13 March 2011
At 1446 hrs on Friday 11 March an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 struck 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo. There continues to be a risk of earthquakes, aftershocks and tsunamis.
13 March 2011
Foreign Office Minister for South East Asia gives details of the UK response in radio interview.
12 March 2011
The Foreign Secretary described the violence used against protesters in Sana’a and elsewhere in Yemen as unacceptable.
12 March 2011
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to advise against all non-essential travel to Tokyo and the North East of Japan.
12 March 2011
Britain will send a specialist team of search and rescue experts to Japan later today, the UK Government has announced.
5 March 2011
We have raised the level of our travel advice to Yemen to 'advise against all travel'.
London, 4 March 2011
We have updated our travel advice for Libya. We now advise against all travel to the country.
3 March 2011
Due to a general strike by public sector unions in Belgium, the British Consulate-General in Brussels will be closed on 4 March. British nationals requiring emergency assistance can contact Consular staff on + 32 (0)2 287 6248.
London, 25 February 2011
Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by an earthquake on 22 February. We are offering consular assistance to British nationals affected by the situation.
23 February 2011
"We can confirm that we are currently assisting the majority of British Nationals at the airport to board a chartered plane that has become available in Tripoli."
