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UK Government ‘dragging its feet’ on assisting father detained in Iraq

BRITISH officials have repeatedly raised the case of a retired geologist at risk of being executed in Iraq, the Government said, amid pleas to end…

The National (Scotland)

Jim Fitton: Government urged to stop ‘nightmare’ of Briton facing death penalty in Iraq

‘I am deeply concerned by the nature of the Foreign Office’s engagement with my constituent’s case,’ Wera Hobhouse says

The Independent UK

Retired Brit facing death penalty for 'stealing artefacts' to stand trial in Iraq

Father-of-two Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested and slung in an Iraqi jail after trying to take home 12 stones and pieces of broken pottery from an archaeology trip

Daily Mirror

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Trial date for retired British geologist facing smuggling allegations in Iraq

UK ministers have faced fresh pleas to personally raise the case of Jim Fitton with their Iraqi counterparts.

The Independent UK

Case of retired geologist held in Iraq raised repeatedly, minister says

Father-of-two Jim Fitton has been detained in Iraq for more than six weeks.

The Independent UK

Spain travel warning for Brits as party-goers hit with £85,000 fines

The Foreign Office has updated its Spain travel advice after partying Brits in Majorca and Ibiza have been hit by hefty fines of up to £85,000 fines on holiday

Daily Mirror

Brits warned as Brexit rule means you can't take popular snacks into Spain

The Foreign Office travel advice for Spain warns holidaymakers of EU rules which mean you won't be able to take some popular snacks with you on your holiday

Daily Mirror

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Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changes guidance as violence continues

The Independent UK

Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine: Western officials

Officials say Moscow was behind cyberattack that caused a communication blackout in central Europe.

Al Jazeera

Covid entry rules for Spain, France, Portugal and Italy ahead of summer holidays

Millions of holidaymakers in the UK are expected to catch up on missed holidays abroad from the past two years.

Daily Record

Ryanair passport row: adjudicator sides with airline despite evidence to the contrary

Europe’s biggest budget airline offered no defence to the passenger’s claim, but AviationADR found in its favour

The Independent UK

Tree planted in field former councillor saved from development as she turns 100

The 100-year old moved to the village just outside of Bristol in 1975

Bristol Post

UK urged to act after UN panel rules detention of Briton in India ‘arbitrary’

Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained since 2017 and allegedly tortured, accused of helping to fund assassination plot

The Guardian - UK

Detained geologist ‘heartbroken’ at missing daughter’s wedding celebrations

The family of Jim Fitton, 66, has renewed its appeal for UK ministers to help free him from Iraq.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Daughter of Briton facing death penalty in Iraq ‘heartbroken and afraid’ as father misses wedding

‘The horrible, but very real, possibility of the death penalty is hanging over us,’ Leila Fitton says

Evening Standard

UK hits back after Taliban orders women to wear head burka public

The move to require burkas sees similar restrictions imposed to those on women during the Taliban’s previous hardline rule between 1996 and 2001

Wales Online

Taliban criticised after ordering women to wear all-covering burka

The UK Government has urged the group to 'live up to its obligations' regarding women's rights

The Independent UK

They must live up to their obligations: UK Government on Taliban burka order

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public.

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The Guardian - UK

Tortured to death: the 14 Cypriot men killed by British in 50s uprising

Book reveals fate of EOKA guerrilla fighters at the hands of the army during the dying days of empire on the Mediterranean island

Nottingham Post

Foreign Office issues warning over Turkey after 17 British people die

More and more people are flying abroad for medical treatement

The Independent UK

Prosecutor who put Taliban behind bars fears for his life as UK ‘turns its back’ on Afghans

Former director of prosecution ‘terrified’ in immigration limbo in Pakistan

Wales Online

Foreign Office issues Turkey warning after 17 British deaths

A number of British people have been receiving medical treatment in Turkey.

Chronicle Live

Latest mask wearing rules for top European destinations including Spain, Portugal, France, Greece and Italy

Some destinations have scrapped face mask rules completely, but others still have mask mandates in place

The Guardian - UK

UK imposes sanctions on Roman Abramovich-linked steel firm Evraz

Foreign Office says company part-owned by billionaire ‘operates in sectors of strategic significance to government of Russia’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of abandoning UK geologist at risk of execution in Iraq

Family ‘baffled’ by Foreign Office after Jim Fitton arrested for taking pottery pieces from ancient site

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