State immunity dispute to be a test case
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling plans to use an employment dispute involving two embassy workers suing their missions in a legal challenge to roll back the…
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Ballet demo makes a pointe
Human rights organisation Amnesty International staged a ‘pointed’ protest outside the Russian Embassy in Kensington ahead of the Sochi Olympics with a troop of dancers…
DPG officers held over allegedly sharing obscene images
Three police officers from the Diplomatic Protection Group, which protects London’s missions, have been arrested for allegedly exchanging pornographic images. One has been suspended and…
Romanian migration myth
The much-feared “Romanian invasion” of the UK has failed to materialise, according to the Romanian Ambassador to London Dr Ion Jinga. Writing in the Huffington…
Calls to reopen Iranian Embassy
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw MP has called on the British government to re-establish full diplomatic ties with Iran and re-open its mission in London….
Bugging allies ‘acceptable’ – MP
Sir Malcolm Rifkind Spying on diplomats and the heads of state of friendly countries is sometimes necessary if national security is at stake, the Chairman…
North Korean Ambassador gives rare interview
HE Mr Hyun Hak-bong used a Sky News interview to blame US “hostile policy” for tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea saw the upcoming…
Politicians and press to stay out of media regulation
John Whittingdale with DPAAL committee member Oksana Kyzyma of the Ukraine Embassy The Chairman of the Culture Media and Sport Committee John Whittingdale MP told…
The Year in 2014
The Year of the Horse has dawned – and it will go at a galloping pace. According to the Chinese, this year will be one…
The Year in 2014 – Summit summary
Greece and Italy share the EU Presidency in 2014 – two countries whose economies are still in intensive care, so leaders can expect Spartan treatment…