The Latest Breaking News from Foreign Office

Spain to check passports of Brits flying to Gibraltar under post-Brexit deal

New agreement will eliminate routine passport checks at the Spain-Gibraltar frontier

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Chagos deal definitely going ahead, minister signals, after suggestions of pause

Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer told the Commons on Wednesday the deal had been ‘paused’, though Government officials later said he misspoke.

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened

Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

Beloved UK chief mouser cat Palmerston dies aged 12 after serving Boris Johnson as No.10’s Larry leads tributes

The ‘diplo-cat extraordinaire’ spent four years as ‘chief mouser’ at the Foreign Office

Evening Standard · Feb 14

Former Foreign Office chief mouser Palmerston dies in Bermuda

The cat retired from public life in 2020 before being redeployed overseas.

Evening Standard · Feb 14

Palestine Action latest: Labour MPs hit out at Starmer’s ‘draconian’ ban after High Court rules it unlawful

The Metropolitan Police said it will no longer arrest protesters despite proscription remaining in place

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Morgan McSweeney resigns and says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson – as it happened

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8

Plan to allow fishing around Chagos Islands alarms conservationists

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3

Nipah: What travellers need to know about the deadly virus outbreak

Thailand and Pakistan introduced health screenings at international airports as a result of an outbreak

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Visa-free China travel is coming - but which countries still need one?

Brits will be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa under the new deal - but you still need one to visit dozens of countries

Evening Standard · Jan 29