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Mother of Briton fatally shot by father in Texas urges Miliband to press US for new inquiry
By Josh Halliday North of England editor

Jane Coates says foreign secretary should draw attention to coroner’s finding that Lucy Harrison was unlawfully killed

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/10/mother-of-briton-lucy-harrison-fatally-shot-by-father-ed-miliband

#EdMiliband #Cheshire #USguncontrol #UKnews #USnews #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/01/eu-relations-climate-crisis-gaza-ed-miliband-foreign-office-challenges #EdMiliband #Politics #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #UkNews #WorldNews #Ukraine #Europe #DonaldTrump #AndyBurnham #BenjaminNetanyahu #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #G20 #Labour #InternationalLaw

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges
By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadership

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/01/eu-relations-climate-crisis-gaza-ed-miliband-foreign-office-challenges

#EdMiliband #Politics #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #UKnews #Worldnews #Ukraine #Europe #DonaldTrump #AndyBurnham #BenjaminNetanyahu #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #G20 #Labour #Internationallaw #TheGuardian #PatrickWintourDiplomaticeditor

Burnham must take international aid obligations seriously | Letter
By Guardian Staff

Desmond Whyms says a fundamental rethink of aid is necessary to ensure Britain can genuinely help countries improve their human and environmental outcomes in the long term

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/burnham-must-take-international-aid-obligations-seriously

#Foreignpolicy #Aid #AndyBurnham #Labour #Politics #Conservatives #Money #UKnews #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #Globalhealth #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
By Diane Taylor

Refugee family reunions in limbo, despite Foreign Office saying it is ready get people out of war-torn territory

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/27/home-office-blocking-evacuation-women-children-gaza-refugee-family-reunion

#Immigrationandasylum #Gaza #HomeOffice #Refugees #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #UKnews #IsraelGazawar #Palestine #Politics #TheGuardian #DianeTaylor

Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/27/home-office-blocking-evacuation-women-children-gaza-refugee-family-reunion #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Gaza #HomeOffice #Refugees #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #UkNews #IsraelgazaWar #Palestine #Politics

Aid cuts will harm lives and livelihoods in Somalia | Letter
By Guardian Staff

Humanitarian support keeps families buying food, shops trading and clinics open when crisis hits, says Abdullahi Nur Osman

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/23/aid-cuts-will-harm-lives-and-livelihoods-in-somalia

#Foreignpolicy #Aid #Somalia #UKnews #Africa #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #Politics #Labour #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’
By Heather Stewart

Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/uk-aid-cuts-bilateral-support-african-countries

#Foreignpolicy #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #Aid #Politics #Labour #Charities #Society #UKnews #Africa #Worldnews #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart

‘Where can I get blonde highlights?’: The most unusual requests for consular help from Brits abroad

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/16/where-can-get-blonde-highlights-unusual-requests-consular-help-brits-abroad-29143162/

Ambassadorial appointments should be subject to veto by MPs, committee recommends https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/09/ambassador-appointments-veto-mps-committee-recommends #UkNews #PeterMandelson #KeirStarmer #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Politics

Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years
By Sarah Johnson

The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/04/overseas-education-project-for-women-and-girls-axed-by-uk-after-two-years

#Globaldevelopment #Globaleducation #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Education #YvetteCooper #Politics #Foreignpolicy #ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice #UKnews #Universities #Highereducation #SouthSudan #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Childmarriage #Africa #Worldnews #SarahJohnson

Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/04/overseas-education-project-for-women-and-girls-axed-by-uk-after-two-years #GlobalDevelopment #GlobalEducation #WomensRightsAndGenderEquality #Education #YvetteCooper #Politics #ForeignPolicy #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #UkNews #Universities #HigherEducation #SouthSudan #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #ChildMarriage #Africa #Wo...

Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed in talks over top security role https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/25/ex-foreign-office-chief-olly-robbins-believed-in-talks-over-top-security-role #CivilService #Politics #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #AndyBurnham #PeterMandelson #UkNews #Labour

Bahraini award to UK envoy shows ‘our diplomats are up for grabs’, says peer https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/24/bahrain-king-award-uk-ambassador-alastair-long-diplomats-compromised-human-rights #Bahrain #HumanRights #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #HumanRights #ForeignPolicy #Law #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #FreedomOfInformation #TransnationalRepression #Politics #UkNews

UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/23/uk-ties-uae-mass-atrocities-sudan-mps-select-committee-nathaniel-raymond #GlobalDevelopment #Sudan #ConflictAndArms #UkNews #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #WorldNews #Politics #Africa #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #Law #ForeignPolicy #HouseOfCommons #HumanRights #HumanRights #Ethiopia #UnitedA...

Is it safe to travel to Dubai right now? FCDO changes its advice

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/19/safe-travel-dubai-right-now-fcdo-changes-advice-28846881/

British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/17/british-council-job-cuts-loan-national-audit-office #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Politics #UkNews #WorldNews #Culture

The passport rule that could ruin your holiday this summer

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/14/passport-rule-ruin-holiday-this-summer-28769827/

Family say British couple jailed in Iran have lost appeal against convictions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/family-say-british-couple-jailed-in-iran-have-lost-appeal-against-convictions #Iran #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #UkNews #Politics

Greece backtracks on EES border check exemption for British holidaymakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/01/greece-backtracks-ees-border-check-exemption-british-holidaymakers-28600039/

Family accuse FCDO of lack of support over death of UK man in Grenada https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/andrew-frederick-uk-family-fcdo-grenada-death #Grenada #UkNews #Americas #Caribbean #WorldNews #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Politics

Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/28/mitigating-risks-mandelson-connections-china-russia-israel-former-mi6-chief #PeterMandelson #Politics #Mi6 #UkNews #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Labour #ForeignPolicy #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/27/mandelson-vetting-warned-ties-senior-figures-china-russia-israel #PeterMandelson #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #KeirStarmer #Labour #Politics #UkNews

Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/22/soft-power-sell-off-anger-british-council-sale-historic-madrid-building #ForeignPolicy #Spain #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Politics #Europe #Education #Languages #WorldNews #UkNews

Diplomat who abruptly left Washington embassy was honoured by the king https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/21/diplomat-who-abruptly-left-washington-embassy-was-honoured-by-the-king #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #KingCharlesIii #UsNews #ForeignPolicy #Politics #UkNews #WorldNews

British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/british-council-staff-italy-strike-workforce-cut #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #UkNews #Italy #Europe #Politics

Senior minister defends decision to withhold some Mandelson files https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/19/senior-minister-defends-decision-withhold-mandelson-files #PeterMandelson #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #DarrenJones #CivilService #Politics #UkNews

Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/19/peter-mandelson-scandal-key-questions-unanswered #PeterMandelson #KeirStarmer #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Labour #CivilService #Politics #UkNews

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/15/peter-mandelson-vetting-file-withheld-isc #PeterMandelson #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #KeirStarmer #Labour #Politics #UkNews

Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/ahmed-al-doush-wife-pleads-saudi-arabia-for-his-release-social-media-posts #SaudiArabia #ForeignPolicy #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #AmnestyInternational #UkNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #HumanRights #Law #WorldNews