The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who helped the SAS save the lives of 19 hostages during the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 has died. Chief Superintendent Max Vernon, who is believed to have been 85, was part of a six-man team charged with negotiating with six armed terrorists who besieged the diplomatic building in South … Read more
The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who helped the SAS save the lives of 19 hostages during the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 has died. Chief Superintendant Max Vernon was part of a six-man team charged with negotiating with six armed terrorists who besieged the diplomatic building in South Kensington, West London and took 26 people … Read more
A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China‘s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with China over its £255million deal … Read more
Foreign Office were not told that Anne Sacoolas was a spy in officials notes sent by the US Embassy in the wake of Harry Dunn’s death, court documents have today revealed. Officials labelled the US intelligence worker as a spouse of an Embassy employee when they sent the Foreign Office a note asserting her diplomatic … Read more
The US Embassy has responded to criticism over the removal of the Winston Churchill bust in the Oval office by posting a video defining the ‘Special relationship’ between Britain and America. When President Joe Biden moved into the White House, his team redecorated the Oval Office, with the bust of Winston Churchill being removed. The … Read more
‘I miss them too much’: Peter Andre reveals he begged the Australian embassy to let him visit his elderly parents during the pandemic By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 15:51 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 15:51 GMT, 5 January 2021 Peter Andre has revealed he begged the Australian embassy to let him visit his … Read more
China‘s plans to build a huge embassy at a historic site in central London has sparked fears it could unearth thousands of bodies of bubonic plague victims. The People’s Republic of China wants to use the former Royal Mint, which sits opposite the Tower of London, as its new embassy – making it the Communist … Read more
Chinese embassy blames hackers for retweeting Donald Trump’s claim that Democrats cheated in the election Twitter users noticed China appearing to endorse Trump’s unfounded claims But the embassy said last night that it was hacked and did not retweet anything China acknowledged Joe Biden’s presidential election victory on November 13 By Tim Stickings For Mailonline … Read more
Shots are fired at Saudi Arabia embassy in The Hague – a day after bomb attack at remembrance service in Jeddah Dutch officers were alerted at around 6am to shots being fired at the building Nobody was injured by the gunman who had fled before police arrived Building was hit by up to 20 bullets … Read more
Shots are fired at Saudi Arabia embassy in The Hague Nobody was injured and detectives were investigating the incident on Thursday Dutch officers were alerted at around 6am to shots being fired at the building Several bullet casings were scattered around and bullet holes left in windows It comes just hours after an attack on … Read more