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Reports of two missing Britons after yacht sinks off coast of Egypt

Consular support is being provided to ‘a number of British nationals and their families’, the Foreign Office said.

The Independent UK

Britain Sanctions 30 Russian Ships In Shadow Fleet

Britain imposes sanctions on 30 Russian shadow fleet ships evading restrictions to transport petroleum, disrupting funding for Moscow's military actions in...

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Alicia Kearns: the one-nation Tory taking on the Foreign Office

The former select committee chair is looking to change the way Britain deals with foreign hostage situations

The Guardian - UK

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Former Taiwan leader was due to visit UK for two days in October, leak shows

Exclusive: letter reveals dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about political will’: is the Foreign Office failing Britons detained abroad?

Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage cases

The Guardian - UK

Lammy urged to keep promise of envoy to help free Britons held abroad

Exclusive: Families of people detained overseas fear diplomats are pushing back against foreign secretary’s plans

The Guardian - UK

UK imposes asset freezes and travel bans on three ‘kleptocrats’

Foreign secretary David Lammy says he is ending London’s role as a money laundering capital

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Nuclear shift is ‘latest irresponsibility from depraved Russian government’

The Kremlin updated its weapons doctrine so that any large conventional attack on Moscow could meet the criteria for a nuclear response.

Evening Standard

Diplomats and relatives accused of nine serious crimes in UK last year, MPs told

Alleged offences in 2023 include sexual assault, possession of indecent images of children, and indecent exposure

The Guardian - UK

UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says

Former Tory defence minister says leadership of Sunak era is lacking and bureaucracy is holding up equipment

The Guardian - UK

UK will ask US ambassador Karen Pierce to stay in post for Trump transition

Experienced envoy is considered best person to help guide Labour government during potentially fraught period

The Guardian - UK

UK blacklists mercenary groups in Africa in latest sanctions against Russia

‘Strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine’ also target people involved in Ukraine war and Salisbury nerve agent attack.

Al Jazeera

British man missing on Tenerife for three days found as family share relief

Kris Finney had travelled to the Spanish island to meet a friend but failed to show up

The Independent UK

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

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Evening Standard

China recognises sanctions on MPs are a ‘huge concern’, says Lammy

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said it had been raised with the Chinese government as ‘a matter of huge concern’ while he was in Beijing.

The National (Scotland)

Foreign Office warns against travelling to 18 countries following Israeli strikes

THE Foreign Office has warned against travelling to 18 countries following a series of Israeli air strikes on Iran ...

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – as it happened

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release

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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UK charters another flight from Lebanon and urges Britons to leave

Foreign secretary and PM call on nationals and their dependants to evacuate on Sunday’s flight, the last one scheduled for now

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Dubai? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

The Foreign Office does not warn against travel to the UAE following hostilities in the Middle East

The Independent UK

James Cleverly condemns Chagos Islands deal - despite being the one who initiated talks

After a barnstorming conference, which catapulted Mr Cleverly to second favourite in the Tory leadership contest, the Chagos Islands news threatens to derail his momentum

Evening Standard

UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius - minus US military base

Tories attack the deal but US President Joe Biden calls it ‘historic’

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

Governments of the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US all maintain that visiting the Mediterranean island is safe

Evening Standard

British boy, 13, tells of rockets landing 'left, right and centre' as he escaped Lebanon

Britons scramble to leave Lebanon as Israel launches ground invasion

The National (Scotland)

'Disgusting': Foreign Office panned over Lebanon evacuation efforts

A “panicked” son waiting for his mother to catch a flight out of Lebanon said he has been “infuriated” by the UK Government’s response…

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