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Guidance for British people travelling overseas during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Foreign Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 18 May 2020
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 18 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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30,000 stranded Brits returned to the UK on Government charter flights
More than 30,000 British travellers have now returned to the UK on 142 special Government charter flights from 27 different countries and territories since the outbreak of coronavirus.
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British Gurkhas and UK Government rescue mission to help stranded Brits in Nepal
British Gurkhas in Nepal have helped to rescue 109 Brits stranded in remote areas across the country so they could return home on Government charter flights.
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Global Britain: delivering on our international ambition
This page brings together the main documents that set out the government’s vision for Global Britain.
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- UK Government announces three more charter flights for British travellers
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Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations.
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