The Latest Breaking News from the Foreign Office

Heartbroken family of Celtic fan missing in Lanzarote hit out at Spanish cops

Gary Watson Shearer suffers from epilepsy and type-2 diabetes and his family did not want him to travel alone.

Daily Record · Jun 13, 2023

Princess Anne’s fiery response to the UK Foreign Office in the 1980s proved she was always going to be a strong presence

Nothing was going to stop Princess Anne from carrying out her work – not even the British Government

Woman & Home · Jun 11, 2023

Foreign Office issues travel warning for Brits heading to the US amidst wildfire smog

The Foreign Office has issued an update to its USA travel advice for Brits as

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023

Tragedy as Northumberland groom-to-be dies in car crash while working to help troops in war-torn Ukraine

Former soldier Jay Thorn wanted to use his skills to support Ukrainian forces as they defend their country against Russia's invasion

Chronicle Live · May 30, 2023

British man, 85, ‘shot and wife starved to death’ after being left in Sudan

Family say couple were not offered support to evacuate despite living near British embassy in Khartoum

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

British citizen ‘shot and wife starves to death’ after being stranded in Sudan

The family of an 85-year-old man who lived just ‘steps away’ from UK’s embassy in Sudan’s capital have said he was shot by snipers and his wife died.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

British man left in Sudan shot by sniper before wife dies of starvation

The UK Foreign Office said the case was ‘extremely sad’

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

British man, 85, shot dead and wife starves to death after 'being left behind' in Sudan

Abdalla Sholgami and wife Alaweya Rishwan were 'left behind' after being told to cross a warzone despite her disability and board a flight out of war-torn Khartoum, family say

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

85-year-old British man shot three times by snipers, wife dies, in Sudan

The Foreign Office told the BBC the case was “extremely sad”

Wales Online · May 26, 2023

British citizen shot and wife dies of starvation after being left in Sudan

The UK Foreign Office said the case was ‘extremely sad’.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023