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Feeling rusty? Everything you need to remember before travelling abroad

Lots of us are taking our first or second international trip following the Covid travel shutdown. So what are the things that might trip us up? From passports to testing, masks and travel document apps, here’s your ultimate holiday checklist

The Independent UK

Family of activist jailed in Egypt urge Liz Truss to pressure counterpart

Family of Alaa Abd El Fattah join wife of Karim Ennarah, under travel ban, in demanding more action from foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK

Portugal updates Covid entry requirements for holidaymakers

Looking for a stress-free holiday in the sun? Here’s why Portugal’s new entry requirements could make it a popular choice for Scots taking a quick getaway this summer.

Daily Record

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Foreign Office to pay £423,000 to whistleblowing lawyer who lost job

FCDO continues to rebut claims by Maria Bamieh, who says she was told to ignore evidence of EU corruption

The Guardian - UK

Russia continuing to make ‘minor’ advances but suffering ‘dwindling stockpiles’ of modern weapons

The report came after deadly missile strikes near Odesa

Evening Standard

FCDO ‘condemns exploitation’ as Britons charged with being mercenaries by Russia

Officials are in ‘constant contact’ with the government of Ukraine about the case.

The Independent UK

Travel warning as Brits told not to visit tourist destination famed for 'endless beaches'

The FCDO issued a statement

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Rwanda scheme is Home Office responsibility, says Foreign Secretary

The Foreign Secretary has distanced her officials from any major involvement in the Government’s controversial Rwanda asylum policy.

The Independent UK

UK passport rule change at Spain's busiest airports - including Ibiza, Málaga, Tenerife, and Alicante

A new UK passport rule has been brought in to help avoid queues at major Spanish airports. Millions of Scottish tourists are expected to return to the holiday destination this summer, with 6.5 million UK tourists having visited Spain this year so far.

Daily Record

British citizen on hunger strike in Egypt jail allowed exercise for first time in three years

Alaa Abdel-Fattah has not been allowed to see sunshine since 2019

The Independent UK

Scot in Catalonia sentenced to five years in prison over protest allegations

A SCOT living in Catalonia has protested his innocence after being sentenced to more than five years in prison for his alleged participation in a…

The National (Scotland)

Afghanistan: Five UK citizens released by Taliban

Friends and family of Peter Jouvenal, a journalist and businessman, said he was among those released.

Al Jazeera

Taliban release five British nationals held for six months

Foreign Office diplomats secured their freedom but sources say nothing was given in return except an apology

The Guardian - UK

UN calls on UAE to release British man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008

UN working group rules that Ryan Cornelius has been held arbitrarily and subjected to rights violations

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Evening Standard

Dom Phillips’ wife: ‘We can say goodbye with love’ after bodies found in Amazon

Brazil’s justice minister Anderson Torres said the remains were found near where the pair disappeared on June 5

The Independent UK

Labour MP calls for talks with Taliban after ‘heart-rending’ Afghanistan trip

David Lammy and Preet Gill were the first senior British politicians to visit Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul.

The Independent UK

‘The hunger strike may be his last act”: Celebrities urge Liz Truss to secure release of Briton in Egypt jail

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has not eaten for 73 days, and his sister says he is ‘convinced he won’t leave prison alive’ as she joins his strike

Daily Mirror

Foreign Office lifts Sri Lanka travel ban for Brits days after TUI cancelled holidays

After two months of intense protests and violent clashes on the streets, the UK’s Foreign Office has scrapped its warning against “all but essential travel” to Sri Lanka

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TUI cancels more holidays to Sri Lanka as Foreign Office lifts travel ban

Holiday provider TUI have extended their cancellations of all flights to Sri Lanka up until the end of June as the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) updated its travel guidance today, lifting the ban.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office lifts ‘all but essential travel’ warning for Sri Lanka

Travelling to a country against FCO advice can invalidate your travel insurance

Daily Mirror

Brit woman killed in Turkey after being hit by Mini driven by suspected drink driver

Local reports suggest the Brit was hit by a Mini driven by a suspected drink driver while on holiday in Mugla, near the popular resort of Bodrum in Turkey, and she died at the scene

Daily Record

Tory peer who branded Boris Johnson a 'liability' forced to quit job at Foreign Office

Baroness Morrissey said the Prime Minister had shown no contrition after he survived a vote of no confidence despite 148 Tory MPs voting for him to go.

Daily Mirror

Tory peer Baroness Morrissey forced to quit after branding Boris Johnson a 'liability'

Baroness Morrissey 'jumped moments before she was pushed' a Foreign Office insider said, after her resignation was confirmed this evening.

The Independent UK

Tory forced out as Foreign Office adviser over Boris Johnson criticism

Baroness Morrissey had described the Prime Minister as a ‘liability’ and urged him to resign.

The Independent UK

Make-up artist’s family await answers over her death in Qatar

Rafaelle Tsakanika, 21, died in a two-car crash near Doha in March 2019.

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