Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed in talks over top security role

High-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting scandal thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s team

The Guardian
Bahraini award to UK envoy shows ‘our diplomats are up for grabs’, says peer

Rights activists call UK ambassador ‘morally compromised’ for accepting honour from Bahraini king in apparent breach of Foreign Office rules

The Guardian

‘I was abducted by ISIS and forced to be their sex slave – the UK has failed me’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/24/i-abducted-isis-forced-sex-slave-uk-failed-me-28893052/

UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told
By Mark Townsend

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/23/uk-ties-uae-mass-atrocities-sudan-mps-select-committee-nathaniel-raymond

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UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

The Guardian
UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

The Guardian
British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan

National Audit Office says agency proposes closing operations in 11 countries as part of turnaround plan

The Guardian

Anguished voice of British dad ‘tortured in Dubai jail’ after new abuse claims emerge

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/16/anguished-voice-british-dad-tortured-dubai-jail-new-abuse-claims-emerge-28796736/

Family say British couple jailed in Iran have lost appeal against convictions

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both aged 53, given 10-year sentences in February after being convicted of espionage

The Guardian