UNHCR says its visit to the island does not constitute recognition of BIOT. Australia have joined South Africa in June's World Test Championship final - BBC Sport looks at the points table ...
The military base, however, will remain on the island. Under a separate deal last month, future migrants arriving on Biot before the arrangement with Mauritius comes into force will be transferred ...
Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Islands, or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), an area described as being "constitutionally distinct" from the UK. It is administered from London by a ...
The government says the Chagos Islands, known as the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), are "constitutionally distinct" from the UK, with the unusual status leading to the long legal dispute.
Now acting judge of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Supreme Court, Margaret Obi, has ruled that it was unlawful for the UK to detain the asylum seekers on the island. The UK government ...