There is no proof that Bashar al-Assad's regime is using its heavy weapons to bombard Homs, the Russian Foreign Minister is said to have declared yesterday. Sergei Lavrov's comments on the besieged city came during a telephone conversation with the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, as the Syrian opposition reported dozens more dead and injured.

Foreign Secretary William Hague has hit out at Russia and China's veto of a recent UN Security Council resolution on Syria, describing the decision as "a betrayal of the Syrian people".

The former foreign secretary's blueprint to help a lost generation must be taken seriously, says Mary Riddell.

Former foreign secretary says he would be interested in returning to front bench – ‘leaving office was like the end of a love affair’

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses China and Russia of "betraying the Syrian people" by vetoing a UN resolution condemning violence there.

Prince William's deployment to the Falkland Islands, along with that of a warship, is "entirely routine", the UK foreign secretary says.

The foreign secretary says China and Russia will be "held responsible" for violence in Syria after vetoing a UN resolution condemning repression.

On the first visit to Mogadishu by a Foreign Secretary for 20 years, William Hague says he has seen "the beginnings of an opportunity" for improvement in the failed state of Somalia.

Douglas Alexander MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on the Government's announcement on Afghanistan today, said:

William Hague calls for renewed pressure against Islamist militants, as he becomes the first British foreign secretary to visit Somalia for 20 years.