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St Helens and Wigan star Ricky Bibey found dead in Italian hotel room at 40

The 40-year-old is believed to have checked in on Friday before being found dead on Saturday morning

Liverpool Echo

Former rugby league player Ricky Bibey ‘found dead in Florence hotel room’

The 40-year-old, from Manchester, was reportedly found dead in his room at the four-star Hotel Continentale

The Independent UK

Former rugby league player Ricky Bibey dies in Florence hotel room

A woman, believed to be his partner, was taken to hospital to be treated for her serious injuries

The Independent UK

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Warning to UK holidaymakers in France as new travel guidance issued

Soaring temperatures and dry conditions have caused wildfires in the southwest of France

Manchester Evening News

Moscow ‘rubbing its hands with glee’ over Boris Johnson departure and will ‘exploit it if they can’

Boris Johnson is now the head of a Potemkin government – a false and hollow structure – that leaves it vulnerable in uncertain times, world affairs editor Kim Sengupta writes

The Independent UK

UK Government ‘won’t abandon’ Scots abroad in crisis after vote for independence

SCOTS who found themselves in major crises abroad would not necessarily be left stranded by the UK Government if Scotland became independent,…

The National (Scotland)

Sri Lanka returns to Foreign Office no-go travel list

The Foreign Office is again advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka

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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

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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The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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…

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Al Jazeera

Afghanistan: Five UK citizens released by Taliban

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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