UN backs motion demanding Uk cede control of Chagos Islands
The UN has passed a resolution demanding the UK return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
In the non-binding vote in the general assembly in New York, 116 states were in favour and only six against, a major diplomatic blow to the UK.
Fifty-six states, including France and Germany abstained.
Mauritius says it was forced to give up the Indian ocean group, now a British overseas territory, in 1965 in exchange for independence.