All news on the topic: British embassy

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UK sends rescue teams to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes kill more than 900
A British search and rescue team has been deployed to Venezuela, where the death toll from Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes has reached almost 1,000.
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Police bust Costa del Sol gang producing 100 fake UK driving licences a day
Two alleged ringleaders of the gang operating out of Mijas Costa and Marbella have been arrested and nearly 600 forged licences seized.
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James Roscoe abruptly exits Washington post amid UK national security leak probe
Britain’s second most senior diplomat in Washington, who stood in as interim ambassador after the sacking of Peter Mandelson, has abruptly left his post.
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UK expels Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s espionage claim
Britain’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat in a reciprocal move after Russia last month expelled a British embassy official in Moscow and accused him of economic espionage.
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Royals serve classic British afternoon tea to 650 guests on US state visit
The King and Queen attended a celeb-packed garden party on the first day of their State Visit, with the guests served a very British menu.
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Human rights lawyers and MPs warn that UK citizens face up to ten years in jail for sharing images of Iranian strikes in UAE, with consular access blocked and families desperate for information
Keir Starmer is facing calls to ‘stand up’ for British nationals in jail in the United Arab Emirates during his visit to the Gulf this week.
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Moscow orders UK embassy official to leave amid spying allegations
Russia has informed a diplomat at the British Embassy in Moscow to leave within two weeks after authorities accused him of ‘subversive intelligence activities’.
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UK officials held secret meetings with Iranian colonel plotting regime change
British officials had at least five meetings with a former Iranian army Colonel who sought to overthrow the regime in Tehran and promote a “military government”, declassified files show.
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Belarus sentences former embassy worker and wife of British diplomat Yulia Fenner to 7 years
A 52-year-old citizen of Belarus and Britain, Yulia Fenner, was detained last spring while crossing the border.
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Bella Cully’s lawyer accuses the British Embassy in Georgia of neglecting and failing to assist a pregnant teenager accused of drug smuggling
Bella Cully, 19, faces life behind bars or 20 years in prison after being arrested earlier this year for allegedly taking cannabis into Georgia.
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Iran launches new missile strike on Israel — UK evacuates diplomats from Tehran
Iran has initiated a new wave of missile attacks targeting cities throughout Israel in the most recent bout of violence between the two nations.
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Israel–Iran: UK stays on the sidelines but prepares for possible "big war" scenario
Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the escalating security situation in the Middle East.
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UK evacuates diplomats’ families from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem amid threat of war with Iran
Families of staff at the British embassy in Tel Aviv and the consulate in Jerusalem have been “temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure”, the Foreign Office has said.