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The Latest Breaking News from the Foreign Office

David Lammy faces possible legal action over Foreign Office secondments

Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influence

The Guardian - UK

Labour peer calls for removal of Clive of India statue from outside Foreign Office

Thangam Debbonaire says Indian visitors to the ministry should not have to walk past ‘historically inaccurate’ bronze

The Guardian - UK

UK Foreign Office fails to release 2024 assessment of risk of genocide in Gaza

Report said to have found no serious risk last June, and government refuses to say if new assessment made since

The Guardian - UK

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Family of British couple held in Iran urge UK to raise case in talks with Tehran

Son of Lindsay Foreman, held with her husband since January, says British government is neglecting duty of care it owes its citizens

The Guardian - UK

Family of detained Briton in Dubai say Foreign Office is ‘treating them like dirt’

Ryan Cornelius has been in prison in Dubai since 2008 on charges the United Nations and the European parliament say are unjust

The Independent UK

David Lammy claims he's shrugged off 'impostor syndrome'

DAVID Lammy has revealed that someone in the UK thinks he is doing a good job as Foreign Secretary – him.

The National (Scotland)

UK Launches First Sanctions In New Strategy To Deter Migrant Crossings

The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.

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Migrant smugglers to have assets frozen and face UK ban under new sanctions regime

The Foreign Office is set to impose the first wave of sanctions on people trafficking gangs and their enablers, such as financiers, fake passport suppliers and corrupt police officers

Evening Standard

Lammy announces exposure of 18 Russian spies after UK cyber-attacks

Foreign secretary says two agents were involved in planting spyware on a device used by poisoning victim Yulia Skripal

The Guardian - UK

Foreign YouTube stars secretly paid by UK Government for 'propaganda' clips

Foreign YouTube stars are being secretly paid by the UK Government to publish "propaganda" videos, it has emerged ...

The National (Scotland)

Genocide prevention could become legal priority for UK government

Cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics considers mechanism to prevent crimes against humanity

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy hands taxpayer-funded Foreign Office job to Labour donor

FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy has given a taxpayer-funded position to one of his political donors.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government's refusal to help family leave Gaza is 'unlawful', court told

A Palestinian family who are stuck in Gaza even though they have permission to join a family member in the UK claim…

The National (Scotland)

Family of UK couple held in Iran did not know pair’s whereabouts for month

Son of Lindsay Foreman said they had also not known for fortnight if she and husband, Craig, had survived Israeli bombing

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Evening Standard

Foreign Office promise Dunn family publication of final review report

The Foreign Secretary officially launched the independent review on Monday.

The Independent UK

Who are the Brits still imprisoned in Dubai after teenager Marcus Fakana released?

More than 1.2 million Brits head to Dubai each year, but the risk of arrest remains

The Independent UK

Europe heatwaves: what are your rights to change or cancel a trip?

Families are unable to cancel summer holidays despite extreme heat warnings and wildfires

The Guardian - UK

Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s president

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The Independent UK

Beat the summer rush: Simon Calder reveals everything you need to know about renewing your passport

Exclusive: Renewals are taking a fortnight – and to complicate matters, Denmark is making up its own rules

Evening Standard

Harry Dunn review ‘will not scrutinise actions of US government’

The 19-year-old was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car driven by American national Anne Sacoolas outside RAF Croughton in 2019.

Evening Standard

British woman stranded in Israel remains in dark about evacuation flights

Mali Smith, 66, said she has not heard from the Foreign Office since registering for the repatriation flights last week.

Evening Standard

UK lifts warning for Qatar as Trump says Iran and Israel have agreed ceasefire

Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar after America’s strikes on its nuclear facilities on Saturday.

Evening Standard

UK ‘utterly condemns’ escalation after Iran attacks US military base

Qatar said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.

The Independent UK

First evacuation flight takes off as 1,000 Britons seek escape from Israel war zone

Foreign secretary tells MPs the Middle East faces a ‘perilous moment’

Evening Standard

Are flights to Dubai and Qatar still cancelled?

Here’s the latest Foreign Office tourist advice

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