UK deploys rapid response team to Nepal

The UK government is deploying a rapid deployment team to Nepal to assist those affected by the flash flooding, Ed Miliband has announced. The foreign secretary says the team will work alongside British embassy staff and local authorities, adding that Foreign Office teams will "continue to work around the clock to support British nationals and their loved ones". He urges Brits in Nepal or China who require consular assistance to contact the British embassy in their respective country o