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Lanarkshire foreign aid HQ holds charity match to mark 150th anniversary of clash with 'Auld Enemy'

Kate Wilkinson, the granddaughter of Jack Charlton, looked out her boots for the fundraiser in East Kilbride

Daily Record · Dec 8, 2022

International development minister hails refurb of Lanarkshire aid HQ as part of jobs boost

The project will facilitate the movement of 500 roles to the East Kilbride site by 2025

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

Notorious Bangladesh police unit received spy training in the UK

Despite US sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion, members went to Britain to receive mass surveillance training.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022

UK summons Chinese ambassador over ‘completely unacceptable’ beating and arrest of BBC journalist

China accuses British government of ‘hypocritical double standards’ after Rishi Sunak’s rebuke

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

UK spending more aid on refugees at home than on assistance to poor countries

Statistics on last year’s spending show much of slashed UK aid went on domestic costs as help for Africa plummeted.

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

The Foreign Office must do more to warn Britons about detention risks in Dubai, according to Report

A coroner has raised concerns the Foreign Office (FCDO) is not doing enough to warn Britons of the risk of visiting Dubai after a Londoner “probably” died from beatings and neglect in police custody.

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2022

Foreign Office ‘needs to do more to warn Brits’ after Londoner dies of neglect in Dubai jail

Inquest found east Londoner Lee Bradley Brown died of neglect in Dubai police station after beatings

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2022

Plan to be developed to secure future of Shackleton’s ship Endurance

A British-led expedition, Endurance22, discovered the well-preserved wreck at 3,008 metres below sea level on March 5, 2022.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

British-Egyptian activist has ‘deteriorated severely’ in Cairo prison

Mona Seif, the sister of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has given an update on his condition following his hunger strike.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Visitors to Italy warned as entry fee to be launched at tourist hotspot

Some travellers will have to pay to stay in Venice and its surrounding islands next year.

Daily Record · Nov 15, 2022