Stories for June 2020

Friday, June 12th 2020 - 12:56 UTC
Falklands had a record breaking 2019/20 cruise season, with 72,836 visitors

Despite being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 proved to be a record-breaking cruise season in the Falkland Islands. A total of 72,836 cruise passengers arrived in the Islands, up 16.5% on the previous season.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 11:11 UTC
Falklands lawmakers: eternally grateful to those who liberated us and continue to protect our sovereignty

This Sunday we will mark Liberation Day, the day when we commemorate, and indeed celebrate, the liberation of these Islands from Argentine invasion in 1982.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 10:35 UTC
Slave trader statue fished out of Bristol harbor; Bournemouth will remove a bronze of Robert Baden-Powell

The statue of a slave trader toppled by anti-racism protesters was on Thursday fished out of the harbour in the English city of Bristol, as another historical monument was set to be taken down.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 10:27 UTC
Queen Elizabeth marks the beginning of Carers Week

Queen Elizabeth has taken part in her first public video conference call to mark Carers Week, adding another first for the British monarch during her long reign.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 10:18 UTC
Peru: 170 police officers have died of Covid 19 and 10,000 have been infected

At least 170 police officers in Peru have died after contracting the coronavirus while enforcing the South American nation's pandemic lockdown, the interior minister said on Thursday.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 10:09 UTC
Brazil death toll climbs to 40,000 and could overtake Britain this Friday

Brazil has surpassed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 800,000 cases, according to the latest figures from the health ministry on Thursday. The news came as the number of Latin American cases of the virus broke through the 1.5 million barrier.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Fallout from pandemic could plunge 395 million people into extreme poverty

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty and swell the total number of those living on less than US$1.90 a day worldwide to more than 1 billion, researchers said in a report on Friday.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Gibraltar residents able to cross the frontier into Spain

Gibraltar confirmed hat following direct contact between the Chief Minister and the Spanish Minister of the Interior, residents of Gibraltar and EU residents of Gibraltar are now able to cross the frontier into Spain.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
UK sales of beer slump to the lowest on record, claims Pub Association

UK sales of beer have slumped to the lowest level on the record because of the coronavirus outbreak, trade industry body the British Beer and Pub Association said on Thursday.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
UK economy contracted 20,4% in April, according to Stats Office

The UK economy shrank by 20.4% in April, according to figures outlined by the Office for National Statistics on Friday morning.