The Latest Breaking News from the Foreign Office

Terrified doctor stranded in Sudan with three kids and no food

Dr Lina Badr is stuck in Sudan with her three children, aged 15, 13, and two, and is desperate to escape, fearing it is "too dangerous" to wait for officials to respond

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Dodging bullets and paying thousands: How these British families escaped wartorn Sudan

Families watched as fighter jets roared overhead and bombs landed just a few kilometres from them as they were forced to hide, Bel Trew and Tara Cobham report

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

UK begins evacuating citizens from Sudan after Germany allows use of airfield

Second RAF flight reportedly arrives in Cyprus as Britain begins belated evacuation of 2,000 trapped nationals

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

Brits stuck in Sudan to be evacuated as UK military plan 'large scale' extraction as ceasefire agreed

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced that the operation would begin on Tuesday after ministers came under pressure to help at least 2,000 citizens flee the conflict.

Daily Record · Apr 25, 2023

RAF planes swoop in to rescue UK nationals from Sudan after daring SAS mission

The plan comes after a crunch meeting of the Government's Cobra emergencies committee last night, with two warships ons standby in the region and military planes stationed at an airfield outside the capital, Khartoum

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

A British doctor was shot saving his family in Sudan. Now, he’s trapped and supplies are dwindling

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 · Apr 25, 2023

UK to start evacuating British nationals from Sudan

RAF transport planes fly into country, as UK government takes advantage of ceasefire

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

UK to start evacuating British nationals from Sudan, government says

A three-day ceasefire has been agreed in the violence-stricken country

Manchester Evening News · Apr 25, 2023

RAF evacuates 301 Brits or other eligible people from Sudan with eight flights due by end of day

Flights are open to those with British passports with priority given to families and the elderly

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

Rescue of UK civilians from Sudan could be more dangerous than evacuation of Kabul, officials warn

‘In Khartoum there is fighting in the neighbourhoods where Western nationals are most heavily concentrated, and that makes it very difficult,’ says one defence official

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023