Harrow in the spotlight: Borough's Charlie Chaplin float to compete in New Year's Day parade

Volunteers have worked hard to present Harrow's New Year's day float in hopes it will be crowned the 2017 winner. - Harrow Times | News

British High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka

British High Commission in Colombo 389, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 Colombo Sri Lanka Email colombo.general@fco.gov.uk General telephone +94 11 5390639 Fax +94 11 5390692 Urgent assistance If you’re in Sri Lanka and you urge

British Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan

British Embassy in Khartoum off Sharia Al Baladia Khartoum East Khartoum Khartoum (PO Box No 801) Sudan Email information.khartoum@fco.gov.uk Telephone +249 (0)156 775500 Fax +249 (0)156 775501 Urgent assistance If you’re i

Londoners receive more unwanted Christmas presents than the rest of the UK

Londoners received almost £600m worth of unwanted Christmas presents – more than anyone else in the UK - a recent survey has shown. - Sutton Guardian | News

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British Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden

British Embassy in Stockholm Skarpögatan 6-8 Box 27819 115 93 Stockholm Sweden Email Stockholm@fco.gov.uk Telephone +46 (0)8 671 30 00 Fax +46 (0)8 662 99 89 Urgent assistance If you’re in Sweden and you urgently need help, ca

British Embassy in Berne, Switzerland

British Embassy in Berne Thunstrasse 50 3005 Berne Switzerland Email info.berne@fco.gov.uk Telephone +41 (0)31 359 7700 Fax (general) +41 (0)31 359 7701 Fax (consular) +41 (0)31 359 7765 Urgent assistance If you’re in Switzer

British Office in Taipei, Taiwan

British Office in Taipei 26F, President International Tower No. 9-11, Song Gao Road, Xin Yin District Taipei 11073 Taiwan Email info.taipei@fco.gov.uk Telephone +886 (2) 8758 2088 Fax +886 (2) 8758 2050 Urgent assistance For em

British Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

British Embassy in Dushanbe 65 Mirzo Tursunzoda Street Dushanbe Dushanbe 734002 Tajikistan Email dushanbe.reception@fco.gov.uk Telephone +99 237 224 2221 Fax +99 237 227 1726 Urgent assistance If you’re in Tajikistan and you ur

British High Commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

British High Commission in Dar es Salaam Umoja House, Hamburg Avenue, P.O. Box 9200 Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Tanzania Email bhc.dar@fco.gov.uk Telephone +255 (0) 22 229 0000 Fax +255 (22) 211 0102 Urgent assistance If you’re

British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand

British Embassy in Bangkok 14 Wireless Road Lumpini Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand Email: Info.Bangkok@fco.gov.uk Telephone +66 (0) 2 305 8333 Fax +66 (0) 2 255 9278 If you’re in Thailand and you urgently need help, call +66

British High Commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

British High Commission in Port of Spain 19 St Clair Avenue St Clair, Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Telephone: + 1 868 350 0444 Opening hours Telephone: 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, 9am to 1pm Friday (excluding public holidays)

British Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

British Embassy in Ashgabat 3rd Floor Office Building Four Points Ak Altyn Hotel Ashgabat Ashgabat 744001 Turkmenistan Email Consular enquiries: consular.ashgabat@fco.gov.uk Fax +99 312 363 465 Telephone +993 12 36 34 62/64 or +

PICTURES: Annual tug-of-war contest draws in crowds

RIVAL pubs got stuck in the mud at an iconic tug-of-war event. - East London and West Essex Guardian Series | News

'I just could not believe the news': Fans pay tribute to pop star George Michael

Fans have paid tribute to George Michael following his death this Christmas Day. - This Is Local London | News