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British academic asks Foreign Office for formal apology over failure to spot torture during his detention in UAE

Foreign Office failed to notice signs of torture and provide help to UK academic, watchdog finds

The Independent UK

Academic urges Foreign Office apology over failure to spot signs of torture

A watchdog concluded the UK Government failed to follow its own guidance on detecting potential torture and mistreatment of British nationals.

The Independent UK

Governments need to work with common strategy on Stormont return – Varadkar

The Taoiseach also said he was hopeful that Stormont would return in the autumn.

The Independent UK

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Key questions answered as Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

Victoria state premier Daniel Andrews said cost estimations had risen as high as seven billion Australian dollars.

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games organisers happy to listen to any UK offer to host 2026 event

State premier Daniel Andrews announced Victoria was pulling out on Tuesday, citing rising costs.

The Independent UK

Answering the Call: The untold history of Caribbean nurses at Bristol’s Glenside Hospital

Many of the nurses training and working at the hospital were from the Caribbean who had ‘Answered the Call’ of the British Government after the Second World War

Bristol Post

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe meets with family of Briton jailed in Russia

Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard Ratcliffe accused the UK Government of being ‘very soft’ on Vladimir Kara-Murza’s case.

The Independent UK

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Visa legislation could ruin tourism industry, warn Derry Sinn Fein after NIO Minister comments

NIO Minister Steve Baker confirmed government plans to give no exemption from electronic travel authorisation passes to tourists

Belfast Live

New pro-independence band offer music for free until Scotland votes Yes

AN independence music group have said Scots are going to have to use creativity “in the next few years” to express “their political will”…

The National (Scotland)

Scenes in Sudan’s capital like horror film The Purge, British citizen says

Samar Eltayeb, 20, from Birmingham, is a third year medical student at National University in Khartoum, Sudan.

The Independent UK

British doctor shot in leg as he rescued mother and daughter in Sudan

Exclusive: Retired NHS doctor is being treated for gunshot wound at a relative’s home, with conditions in Khartoum too dangerous to travel to hospital

The Independent UK

Biden remarks were an exhortation for all to work together – Martin

The Tanaiste said he believed a speech in Belfast by the US president would help the political atmosphere in Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Varadkar pledges to intensify engagement with Sunak over Northern Ireland

The Taoiseach made the comments on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Independent UK

Macron suggests anti-pension reform protests forced him to cancel King’s visit

The French leader said Charles and Camilla’s four-day state visit was likely to be rescheduled for the beginning of summer.

The Independent UK

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King Charles waxwork unveiled in French museum - and no wonder he's not going to France

The statue of King Charles sees him wearing a Hunting Stewart kilt, an Argyll jacket, a sporran, the kiltpin and the Sgian Dubh made by the Maison du Kilt - but any resemblance to the monarch leaves a lot to be desired

Wales Online

King Charles's state visit to France postponed amid protests

The trip, which was to begin on Sunday and be followed by a state visit to Germany, had been in the planning by the UK and host nations for months,

The Independent UK

Britain restoring ‘relationship of trust’ with EU after Johnson era – ambassador

Germany’s Miguel Berger said the EU now has ‘full confidence’ the UK will implement agreements.

Daily Mirror

Fencers furious as Ukraine support barred after governing body lifts ban on Russians

The International Fencing Federation has voted to lift a ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus competing from next month while the IOC considers their inclusion at next year's Olympic Games

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The Independent UK

Irish and British governments must work together on illegal migration – Varadkar

The Taoiseach said there had been an increase in people using the Irish land border to enter both Ireland and the UK irregularly.

Daily Mirror

IOC hit back at British Government over Russia claiming it would be “end of world sport”

The saga surrounding the involvement of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at next summer's Olympic Games in Paris continues, with a number of nation's - including the UK - calling on them to be banned

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