{"id":323326,"date":"2026-03-05T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/first-uk-government-flight-for-britons-stuck-in-middle-east-delayed-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:00:14","slug":"first-uk-government-flight-for-britons-stuck-in-middle-east-delayed-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/first-uk-government-flight-for-britons-stuck-in-middle-east-delayed-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"First UK government flight for Britons stuck in Middle East delayed | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ME5-VZs7IUk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"First UK government flight for Britons stuck in Middle East delayed | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ME5-VZs7IUk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A flight chartered by the UK government to bring back some of the Britons stranded in the Middle East did not depart on Wednesday as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Problems with getting passengers on board meant the plane, which had been due to leave Oman&#8217;s capital Muscat, stayed grounded, according to Home Office minister Alex Norris.<\/p>\n<p>He told the BBC he did not know what time the flight would now leave on Thursday after its delay.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of British nationals remain stuck in the Middle East since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday and retaliatory strikes by Iran across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#UK #Iran #MiddleEast #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flight chartered by the UK government to bring back some of the Britons stranded in the Middle East did not depart on Wednesday as planned. 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