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UK tightens embassy security and vows action over 'Iran bomb plot'

12.10.11
Britain is reviewing security at its embassy in Tehran following the alleged Iranian-backed plot to murder the Saudi ambassador to Washington... more

Gaddafi flees to Algeria as hunt continues

30.08.11
Muammar Gaddafi's close family is said to have fled Libya as the hunt for the ousted dictator continues... more

Libyan ambassador expelled from Britain after attacks on embassy

03.05.11
The Libyan ambassador to the UK has left the country after being expelled by the Government following attacks on the British embassy in Tripoli, it was reported... more

Mother fears for soldier son held in US over WikiLeaks data

14.04.11
Mother of a soldier held in custody in the US for allegedly leaking data to WikiLeaks asks William Hague for help because she fears her son's mental health is deteriorating... more

Prince Charles goes on tour to boost trade links

28.03.11
Prince of Wales embarks on his 10 day tour at a time of great economic uncertainty on the Iberian Peninsula and political instability in North Africa ... more

UK withdraws officials from Yemen and urges Britons to leave

24.03.11
Embassy officials in Yemen are being withdrawn from the country with 'immediate effect', the Foreign Office said... more

Foreign Office charters second plane as Bahrain clashes continue

18.03.11
Second Government charter flight to help British citizens leave Bahrain will depart after the first landed with no passengers onboard ... more

Japan: Disbelief as British rescuers refused entry to due to wrong paperwork

16.03.11
British rescue team spoke of their 'disbelief' after they were turned away from Japan's disaster zone... more

Rescue plan drawn up to get Britons out of Japan disaster zone

16.03.11
Workers battling to see off meltdown at Japan's damaged nuclear plant have been forced to suspend operations following a rise in radiation levels... more

Air Partner in demand

15.03.11
Air Partner only won the Foreign Office contract to rescue Britons from emergencies around the world in October, but the aircraft charter group says the Japanese earthquake plus Middle East political unrest saw it pick up thousands from across the world in the past month... more

'Gaddafi ordered Lockerbie bombing': Britons at mercy of Libyan gunmen

23.02.11
Britons trapped in Libya accuse the Government and Foreign Office of ignoring their pleas and leaving them at the mercy of looters and mobs armed with AK47s... more

Egypt evacuation: Ministers urged to fly out 20,000 Britons caught in Cairo riots

31.01.11
Ministers pressure to order the evacuation of Britons from Egypt amidst continuing anti-government protests... more

British Embassy worker injured in rocket strike on car in Yemen

06.10.10
British Embassy employee was injured when militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade during twin terrorist attacks in Yemen... more

Cable & Wireless wins UK embassy telecoms contract

14.09.10
Cable & Wireless Worldwide wins a deal worth £82 million to supply the Foreign & Commonwealth Office with state-of-the-art voice and data telecoms... more

British tourists stranded by mining protest in the Andes

12.08.10
Eight Britons are among more than 100 tourists trapped on a Bolivian mountain by protesters... more

I don’t want to find God to find a good school

27.07.10
A few weeks ago I was asked to a friend’s son’s christening. “We haven’t found God, just a really good church school” she scrawled across the bottom of the invitation... more

David Cameron flies to Turkey to drum up UK trade

26.07.10
David Cameron will travel to Turkey as part of an effort to focus the UK's foreign policy on winning trade and investment deals... more

British mother ‘kills two toddlers’ in Spanish hotel room

18.05.10
Two British children aged one and three found dead in a hotel room in a Spanish resort... more

Boy, 10, is only survivor as Africa plane crash kills 100

12.05.10
Video: An ten-year-old child is the sole survivor of a Gatwick-bound plane which has crashed in Libya, with Britons feared among the dead... more

Rescued: Navy brings home 280 Britons stranded by ash cloud

20.04.10
Video: Hundreds of Britons stranded by the Icelandic volcano clambered aboard a Royal Navy warship for the journey home... more

David Miliband under pressure as slump in pound hits counter-terror programme

21.01.10
David Miliband under pressure to explain why there had been cutbacks in counter-terrorism programmes in Pakistan because of the falling value of the pound... more

Wacky and worthy collide on Design Awards shortlist

18.01.10
Best of world-class design is honoured in the shortlist for the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards at the Design Museum... more

Hunt finally ends for body of kidnapped British journalist

24.11.09
Human remains found in Lebanon have been confirmed as those of a British journalist who disappeared in 1985 during the civil war... more

Miliband's fury at sentence on Iranian working at UK embassy

29.10.09
Latest: Tensions between Britain and Iran rose sharply after a senior employee at the British embassy in Tehran was given a four-year sentence for allegedly fomenting violence... more

British children quarantined in Chinese hospital may not have swine flu

20.07.09
Parents of London schoolchildren quarantined in Chinese hospital with alleged swine flu say their children may not even be ill... more

WORLD: David Miliband keeps pressure on Iran over Embassy workers

06.07.09
Iran faces mounting pressure to free British embassy workers after Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed "cold anger" at their detention... more

British embassy staff will be tried, claims Iran cleric

03.07.09
Downing Street said it was "concerned" at reports that British Embassy staff in Tehran will face trial... more

WORLD: Iran releases five embassy staff after Miliband protests

29.06.09
Iran has released five of the nine British embassy staff arrested in Tehran but diplomatic relations still show no signs of improving... more

Israel rejects calls for ceasefire as 'unrealistic'

31.12.08
Israel has rejected calls for a Gaza ceasefire hours after Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy in Tehran... more

Honeymoon couple: Our Thailand ordeal

08.12.08
A honeymoon couple told the Foreign Office to "step up its game" after claiming it did nothing to help them leave troubled Thailand... more


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