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The Foreign Office has issued a statement on the attack on two British Nationals in a resort north of Lamu, Kenya.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Presented by wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan, the film looks at the birth of the Paralympic movement in the UK and preparations for the London 2012 Games. Tickets for the Paralympics went on sale today.
Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed condolences after a plane crashed in Yaroslavl yesterday, killing at least 43 people.
Chevening scholars were invited to the British Embassy on 5 September before departing for their Masters studies in the UK.
Rugby fans are being warned to take extra care on the roads during the Rugby World Cup as statistics show New Zealand has more than twice the number of road crash fatalities per 100,000 people as the UK.
Hurricane Irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm.
The number of Britons arrested overseas has fallen by over 10%, but despite this positive trend Foreign Office staff still handled 5,700 arrest cases last year.
The Foreign Office is calling on the public to provide travel tips as British nationals prepare to go abroad for the August bank holiday weekend.
The British High Commission in New Zealand is moving into top gear in its promotion of all things British for the Rugby World Cup.
A temporary ban has been issued by authorities on entering the water in five areas following two fatal shark attacks.
Mr Graham Charles Trayton Styles has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea.
As new research emerges about the high cost of medical bills abroad, the Foreign Office urges travellers to prioritise travel insurance.
Mr Jonathan James Aves and Ms Katherine Jane Leach have been appointed Her Majesty's Joint Ambassadors to the Republic of Armenia.
Helping holidaymakers, meeting local tour operators and discussing local concerns with expats, all in a day's work for British Vice Consul Rania Kossiori.
The Foreign Office has used video and an infographic to represent the data published in June 2011 on the numbers of Brits who get into trouble abroad.
Vodafone UK customers who take their mobile phones overseas may now find their phone is more than just a handy way to stay in touch with friends and family.
Mr Robin Jeremy Ord-Smith MVO has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to The Republic of Tajikistan.
Travel company Holidays 4 UK Ltd has ceased trading with immediate effect. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will be arranging repatriation for all customers in line with the scheduled end of their holiday.
British travellers are being warned against the temptations of smuggling drugs, in a hard-hitting film.
Mr Ross Patrick Denny has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
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