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Sunak writes to family of jailed Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who fear he could die in Egypt before COP27 summit ends

The family are calling for the Prime Minister to urgently secure ‘proof of life’ as Mr Abd El-Fattah’s 200-day hunger strike continues

Evening Standard

Foreign Office ‘setting up PM to fail’ at Cop27 over writer jailed in Egypt

Sanaa Seif, the sister of political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has spoken about a letter Rishi Sunak sent to their family.

The Independent UK

British KGB spy’s lavish Moscow lifestyle laid bare in MI5 files

Soviet Russia used John Vassall's sexuality to blackmail him into betraying Britain

Wales Online

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'A constant in my life': World mourns Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain’s monarch

The Independent UK

Authorities in Myanmar detain Britain's former ambassador, Vicky Bowman, and her husband

The British Embassy says it is "concerned by the arrest of a British woman in Myanmar", while it is believed the couple are being sent to Insein prison, the notorious jail on the outskirts of the commercial capital of Yangon where many political prisoners are held.

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'I was stuck in Saudi Arabia for 18 months and registered as a runaway'

Wayne Wheadon has said he wants to help others that might find themselves in the same situation as him in the kingdom

Wales Online

Diplomat tells of pride at raising Welsh flag in Qatar ahead of World Cup

British embassy official Daniel Phillips said he hopes the Wales will team put its mark on the tournament.

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Britain Reopens its Embassy in Libya After 8 Years Hiatus

Britain reopened its embassy in Libya after an eight years hiatus. British ambassador Caroline Hurndall announced the reopening at an event celebrating Queen Elisabeth II's official birthday and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at the old embassy compound in Tripoli. Hurndall announced the reopening on her Twitter account saying: "I announced…

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Queen Elizabeth gets Jubilee gift of a horse from France's Macron

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, known for her love of horses, will receive one of French President Emmanuel Macron's prize thoroughbreds as a gift to mark her 70 years on the throne, Macron's office and the British Embassy in Paris said on Thursday.

Reuters

Spain warning to British travellers as £85,000 fines being handed out by police

The British Embassy in Spain issued a warning to holidaymakers travelling to holiday islands

Wales Online

Spain warning to British travellers as £85,000 fines are handed out by police

The British Embassy is also advising holidaymakers to take care

Nottingham Post

Spain travel warning as Brits are hit with 30,000 euro fines

The British Embassy in Spain has issued a stark warning after a number of serious accidents have taken place

Liverpool Echo

British holidaymakers warned as Spanish police hand out £85,000 fines

Tourists have been warned against breaking rules on partying on their breaks

Wales Online

Spain warning to British travellers as £85,000 fines being handed out by police

Heavy fines of up to £85,000 are being handed out and The British Embassy in Spain issued a warning to travellers

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Man who fled war-ravaged Syria to build new life in Scotland 'still experiences nightmares'

Mounzer Darsani descried the situation in his home country as 'like hell'.

Evening Standard

Suspected spy accused of leaking to Russia will stand trial next year

A suspected spy at the British Embassy in Germany who is accused of trying to leak secret documents and information to Russia will stand trial in February next year.

Evening Standard

David Smith: British embassy guard ‘leaked identities and activities of UK agents to Russian general’

Smith, 57, was extradited from Germany on Wednesday charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act

Evening Standard

British embassy guard in Berlin accused of passing ‘useful’ information to Russia

David Ballantyne Smith will appear in court charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act

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The Independent UK

Moment 54 Ukrainian orphans arrive in UK from war torn homeland clutching teddy bears

Save a Child founder said London looked like “jewels in the night” as a plane with dozens of Ukrainian orphans touched down last night

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon pledges Ukrainian orphans will find ‘love, care and support’

The Scottish First Minister tweeted a welcome greeting to the youngsters, who arrived in Scotland early on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Dozens of Ukrainian orphans clap and cheer as they arrive in the UK

Children as young as one and two were on the flight from Poland.

Evening Standard

British couple stranded in Ukraine after collecting newborn surrogate twins

The couple said the British Embassy has asked them to drive 14 hours to Lviv to collect the emergency travel documents they need to return to the UK

Daily Record

Sheridan Smith fans frustrated at huge legal error in ITV's No Return

The family in the story made a big legal mistake in the drama - sparking outrage from viewers.

Daily Mirror

Sheridan Smith fans spot huge legal blunder in ITV's No Return as Noah faces jail

Fans tuning into Sheridan Smith's new ITV drama, No Return, have been left puzzled by the family's huge legal blunder as their son Noah is arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting another boy

Wales Online

Johnson warns if Putin invades Ukraine it will be 'painful, violent and bloody'

Some British embassy staff and their dependants are being pulled out of Kyiv in response to the mounting Russian threat

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