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Is it safe to travel to Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa – and what should I do if I’m trapped on holiday there?

The Jamaican government has closed its international airports until further notice

The Independent UK

UK travellers hit by flight delays and cancellations ahead of ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa

Holidaymakers stranded in Jamaica as airlines warn passengers not to travel to airports

The Independent UK

Foreign Office and Home Office drop demand for security changes at new Chinese mega-embassy in London

EXCLUSIVE: Two Whitehall departments had been requesting that a planning condition be a new ‘hard perimeter’ for part of the controversial new diplomatic complex at Royal Mint Court in Tower Hamlets

Evening Standard

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Is it safe to drink alcohol in Mexico? Foreign Office issue new warning over methanol poisoning

Travellers are reminded to ‘seek urgent medical attention’ if they show signs of illness

The Independent UK

Is it safe to drink alcohol in Japan? Foreign Office issue new warning over methanol poisoning

Travellers are advised not to accept drinks from strangers or leave alcohol unattended

The Independent UK

Foreign Office extends methanol poisoning warnings to eight new countries

Japan and Mexico are among the countries with updated guidance

The Independent UK

MPs support plans to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill follows a treaty signed by the UK Government in May to cede the territory.

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Doughty: ‘Nonsense’ that Mauritius in discussions with China over Chagos Islands

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said foreign forces are prohibited from building bases in the archipelago as part of the treaty.

Evening Standard

Revealed: UK Foreign Office staff pushed for Israel trip despite suspension of trade talks

Exclusive: Peer met Israeli officials and business leaders on visit that had no support from ministers

The Guardian - UK

Record bitcoin sum seized in UK-US crackdown on romance scam centres

Luxury London properties frozen as Foreign Office and US officials impose sanctions on gang behind centres in south-east Asia

The Independent UK

No 10 denies that fears Beijing could pull cash caused China spy case collapse

Downing Street said it is ‘entirely false’ to suggest such concerns influenced the collapse of the espionage case.

The Independent UK

BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service

Exclusive: Executives at corporation say media monitoring and anti-disinformation are vital to national security

The Guardian - UK

Family of British couple detained in Iran express alarm over ongoing trial

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were seized in January during a round-the-world motorbike trip

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office ‘very concerned’ after Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

Government says it has told Israel it expects the situation to be resolved peacefully and in line with international law

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

MPs give Foreign Office fall guy a mauling over Mandelson

Hapless Stephen Doughty was given the hospital pass of defending the PM over the ex-US ambassador’s appointment

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson not given in-depth vetting before appointment, says Foreign Office

Letter to MPs says former US ambassador went through process only after his new role was announced to public

Evening Standard

UK to deploy RAF jets to Poland after Russian drone incursion into Nato airspace

Russia’s ambassador, Andrei Kelin, was summoned by the Foreign Office on Monday over his country’s ‘unprecedented violation’ of Nato airspace

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘defended Mandelson after No 10 had received Epstein emails’

PM understood not to have seen messages from former ambassador to sex offender when speaking in Commons

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Latin Times

UK Ambassador to U.S. Fired Over Jeffrey Epstein Links

The decision follows the release of emails this week in which Mandelson encouraged Epstein to "fight for early release" and tell the convicted sex offer "I think the world of you"

The Independent UK

Are flights to Poland cancelled or diverted due to the Russian drone attack?

Foreign Office warns: ‘Poland’s airports are open but there may be travel disruption’

The Independent UK

Who is in and who is out? Keir Starmer reshuffles junior ministers

The prime minister moved Yvette Cooper from the Home Office to the Foreign Office in a major shake-up of his top team

The National (Scotland)

Foreign Office bosses 'asked me to downplay Israeli war crimes', says ex-official

A FORMER Foreign Office official has claimed bosses told him to downplay Israel’s war crimes in Gaza so they “sounded less bad”.

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Corbyn to open unofficial inquiry into UK handling of Gaza war

Tribunal will look at Britain’s legal responsibilities and whether there is any evidence of covert support for Israel

The Guardian - UK

Hazel Fox obituary

Lawyer who was an authority on lawsuits against nation states, advising on General Pinochet’s human rights abuse case in 1998

Evening Standard

Family of British man detained in India without trial urge UK Government to act

Christian Michel, 63, has been held in an Indian prison for seven years, the maximum sentence for the alleged crime he was extradited for.

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