7 h. ago PM urges Britons to contact Foreign Office for Israel evacuation flights

The Prime Minister said his Government is trying to get charter flights taking off ‘as soon as we can’.

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9 h. ago Starmer urges Britons to contact Foreign Office for Israel evacuation flights

The Prime Minister said his Government is trying to get charter flights taking off ‘as soon as we can’.

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52 h. ago UK diplomats quit Tehran and evacuation flights for Brits in Israel announced amid war with Iran

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been working with the Israeli government on flights back to the UK

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57 h. ago Evacuation charter flights for Brits fleeing Israel to be laid on at Tel Aviv airport once airspace re

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been working with the Israeli government on the flights back to the UK

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3 d. ago TUI flight evacuated in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canary Islands was evacuated by bomb squad officials after a threatening note was found on the aircraft in Spain.

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3 d. ago Briton in Israel hits out at UK over lack of evacuation flights

Zak Wagman, 26, is unable to fly home following the closure of Israel’s airspace.

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4 d. ago Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Foreign Office advice issued over regional conflicts

Governments of the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US all maintain that visiting the Mediterranean island is safe

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5 d. ago Britons trapped in Israel accuse Foreign Office of abandonment amid evacuation fury

Britons stuck in Israel have accused the Foreign Office of leaving them to fend for themselves, as countries including Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia swiftly organise evacuations for their citizens

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5 d. ago The 'abandoned' Brits trapped in Israel: Pressure on Foreign Office to evacuate UK nationals who say they are stranded in Middle East war zone while other countries rush to bring citizens home

Tens of thousands of UK nationals are believed to be stranded after Israel shut its airspace amid the escalating conflict with Iran .

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7 d. ago Thousands of Brits trapped in Middle East war zone: Israel admits evacuation flights are impossible while bombardment of Iranian missiles and drones continues

Tens of thousands of British citizens were trapped in a war zone tonight as officials admitted an evacuation from Israel is currently impossible.

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7 d. ago British man stranded in Israel considers desert escape after Iranian missile strikes

James Eden considering ‘risky’ journey through the desert to Egypt after outbound flights from Israel were suspended

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7 d. ago 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 GermanyMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer is beginning an urgent diplomatic push to try to head off the crisis in the Middle East, as the Foreign Office warned Britons not to travel to Israel after further retaliatory attacks by Iran.Downing Street did not rule out the possibility of having to evacuate UK nationals from Israel if matters deteriorated, saying officials were keeping all contingency plans “under constant review”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Britons warned not to travel to Israel as conflict with Iran ramps up and UK deploys more jets to region

The Foreign Office is now advising 'against all travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories'.

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7 d. ago British man weighs desert escape from Israel amid Iranian missile strikes

James Eden, 72, is planning a four-hour bus journey through the Negev Desert to escape Iranian bombardment.

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7 d. ago Foreign Office issues urgent travel warning for Israel as airstrikes continue

The UK Foreign Office has updates its travel advice for Israel and the Palestinian Territories as fighting continues for a third day

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8 d. ago Brit Grandfather stranded in Israel during Iran attacks says foreign office 'abandoned' him

James Eden is stranded in Jerusalem and has described the city as a “ghost town”.

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9 d. ago A severe tropical storm heads for southern China after toppling trees on Hainan island

Chinese authorities have evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and canceled flights as a severe tropical storm dumps heavy rain on parts of Hainan island and heads for the country’s southern coast

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1 week ago Ohio chemical spill sparks mass evacuations and flight groundings

Authorities confirmed that a 5,000-gallon tank containing nitric acid leaked at the Austin Powder Red Diamond plant in McArthur, Vinton County.

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1 week ago Ohio acid spill LIVE as toxic cloud grounds flights and sparks mass evacuations

A leak of nitric acid at a plant known for making explosives sparked a mass evacuation today as flights were grounded within 4,000 square miles

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1 week ago 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.

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