International

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  .UK cruise passengers name 2018 top ships

  

  The winners of the 2018 Cruise Critic UK Cruisers’ Choice Awards were announced today. The awards name the most popular cruise ships of the year, based entirely on UK reviews posted to the Cruise Critic website. The site boasts the largest online cruise community in the world with more than 350,000 cruise reviews, covering approximately 500 of the most popular cruise ships.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Sky and BT will broadcast Premier League football beginning 2019/20; three seasons £4.464bn contract

  

  Sky and BT Sport have agreed to pay £4.464bn to broadcast Premier League football games for three seasons from 2019-20. Five of seven live packages have been awarded, with bidding for the remaining two ongoing. Interest from “multiple bidders” remains, the Premier League said.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 07:51 UTC

  Europe welcomed 671 million tourist arrivals in 2017, up 8% from 2016

  

  Europe welcomed 671 million international tourist arrivals in 2017, an outstanding 8% growth compared to 2016 (+2%), consolidating for the eighth consecutive year, its position as the leading destination worldwide.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  Oxfam members sexual misconduct in Haiti imperil UK government funding

  

  The deputy head of Oxfam has resigned over what she said was the British charity's failure to adequately respond to past allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in Haiti and Chad.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 09:07 UTC

  WW2 German bomb forces closure of London City Airport

  

  An operation to remove a 500kg World War Two bomb that has forced the closure of London City Airport will continue through the night. The airport has been shut all day and all flights cancelled, affecting up to 16,000 passengers, officials said.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Barclays Bank PLC charged of “unlawful financial assistance” by UK's serious fraud office

  

  The United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged Barclays Bank PLC with “unlawful financial assistance” related to billions of pounds raised from Qatar in 2008. The same charges were brought against Barclays PLC in June last year.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 08:01 UTC

  UK OTs address oceans and plastic pollution at Council of Environment Ministers

  

  Ministers and senior officials from UK Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) travelled to the Isle of Man last week to discuss the future of the environment in their jurisdictions. This was the third Council of Environment Ministers of UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and took place in Douglas, on 6th and 7th February. Previous meetings took place in Gibraltar in 2015 and continued in Alderney in 2017.

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 16:13 UTC

  British government project to prevent corruption in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

  

  The British Government is supporting a project to encourage municipalities from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to adopt practices which can prevent corruption. The initiative, under the “Islands of Integrity” concept, aims to address the root causes of corruption by encouraging free-market policies and enhancing efficiency.

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 16:08 UTC

  Argentine ambassador and Sukey Cameron at Capt Rick Jolly funeral

  

  Hundreds have attended the funeral of a Royal Navy medical officer who saved hundreds of troops during the Falklands War. Surgeon Capt Rick Jolly, who reputedly saved the life of every British serviceman he treated, died aged 71 on 13 January.

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 15:46 UTC

  Brexit impact studies leaks again questions PM May's approach to negotiations

  

  Brexit impact studies released to MPs by the UK government reveal the North East of England and West Midlands will sustain the biggest hit to economic growth from Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.