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UK to send aid to Turkey and Syria despite budget ‘strain’, says minister

More than 70 rescue specialists and sniffer dogs to help with efforts after thousands killed in earthquake-hit region

The Guardian - UK

UK aid becoming less focused on world’s poorest – development experts

The average income of a UK aid recipient has risen over the last decade, analysis found.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak reshuffle: ‘red wall’ MP Lee Anderson named deputy Tory chair – as it happened

Controversial MP appointed as Greg Hands’ deputy; Michelle Donelan becomes minister for science, innovation and technology

The Guardian - UK

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Rescue specialists due to leave UK for Turkey ‘imminently’

A flight was scheduled to leave on Monday night but a minister said coordination had been required with the Turkish government.

The Independent UK

Sheku Bayoh police never mentioned hunt for two men to family, inquiry told

The 31-year-old died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in 2015.

The Independent UK

Sheku Bayoh inquiry hears police could have been 'more honest' with death message

THE loved ones of Sheku Bayoh should have been given more detail in the first moment they heard of his death, a police officer who delivered the…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers urged to safeguard aid to Afghanistan after ban on female aid workers

Labour MP Dan Jarvis asked an urgent question on the issue in the Commons asking for confirmation there will be no cuts.

The Independent UK

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Ex-Foreign Office adviser says aid cuts are ‘dreadful moral choice’

Stefan Dercon says aid budget is increasingly being tapped into to ‘plug holes’ in other Whitehall departments

The Guardian - UK

UK’s international aid ‘brought crashing down by crass vandalism’

Lord Bruce is, however, hopeful for the future.

The Independent UK

UK says Reuters report of Nigeria child killings is of "immense concern"

A British government minister said on Tuesday that a Reuters report that the Nigerian army killed children in its fight against insurgents was of "immense concern" and would be raised with Nigeria.

Reuters

International development minister hails refurb of Lanarkshire aid HQ as part of jobs boost

The project will facilitate the movement of 500 roles to the East Kilbride site by 2025

Daily Record

UK has lost its foreign aid 'superpower' status, says Tory minister for aid

Andrew Mitchell, who previously pushed for the Tories to restore their manifesto pledge to spend on aid, said 'we are not a development superpower at the moment and that is something that is bemoaned around the world'

Daily Mirror

UK has lost its status as ‘development superpower’, Andrew Mitchell says

The new development minister said structural changes in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are needed to restore the UK’s reputation.

The Independent UK

Former development secretaries urge Sunak to increase east Africa aid amid drought

‘Famine in all but name’ ravaging Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, yet British aid is one-fifth of 2017 amount

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Deal reached over onshore windfarms and new SNP leader in Westminster named – as it happened

Labour’s motion calling on the government to release all documents and advice relating to contracts awarded to PPE Medpro has also now passed

The Independent UK

Revealed: Suella Braverman’s trips to Rwanda to teach government lawyers

Exclusive: Home secretary visited country with Kagame-supported programme in 2008 and 2011

Newcastle Herald

Wardrobe tells socialite tales

"Clothing in her time represented status, it represented far more than we draw from clothing today. That was her making her mark."

The Guardian - UK

UK criticised for ‘disastrous decision’ to cut health aid pledge by almost a third

Charities say reduced donations to the Global Fund will lead to the preventable deaths of up to 1.5 million people

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Reuters

Less and late: UK gives $1 billion to global disease fight

The British government said on Monday it would contribute 1 billion pounds ($1.18 billion) to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, more than six weeks after other countries made their commitments.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s attacks behind fall in support for overseas aid, says minister

Andrew Mitchell, the international development minister, says former PM calling aid budget a ‘giant cashpoint in the sky’ harmed backing

The Guardian - UK

UK investigation to examine human rights abuses in Kazakhstan

Commission to focus on detention of journalist and political leader Zhanbolat Mamai after nationwide protests

The Guardian - UK

UK on collision course with Joe Biden over cuts to aid pledge

Refugee costs mean Britain could halve world health fund donation as other countries increase their contributions

The National (Scotland)

UK spending more on foreign aid at home than abroad, experts find

THE UK is now spending more of its international development budget at home than in poor developing countries, development experts have said.

Evening Standard

More of UK’s aid budget spent at home than abroad – report

Much of the pot is being spent on housing Ukrainian refugees, leaving less to fund humanitarian programmes in Africa and Asia

The Independent UK

More of UK’s foreign aid budget spent in Britain than poor countries, study finds

Much of the pot is being spent on housing Ukrainian refugees, leaving less to fund humanitarian programmes in Africa and Asia.

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