Falkland Islands

Monday, October 12th 2026 - 07:10 UTC
Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan warns a US shift on the Falklands would wreck the Atlantic alliance

Daniel Hannan, one of the leading strategists of the Brexit campaign and director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has warned in the Washington Examiner that a change in the US position on the Falklands would put the Atlantic alliance at risk. His column responds to one by economists Walter E. Block and Ege Fakkusoglu defending Argentina’s claim to the archipelago.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 07:04 UTC
BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island

A remote volcanic island near Antarctica has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines, igniting fears for species’ survival. Researchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have uncovered the loss of over half a million chinstrap penguins from the Antarctic island of Zavodovski in the South Sandwich Islands.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 06:58 UTC
A Falklands friend: HMS Westminster Type 23 frigate to be scrapped in Turley

It marks the end of an era for a former Royal Navy Type 23 frigate that has served since 1992, and was well known in the Falkland Islands given her recurrent visits a South Atlantic patrol.
Thursday, October 8th 2026 - 08:29 UTC
Why Argentina's Falklands sanctions do not automatically reach Sea Lion's operator

The sanctions Argentina has imposed on companies involved in the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands target specific entities rather than entire corporate groups, so the subsidiary currently operating the field is not automatically covered, according to a legal analysis by specialist site Diplomacy & Law.
Thursday, October 8th 2026 - 08:18 UTC
What could happen when Argentina's Sea Lion ultimatum to the UK expires

The two-week deadline Argentina gave the United Kingdom to halt the Sea Lion oil project in the North Falklands basin expires around October 12. Its expiry will not in itself suspend the project or establish a British breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, according to a legal analysis published by specialist site Diplomacy & Law.
Thursday, October 8th 2026 - 08:07 UTC
Stuart Lawrence, for three decades a captain of Britain's Antarctic ships, has died

Captain Stuart Lawrence MBE, who for more than three decades commanded the British Antarctic Survey vessels RRS Bransfield and RRS Ernest Shackleton, has died suddenly, according to the National Coastwatch Institution in Gosport, southern England, where he served as a volunteer watchkeeper.
Tuesday, October 6th 2026 - 09:08 UTC
UK agrees £190m Airbus deal to boost RAF's strategic airlift fleet of A400M Atlas

The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a £190m contract extension with Airbus to deliver a 30% improvement in the availability of the Royal Air Force's tactical and strategic airlift fleet.
Tuesday, October 6th 2026 - 09:04 UTC
On first Monday in October Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Day

Monday 5th October has been a public holiday in the Falkland Islands. This is because the first Monday in October every year has been declared Peat Cutting Day, which is a way of celebrating a long standing tradition and recalling the primary fuel that for decades kept Islanders and their homes warm.
Monday, October 5th 2026 - 10:20 UTC
Falklands weighs curbs on Argentine visitors after flag-waving incidents

Amid a sharp rise in international attention on the South Atlantic and its energy resources, Falkland Islands residents have been angered by Argentine visitors seen waving Argentine flags and banners denying British sovereignty, prompting calls from members of the community to restrict such visits.
Sunday, October 4th 2026 - 21:19 UTC
Falklands Chamber of Commerce backs the Punta Arenas route despite Argentine warnings

The president of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, Mike Summers, has defended reopening trade with Chile's Magallanes region despite Argentina's campaign against economic activity linked to the archipelago, and warned that this week's business meeting in Punta Arenas will only be a success once cargo starts crossing the sea.