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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
RAF aircrew made a daring precision landing at an airfield in South Sudan to rescue British citizens fleeing turmoil in the African state.
Plans for UK aircraft to return to Juba to evacuate more British nationals wishing to leave.
FCO confirm that a UK aircraft is on its way to Juba to evacuate British nationals who wish to leave.
Advice for people travelling to Sochi for the XXII Olympic Winter Games 7-23 February and the XI Paralympic Winter Games 7-16 March 2014.
Our new Crisis IT system is operational. Crisis Hub is designed to make it easier for Brits affected by a crisis overseas to ask for help.
Almost two children a day are abducted to a foreign country by parents
Advice for fans travelling to Germany for Manchester City’s match with Bayern Munich on 10 December 2013
Advice for fans travelling to Barcelona for Celtic FC’s match with FC Barcelona on 11th December 2013
Advice for fans travelling to see the St Gallen vs Swansea City match on 12th December 2013.
FCO Minister Robertson met travel industry representatives to emphasise the continuing threat of terrorist kidnap in Sahel and North Africa.
FCO and FSF urge football fans to ‘be on the ball’ when planning trips to Brazil
Advice for fans travelling to Italy for the Napoli vs Arsenal game on 11th December 2013
Advice for fans travelling to Switzerland for Chelsea’s match with Basel on 26th November 2013.
FCO and charity Prisoners Abroad launched a campaign to highlight the consequences of use, possession and smuggling of drugs around the world.
Advice for fans travelling to Germany for Manchester United’s match with Bayer Leverkusen on 27 November 2013.
The Consular section of the British Embassy in Seoul will be closed in the afternoon on 12 December.
FCO and Prisoners Abroad unite to warn of consequences of drugs abroad.
Ms Joanna Kuenssberg has been appointed British High Commissioner to Mozambique.
Foreign Office to use new Twitter Alerts Service to help get vital information to British nationals abroad during a crisis.
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