Starmer urges Britons in Israel to register their presence The Foreign Office has advised against all travel to Israel. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey? Your rights as wildfires cause flight cancellations Flights to and from Izmir were seriously disrupted amid wildfires in the popular tourist city on the Turkish coast The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Keir Starmer in diplomatic push to head off Middle East crisis before G7 summit in Canada PM to discuss Israel and Iran clashes with Mark Carney and expected to talk to leaders of US, France and Germany The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Israel? Your rights as conflict with Iran escalates Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport is shut until further notice The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
Briton stranded in Jerusalem during Iran attacks says city ‘like a ghost town’ James Eden, 72, feels ‘abandoned’ by the Foreign Office – but has still managed to source a pint of Guinness despite Iranian bombardment. Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2025
Former Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt becomes a dame The ex-defence secretary and Commons leader played a prominent role carrying a sword at the King’s coronation. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Flight 149: Hostage of War - Why was a BA Flight allowed to land in the middle of the Gulf War? The horrific incident saw more than 300 people taken hostage after their unwittingly landed in a warzone The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree on Gaza Around 300 staff at the Government department have sent a letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy raising concerns about Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025
Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning after challenging Gaza policy Some 300 staff sent a letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy raising concerns about Israel’s conduct in Gaza The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Hundreds of Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree with UK's stance on Gaza Foreign Office staff have been told their ‘ultimate recourse is to resign’ after raising concerns about Israel’s bombardment of Gaza Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025
Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2025
Venezuela high on travellers’ wish-lists despite Foreign Office warnings of ‘armed robbery, mugging, carjacking and burglary’ Exclusive: Tours to the South American country are selling out, as Sir Michael Palin returns from filming The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
‘When they are at risk they text me’: Gaza academic in UK powerless to rescue family Nearly three years after accepting a UK scholarship, Bassem Abudagga has watched Gaza’s horrors close in on his relatives, and British bureaucracy fail to help The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025
Foreign Office met with pro-Israel lobbyist to discuss arms sales A top Foreign Office official met with a pro-Israel lobbyist, reportedly to discuss arms exports to Tel Aviv The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Jailed activist’s mother says she is prepared to die on hunger strike as she reaches nearly 250 days “Don’t let my death be in vain,” the 69-year-old said
Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025 Hunger-striking mother of jailed activist prepared to die to ‘get Alaa out’ Laila Soueif, who has lost 42% of her bodyweight and weighs 49kg, has not eaten for more than eight months in protest of her son’s sentence in Egypt.
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Methanol poisoning: Why travellers are at risk, and how to reduce the dangers ‘Steer clear, drink beer’ is a wise strategy, say campaigners as MSF figures reveal 1,000 suspected incidents in the past 25 years
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025 Delegation of Labour MPs arrives in Taiwan in first visit since UK election Trip by five Labour MPs designed to build UK-Taiwan ties as Beijing steps up military capability
The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2025 Labour refuse to say if ministers will accept Israeli government's summit invite THE UK Government has refused to say if its ministers will attend a “conference against antisemitism” being held by the Israeli government in…
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025 Lammy’s rebuke of Israel marks turning point after weeks of growing frustration Shift in rhetoric follows tense meeting with Israel’s foreign minister and growing global alarm over Gaza Humanitarian Foundation plan
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 Israeli ambassador told UK will not ‘stand by’ as offensive on Gaza escalates Foreign Secretary David Lammy hit out at the renewed military offensive in the Gaza strip and the restrictions on aid.
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Full list of UK sanctions against Israel over Gaza Foreign secretary David Lammy announced a series of further measures on Tuesday
Evening Standard · May 20, 2025 UK ramps up pressure on Israel over actions in Gaza and West Bank Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out a series of measures in a Commons statement.
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Britain sanctions Israel and halts trade talks over ‘intolerable’ Gaza crisis David Lammy condemns ‘monstrous’ actions in Gaza – but MPs from all parties demand an end to arms sales as doctors beg for international help
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025 Diplomat makes history as first refugee to become a UK high commissioner Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post