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Revealed: Britain's Chagos Islands surrender to Mauritius '10 times what Sir Keir Starmer has claimed in public'

Giving away the Indian Ocean archipelago to the east African nation will cost £35 billion, Whitehall estimates suggest

Evening Standard

Tour de France feats place Le Court Pienaar and Mauritius on the cycling map

Just before this year's women's Tour de France, Kimberley Le Court Pienaar was simply another young woman who could blend into the background on the streets of the Mauritian capital Port Louis.

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Who is Kim Le Court-Pienaar? Meet the Tour de France Femmes history-maker

The 29-year-old Mauritian once quit road racing – now she's in the yellow jersey

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Elderly victims of £6m fraudster who lived lavish lifestyle died before seeing him face justice

David Clarkson ‘hounded’ people into parting with money, then laundered proceeds in Seychelles, Mauritius and Switzerland

Evening Standard

Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius, hotel review

HOTELS: Annabel Grossman checks in

The Independent UK

I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster

The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa’s touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a…

The Conversation

The best beaches in Mauritius for white sand, swaying palms and clear-blue waters

Boasting beauty and variety, choose from the many beaches dotted around the island of Mauritius for a day at the beach

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Chagos deal cost is ‘going rate for best defensive real estate’, says ex-FO boss

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

Evening Standard

Boy, 6, among Brits detained in Mauritius after £1.6m cannabis haul found in luggage from London Gatwick

The child was stopped by officials at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport alongside seven other individuals after they disembarked from a British Airways flight from Gatwick

Evening Standard

Mauritius vs Maldives: Which is the paradise island for you?

In this week’s episode of TravelSmart, Independent Travel is exploring the Indian Ocean, diving into two of the most popular idyllic beach getaways: the Maldives and Mauritius.

The Independent UK

Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, peers say

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is rubber-stamped, peers said

Evening Standard

Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy

Following a sharp drop in Tesla’s share price, outlets reported that the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, had “lost” US$34 billion (£25 billion) in a single day. That figure exceeds the annual GDP of countries like Iceland, Jamaica or Mauritius. Gaining or losing even 0.001% of that wealth would be…

The Conversation

Mauritius is facing a water crisis: harvesting water from its rivers with 10 reservoirs can help – research

Mauritius’s water supplies are running very low. As a small island, it is affected by tropical cyclones, rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and a warming ocean. Rainfall levels have decreased by 8% over the last 10 years.

The Conversation

Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Different claims have been made as to whether or not China supports the deal between the UK and Mauritius.

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Chagossians want sovereignty deal to go ahead, says Mauritius legal adviser

A panel of UN experts urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the agreement reached with Mauritius last month and negotiate a new one.

Evening Standard

UK should renegotiate Chagos Islands deal to allow islanders to return, UN argues

Chagossians were expelled from the islands between 1965 and 1973 to make way for a joint UK-US base

The Independent UK

United Nations experts call for Starmer’s Chagos deal to be suspended

The Chagos deal with Mauritius fails to guarantee rights of Chagossans, UN experts say

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Tories Move to Block Labour’s £30bn Chagos Islands Sovereignty Deal

Keir Starmer’s proposed handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius—a move they say would undermine British sovereignty, national security, and taxpayers.

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The Independent UK

Mauritius’ use of Chagos deal funds sparks outrage

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Chagos islands: how Mauritius can turn a diplomatic triumph into real economic growth

The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius.

Evening Standard

Shangri-La Le Touessrok: Mauritius at its most romantic and tranquil

After a fresh refurbishment, this gem on the Mauritian coastline is impossible not to fall in love with, says Claudia Cockerell

The Guardian - UK

British Chagossians accuse UK government of betrayal over sovereignty deal

Bertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse won a brief victory in bid to stop transfer of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Independent UK

Voices: This baffling Chagos deal will forever haunt Keir Starmer

COMMENT: The roll call of British politicians who put their fingerprints on the decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius contains no fools – and yet the deal the prime minister has just signed looks foolish, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Displaced Chagos islanders fear they will never go home after a UK-Mauritius deal

Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace, the Chagos Islands. She didn’t get a chance to return until she was a grandmother, and only for a visit.

The Independent UK

Chagos islanders fear they will never get to go home after UK’s Mauritius deal

Displaced islanders watched in despair Thursday as the government announced it was formally transferring the Chagos Islands’ sovereignty to Mauritius

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