The PM has announced he will merge the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.

UK aid department to merge with Foreign Office

The Foreign Office is advising against ‘all but essential’ travel to dozens of countries due to the risk of being quarantined, infected or s

Borders slam shut as world goes into coronavirus lockdown

The UK has demanded an apology from Iran's ambassador in London after the arrest of Britain's top diplomat in Tehran.

The resignation comes a day before the winner of the Tory leadership race is announced.

The ambassador's exposure stands to harm Britain's relationship with the US. But his replacement could do far more damage.

The Foreign Office fears more could follow the fate of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

The British Foreign Office was criticised for its advice on Tunisia in the wake of the Sousse attacks. What is current travel advice like?

Amine Khalil has been unable to leave the country for four years after an investigation into an energy company he previously worked for.

Palmerston, the Foreign Office's resident cat, caught his first mouse on Tuesday.

The two-year-old rescue cat has been enlisted to tackle the Foreign Office's mouse problem.

The Ecuador government has cited a doctor's note in a bid for the WikiLeaks founder to be given "safe passage" out of its London embassy.

While No 10 said Mark Simmonds' departure was agreed at the reshuffle, it means the Foreign Office has lost two ministers in one week.

There is little surprise about Syria's revelation that western intelligence officers have come to call about "security co-operation".

Activities such as feeding pigeons and wearing camouflage clothing could get British holidaymakers fined or worse, Foreign Office warns.

Silencing a noisy cockerel and supplying Olympic tickets were among the unusual requests made to British consular staff abroad last year.