' on £2bn from club sale being spent on humanitarian work in Ukraine

A Foreign Office minister told Parliament that the Government was committed to making progress in releasing the funds

Evening Standard

Minister says UK ‘does not pay reparations’ amid Commonwealth calls for talks

The final communique signed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting acknowledged calls for a discussion on the matter.

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Evening Standard

Government hopes Iranian sanctions will deter it from ‘destabilising’ region

Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said Iran directly increased tensions in the Middle East and armed Russia with drones to use against Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

The Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius earlier this month.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP calls out UK Government hypocrisy on Israeli war crimes

AN SNP MP has accused the UK Government of hypocrisy in calling out war crimes committed by Russia but failing to do the same when it comes to…

Evening Standard

‘Shocking and desperate’ that North Korean troops fighting for Russia – Healey

South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia earlier in October.

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UK’s exports to Israel won’t be used to break international law, minister says

Anneliese Dodds told the Commons that ‘most licences’ for exports to Israel are not for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

The Independent UK

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy says engagement with China is necessary at start of 2-day visit

Britain’s foreign secretary has called engagement with China “pragmatic and necessary” as he makes the first visit to the country by a Cabinet member from the Labor government that took control in July

The National (Scotland)

Tories were preparing to sanction 'extremist' Israeli ministers, David Cameron claims

The previous government was preparing to sanction two Israeli ministers over comments encouraging blocking aid to Gaza, David Cameron has said ...

The Guardian - UK

UK believes Putin personally authorised Salisbury novichok attack, inquiry told

Dawn Sturgess inquiry hears from Foreign Office and from Sergei Skripal, who said Russia thought he was still working for the west

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China

Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next week

The Independent UK

MPs pile pressure on Labour to oppose Saudi bid to join UN’s Human Rights Council

Exclusive: Labour under pressure to take a stand against human rights abuses

The Independent UK

Calls for special envoy to help release Britons held for years without fair trial

The families of Britons imprisoned abroad accuse the Foreign Office of caring more about ‘not upsetting’ relations with key trade partners than calling for the release of their loved ones.

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