Falkland Islands

• Sunday, January 13th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: “indefinitely shared sovereignty”

  Representatives from the British and Spanish governments that are holding conversations on Gibraltar's future, are considering a formula that could allow both countries to share sovereignty “indefinitely”.

• Friday, January 11th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News. Greetings from Lady Thatcher.

• Thursday, January 10th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  South America News

• Wednesday, January 9th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Max Hastings film

  Max Hastings film “Reluctant Heroes” was shown on television here lastnight. Predictably, it was very anti-Falklands.

• Saturday, January 5th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina confirms Malvinas policy

  One of the first statements from the new Argentine Secretary of Foreign Affairs was to confirm Argentina's “imprescriptible” rights over Falklands sovereignty.

• Friday, January 4th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News

• Wednesday, January 2nd 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Extradition request for former naval officer

  A former Argentine naval officer, Captain Alfredo Astiz, alleged to have been implicated in a number of murders during military rule between 1976 and 1983, has been arrested at Sweden's request in connection with the killing of a 17-year-old Swedish student, Dagmar Hagelin in Buenos Aires in 1977.

• Wednesday, January 2nd 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Death of Argentina's longest serving Foreign Minister

  Dr Guido Di Tella, a key figure in improving relations with the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands after the 1982 conflict, has died in Buenos Aires of a brain haemorrhage, aged 71. He was taken ill awaiting the New Year celebrations and rushed to hospital but died on December 31st.

• Thursday, December 27th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  The British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

  The British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has told the population of the Falkland Islands that the forthcoming 20th anniversary of the Falklands War should be approached, 'in the spirit of some reconciliation' (with Argentina).

• Wednesday, December 26th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina's Debt Default Big News in UK

  Argentina's decision to default on its debts and its refusal to devalue its currency have thrust its crisis back into the headlines in the United Kingdom media, following several days of extensive coverage of its social and political turmoil on television and radio as well as in the newspapers.