70 m. ago Foreign prison officers get visa exemption to prevent UK jail chaos

The Chief Inspector of Prisons earlier warned of a ‘devastating effect’ if a solution was not found

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1 hour ago Labour is accused of covering up Chinese hack of Foreign Office records amid scandal over Beijing spies and Keir Starmer's controversial China visit

The Government was accused today of covering up a Chinese hack of the Foreign Office in the midst of the Beijing spy scandal and Sir Keir Starmer's upcoming visit to China.

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2 h. ago Foreign Office was victim of cyber attack – and we don’t know who did it, minister admits

It comes amid fears thousands of confidential documents and data had been stolen in a breach two months ago

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5 h. ago Foreign Office was hacked, admits minister amid claims it was cyber attack by China

Tens of thousands of confidential documents and data were accessed in the hack, it is claimed

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6 h. ago Foreign Office hacked two MONTHS ago by 'Chinese cyber gang' that previously targeted MPs as ministers deny data from thousands of visas was compromised

Business minister Sir Chris Bryant admitted government servers had been compromised in a cyber attack in October.

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7 h. ago Foreign Office was victim of cyberattack – and we don’t know who did it, minister admits

It comes amid fears thousands of confidential documents and data had been stolen in a breach two months ago

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7 h. ago UK Government issues 'high threat of terrorist attack' warning in new UAE travel advice

The UK Foreign Office has warned British nationals that terrorists 'are likely to try to carry out attacks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'. It comes after 15 were left dead in the Bondi Beach shooting

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8 h. ago Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with her family from the war-ravaged territory this week.In October, the Guardian highlighted Houbi’s desperate battle to get her family evacuated after they were denied entry to the UK, despite her scholarship and visa permitting her to bring them. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Foreign Office was hacked, admits minister amid speculation it was cyber attack by China

Tens of thousands of confidential documents and data were accessed in the hack, it is claimed

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10 h. ago Major hack at Foreign Office as 'China cyber gang' suspected

Business Minister Sir Chris Bryant confirmed there has "certainly "been a hack of Government servers, but would not say whether China had been involved.

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10 h. ago Ministers ‘pretty confident’ visa details not compromised in Foreign Office hack

Business minister Sir Chris Bryant refused to say whether a Chinese-linked group was responsible for the cyber attack.

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as US ambassador

Turner, appointed ambassador to UN in May, now replaces Peter Mandelson who was sacked over Epstein linksKeir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, replacing Peter Mandelson who was sacked over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.Turner, who was appointed ambassador to the UN in May, had previously been political director at the Foreign Office and had brokered a close relationship with the new Labour administration before taking up his UN role in New York. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Urgent ‘do not travel’ warning for popular Brit tourist destination over landmine fears

British tourists have been warned by the Foreign Office after deadly fighting erupted between two countries, with rockets fired across the border and travel insurance likely voided in affected areas

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55 h. ago Foreign Office issues warning for popular winter sun destination after diarrhoea outbreak

There has been a sharp rise in people returning from the archipelago with symptoms of the infection

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3 d. ago Woman held at the border for 12 HOURS without food or water in 'horror' Russian holiday

Travel to Russia is not advised by the Foreign Office at the moment - but one traveller shared her 'horror' experience to the country, and discouraged others from visiting too.

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3 d. ago Chinese ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over Jimmy Lai verdict

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

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3 d. ago European leaders gather for crunch meeting on Ukraine as Zelenskyy says US talks were ‘not easy’ – Europe live

No details on any tangible compromises between US and Ukraine, with Zelenskyy ruling out territorial concessionsSeparately, the commission’s deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill has just confirmed that commission president Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Berlin talks this evening.Not a surprise at all, but good to have it formally confirmed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Guatemala’s tourism minister hits out at Foreign Office warnings

Exclusive: ‘We have not had a single violent incident against tourists in the past two years’ says Harris Whitbeck

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4 d. ago MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos

The new head of MI6 is set to warn about Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to export chaos globally

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5 d. ago Foreign Office says 'be vigilant' in UK travel warning after Bondi attack

Yvette Coop[er has issued an alert and the Foreign Office has given advice

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