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Foreign Secretary defends World Cup LGBT advice after criticism

James Cleverly was criticised last month for suggesting gay fans should show a ‘a little bit of flex and compromise’.

The Independent UK

Turkey travel warning after Istanbul explosion

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Turkey

Liverpool Echo

Foreign Office asks Iran to explain alleged death threats to UK-based reporters

Deputy ambassador summoned after Met police warns of credible threats to journalists reporting on Iran protests

The Guardian - UK

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UK summons Iran envoy over alleged threats to journalists

Britain’s foreign minister has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London to protest alleged threats against journalists in the U_K_ The Foreign Office said Friday that London’s Metropolitan Police had “contacted a number of U_K_-based journalists, having received credible information about a threat to their lives.”

The Independent UK

Cleverly summons Iranian diplomat following ‘threats’ to journalists in UK

Police received ‘credible information’ about a threat to the lives of journalists

Evening Standard

Cleverly summons Iranian diplomat following ‘threats’ to UK-based journalists

The Foreign Secretary said ‘intimidation of any kind’ towards members of the press in Britain would not be tolerated.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson worst PM in my 40 years, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Johnson was ‘chaotic’, says former top civil servant who served under seven prime ministers

The Independent UK

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Turkey travel warning issued from UK Foreign Office

The FCDO updated its travel advice for Brits visiting Turkey

Liverpool Echo

Lancashire man killed in Ukraine as family pay tribute to 'real-life hero'

Simon Lingard, who served in UK's Special Forces, died while fighting in Ukraine on Monday

Manchester Evening News

Ex-Foreign Office chief says Boris Johnson was the 'worst' PM he worked under

Sir Simon McDonald whose explosive intervention helped bring down the former Prime Minister in the summer said Boris Johnson was 'charismatic' but 'chaotic'

Daily Mirror

Briton killed in Ukraine hailed as ‘real life hero’ by his heartbroken family

The Ukrainian military has offered to bring the body of Simon Lingard back to England, his family has said.

The Independent UK

British teenager, 14, trapped in Ethiopia feared 'I might never go home again'

Mahna Mohamed was looking forward to returning home to London after spending two years in Somalia, her parents' homeland, but instead Ethiopian authorities confiscated her passport and left her stranded in a foreign country with no money

Daily Mirror

MP calls on Foreign Secretary to apologise and says Qatar World Cup 'not safe' for LGBTQ+ people

Labour MP Luke Pollard says the World Cup is not safe for gay supporters

Chronicle Live

Qatar World Cup 'not safe' for LGBT people, says MP

Labour MP Luke Pollard says the World Cup is not safe for people like him

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The Independent UK

Funds from sale of Chelsea will soon be ‘on start of journey’ to Ukraine

Foreign Office minister Leo Docherty told the Commons that proceeds from the sale of the club were still frozen in a UK bank account.

The Independent UK

World Cup in Qatar not safe for someone like me, says gay MP

Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished by up to seven years in prison.

The Independent UK

Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘pinning hopes’ on PM’s efforts

Alaa Abd El-Fattah is on hunger strike and has stopped drinking water in an escalation of his protest at being detained.

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office vetting deterring top scientists from UK, Royal Society warns

Frustration growing at delays that leave some unable to take up prestigious posts for up to seven months

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The Independent UK

Foreign Office ‘setting up PM to fail’ at Cop27 over writer jailed in Egypt

Sanaa Seif, the sister of political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has spoken about a letter Rishi Sunak sent to their family.

The Independent UK

Fears UK will break climate crisis pledge for poor nations after failure to reveal funding

Exclusive: Foreign Office won’t set out payments to crucial global fund, as aid cuts are set to continue

Daily Record

Brit tourist died after being starved and beaten by cruel jail guards in Dubai

Businessman Lee Brown's death was ruled to have been caused due to "neglect" whilst in custody.

Daily Mirror

Brit tourist died of 'neglect' in Dubai police station after being starved and beaten

An inquest into the death of Lee Brown, 39, heard that he was 'beaten and starved' as his fellow inmates called the Brits' family to tell them of his suffering in the Dubai police station

Wales Online

Brit beaten and starved in Dubai police station died from 'neglect', inquest rules

He had been held for five days

The Guardian - UK

Political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah will escalate hunger strike during Cop27

British-Egyptian activist says he will cease drinking, raising fears he may die while officials attend summit

Daily Mirror

Expert's World Cup warnings for Brits - no booze, avoid holding hands and don't film

Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup fans could end up in serious trouble if they break laws in the strict Middle Eastern country, Diego Maloney, lead analyst at Riskline, has warned

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