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News story: Syria crisis: Latest updates on UK aid
Updated: Updated to include announcement of further UK support for Syrians hit by winter stormsThe crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and...
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former CEO of Yukos Oil, has been released from prison today, after President Putin granted him a pardon on humanitarian grounds. Commenting today, the Minister for Europe David...
View ArticleNews story: Foreign Office travel advice
Before traveling overseas make sure you read the Foreign Office travel advice to get up-to-date information on safety and security, health, entry requirements and the local laws and customs for your...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Office welcomes Russian Presidential amnesty
On 18 December, the Russian Presidential administration granted a prisoner amnesty to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution. The 30 Greenpeace activists and journalists, the Pussy...
View ArticleNews story: East Village homes handed over near 600 mark
Updated: New story reflects handover of N13 residential area in East Village to long-term legacy owners.This brings the number of apartments and townhouses completed and handed over by the Olympic...
View ArticlePress release: Second FCO flight assists British nationals to leave South Sudan
British Nationals fleeing the violence in South Sudan have just departed Juba Airport on FCO-chartered flight.The second RAF C-17 Globemaster flight chartered by the Foreign Office departed Juba at...
View ArticleSpeech: Where next for social science?
Campaign for Social Science inaugural annual lecture, 2013It is great that we are here to celebrate the Campaign for Social Science in the form of this first inaugural lecture. And what I like about...
View ArticleNews story: Political parties encouraged to continue working together to...
Secretary of State commented:I encourage the parties to continue to work towards an agreed way forward on these divisive issues, as part of wider efforts to build a united and shared society. I wish...
View ArticlePress release: FCO Minister expresses UK concerns about Anti-Homosexuality...
The Bill was approved by the Ugandan Parliament on 20 December.Mr Robertson said: The UK is concerned about the potential impact of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill approved today by the Ugandan Parliament...
View ArticleNews story: 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie tragedy: David Cameron's message
The Prime Minister said: The loss of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie at 7.03pm UK time on the evening of 21 December 1988 was a shocking event. A loss made more poignant still by being so close to...
View ArticlePress release: 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie tragedy: Nick Clegg's message
The Deputy Prime Minister said: Today our thoughts are with the families of those killed in the Lockerbie tragedy, the people of Lockerbie and all those affected by this devastating event. 25 years may...
View ArticleNews story: Lockerbie remembered
UK Government Ministers will pay their respects at ceremonies in both the UK and the USA joining the friends and family of victims to mark 25 years since the bombing of Pan AM Flight 103 which killed...
View ArticlePress release: 25th Anniversary of Lockerbie: Joint UK/ US/ Libya statement
On the 25th Anniversary of the bombing of Pan American flight 103 over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988, the Governments of Libya, the United Kingdom and United States of America reiterate their deepest...
View ArticlePress release: Third aircraft to assist British nationals leave South Sudan
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:Due to the continued violence in South Sudan, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is planning to send a third and final plane to assist any...
View ArticlePress release: Britain’s Christmas gifts to families worldwide
UK exporters look set to pull off another Christmas cracker with international sales of Brussel sprouts, geese and Christmas lights expected to increase by as much as 2,000% in the run up to the big...
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News story: Royal Navy celebrates Christmas early in Antarctica
The ship is currently deployed to the Antarctic to carry out survey and patrol operations. As the ship will be at sea on Christmas Day, the crew decided to hold their festive celebrations...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary calls for dialogue in South Sudan
The Foreign Secretary today spoke to South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin to thank him for his assistance in ensuring that two RAF flights were able to evacuate British and other...
View ArticlePress release: FCO Minister responds to sentencing of Human Rights activists...
Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds said:I was deeply concerned to hear about the sentencing to three years in prison of the democracy and human rights activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed...
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News story: GREAT retail campaign: All Rhodes lead to Malaysia
With the presence of iconic British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, the week of 11 – 17 November was the highlight of the British High Commission Kuala Lumpur’s GREAT...
View ArticleNews story: Government to allow Child Trust Funds to transfer to Junior ISAs
The government is to allow savings kept in a Child Trust Fund to be transferred to a Junior ISA from April 2015. The change could benefit up to 6.1 million children who currently have savings in a...
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