Tag: Foreign Office
3 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Foreign office spends £200k on 'crisis media training' in £4 million consultant splurge

It’s more than double the figure the department spent on outside advisors the previous year. It comes as the departme...

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3 months ago
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Foreign Office issues new Japan travel update with full list of affected areas

People face transport disruption and the risk of aftershocks following a series of earthquakes

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5 months ago
inews.co.uk

Inside Cameron's return: he'll be on hand for PM's 'big decisions' after secret deal by Hague

Even the Foreign Office was taken by surprise when David Cameron turned up to Downing Street

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5 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Israel-Palestine LIVE: Three Brits held hostage in Gaza as blasts rock southern cities

Today marks the one-month anniversary since an estimated 3,000 Hamas militants crossed the border into Israel to slau...

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5 months ago
inews.co.uk

Government cleaners earning £11.95 an hour won't be paid for seven weeks in run-up to Christmas

Some Whitehall cleaners face delays to their wages while their employment is moved to a new private outsourcing group

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5 months ago
inews.co.uk

200 desperate Brits stuck in Gaza as Egypt refuses to open border and Israeli strikes continue

Rishi Sunak revealed that Border Force officials had flown to Egypt ready to help UK citizens currently in Gaza to le...

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6 months ago
inews.co.uk

Government starts airlift of British nationals out of Israel after growing clamour for help

UK officials were already working on an evacuation plan, which was put into action when demand increased after flight...

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6 months ago
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Celestyal Cruises temporarily suspends Israel sailings as Hamas conflict rages

Celestyal Cruises has suspended Israel cruise ports of call until the end of November due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas...

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6 months ago
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Israel travel advice as easyJet and Ryanair cancel flights amidst Foreign Office warning

Foreign Office updates Israel travel advice for Brits while easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air have cancelled flights - wh...

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8 months ago
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Witness describes horrific scene of finding British dad shot to death in South Africa

Award-winning British surgeon and dad Kar Hao Teoh's hire car was targeted after he took a wrong turn into a street r...

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8 months ago
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New travel alerts issued for Brits heading to Spain, Greece and Italy this summer

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Greece, Spain and Italy as wildfires continue to rage in Europe

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10 months ago
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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

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Harry and Meghan will be invited to Charles' coronation despite fears of 'total circus'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly set to receive invitations for King Charles' coronation in May, despite...

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about 1 year ago
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Family of British volunteer missing in Ukraine say they're 'very proud' but 'concerned'

British volunteers Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, went missing while travelling in eastern Donetsk where he...

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about 1 year ago
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British officials blew £7k hiring celebrity lookalikes for Queen's birthday bash

The British Embassy bash in Sweden – which took place as the cost of living crisis gripped the UK – featured ‘stars’ ...

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over 1 year ago
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Ministers accused of using taxpayers' money to 'support homophobic policing' in Qatar

Research by Lib Dem peer Lord Scriven revealed cash from the Foreign Office’s Gulf Strategy Fund was used to provide ...

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over 1 year ago
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Dominic Raab's row with staff caused 'blockage' during Afghanistan evacuation

The Deputy Prime Minister’s relationship with officials, whom he viewed as “time-wasters”, had a negative impact the ...

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over 1 year ago
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Government set to spend £35.5 million on lawyers to defend departments in Covid inquiry

Ministerial departments - including the Cabinet Office and Departments of Health and Social Care and Education - have...

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over 1 year ago
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Passport rules for Spain, France, Portugal and Greece and more this October half term

Latest passport rules for EU countries as Brits head on half term holidays to countries including Spain, Portugal, Gr...

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over 1 year ago
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Five Brits captured in Ukraine are reunited with families back on UK soil

Five Britons, taken as prisoners of war, were released with the help of Ukrainian authorities and Saudi Crown Prince ...

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over 1 year ago
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King Charles III to step away from public duties for one day after momentous week

King Charles III has returned home to Highgrove where he will enjoy a day off from public duties after a busy period ...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Foreign Office staff opt to work from home as boss Liz Truss is absent on leadership campaign

Liberal Democrats accuse the Foreign Secretary of neglecting her duties as war continues to rage in Ukraine and Taiwa...

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over 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Liz Truss launches legal clash with EU over UK access to science programmes

Now the Foreign Office says EU chiefs have refused to finalise UK access - and has entered a formal process in a bid ...

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over 1 year ago
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Brit dad feared dead after jumping into Italian lake to save 14-year-old son on holiday

The 51-year-old man is missing after reportedly jumping into Lake Garda, Italy, to rescue his 14-year-old son who had...

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Civil servants spend £8m paying interest on invoices which they didn't settle on time

Public bodies are supposed to pay all bills within 30 days of receipt and are liable to interest charges when they fail

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almost 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Foreign Office warns Brits not to travel to Sri Lanka unless it's absolutely essential

Foreign Office travel advice for Sri Lanka has been updated with UK holidaymakers being warned not to travel to the c...

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almost 2 years ago
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Foreign Office updates passport rules for EU countries including Spain, Greece and Italy

Foreign Office travel advice has been updated for 33 countries to clarify passport rules for UK holidaymakers includi...

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almost 2 years ago
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Foreign Office updates entry rules for Brits travelling to Spain this Easter

Spain entry rules for Brits have changed in time for the Easter holidays as the Foreign Office has updated its travel...

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almost 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways passport warning for Brits as airline rules differ

Passport rules for UK travellers heading on holidays with TUI, Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2, British Airways to popular hol...

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Brits warned against travel to Portuguese island hit by 1,100 earthquakes this week

The Foreign Office has changed its Portugal travel advice to warn Brits against heading to an island in the Azores th...

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about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Iranian authorities return passport to detained aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratfliffe, says MP

Tulip Siddiq, MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, said British negotiating teams are in Tehran - raising hopes that the cha...

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about 2 years ago
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Foreign Office updates advice to warn Brits against all travel to Russia

The Foreign Office has issued an update to Russia travel advice warning Brits against all travel to the country due t...

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about 2 years ago
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Prince Charles's attack on Vladimir Putin just days before they were due to meet

The Prince of Wales made a comment during a private conversation with a Jewish refugee, but it sparked a furious back...

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about 2 years ago
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Russian ambassador to meet MPs and Peers in Parliament this week

Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Andrei Kelin, has accepted an invitation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ru...

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about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Liz Truss tour of Europe is aimed at stopping war in Ukraine but could boost leadership plans

The Foreign Secretary is widely seen as a leading candidate to take over from Boris Johnson if he is pushed out

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about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Britain faces questions over sanctions after private jet linked to Belarus spends week in UK

The business jet owned by a supporter of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko arrived at London Luton Airport on...

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

France travel rules ease as Covid tests axed for vaccinated UK travellers

France is relaxing travel restrictions for UK travellers who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus as it follows i...

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Iain Duncan Smith refunds cash from holiday firm to avoid conflict of interest

Asked why he returned the payment, Sir Iain told the Sunday Mirror: “Simple, didn’t need it.”

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Where can I travel to from the UK - and the 23 countries Brits are banned from

Where Brits can travel from the UK for holidays including France, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Mexico and the USA - and t...

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