International

• Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 23:53 UTC

  UK manufacturers warn of recruitment crunch if unable to hire EU workers after Brexit

  

  United Kingdom manufacturers have warned of a recruitment crunch if they are unable to keep hiring EU workers after Brexit. The manufacturers body, EEF, says the government must clarify the rights of EU workers “as a matter of urgency” underlining that a quarter of 243 firms it surveyed had already seen an increase in EU nationals leaving their business.

• Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 20:54 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan in Gibraltar to celebrate the Rock's National Day

  

  The United Kingdom will stand by Gibraltar, its people and its economy for as long as Gibraltarians wish to remain British, Sir Alan Duncan said ahead of an official visit to the Rock. Britain’s Minister for Europe at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office arrived at the Rock on Saturday and will spend the weekend in Gibraltar celebrating National Day, 10 September, and the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum.

• Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:56 UTC

  Brexit's Davis challenged in Parliament and questioned by EU negotiators

  

  Brexit Secretary David Davis has accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union. His attack came as MPs clashed in the House of Commons over the Government’s flagship Brexit Bill, which Labour has denounced as an undemocratic “power grab” by ministers.

• Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:42 UTC

  HMS Prince of Wales officially named at Rosyth Naval Dockyard

  

  The United Kingdom's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, was officially named at Rosyth Naval Dockyard on Friday. Prince Charles, the man who shares a title with the £3bn vessel, will watch as his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Rothesay, carries out the ceremony.

• Friday, September 8th 2017 - 09:47 UTC

  UK declares state of emergency in several Caribbean Overseas Territories hit by hurricane Irma

  

  A state of emergency has been declared in a British Overseas Territory hit by Hurricane Irma. British Virgin Islands governor Gus Jaspert said there were reports of casualties and fatalities, and help had been requested from the UK. He said radio and other communication channels were extremely limited.

• Friday, September 8th 2017 - 09:35 UTC

  Falklands' legislation database to be provided by Australian Tech Company

  

  Government-focused services provider, Leidos Australia, has won an export deal with the Falkland Islands Government for the provision of technology solutions based on its TeraText suite of products. Under the new deal, all the laws of the Falklands will, for the first time, be made available to the public, using the Australian-built technology.

• Friday, September 8th 2017 - 09:28 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion funding, Rockhopper's primary focus until end of 2018

  

  Oil and gas business Rockhopper Exploration said on Thursday that its primary focus for the remainder of the financial year was to further progress funding proposals aimed at sanctioning its Sea Lion field project in the Falkland Islands by the end of 2018.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 19:51 UTC

  Round for Boeing in the ongoing WTO dispute with Airbus

  

  US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has won a victory in a long-running dispute with European rival Airbus. The World Trade Organization has reversed on appeal a ruling that Boeing received some state aid to help build its newest aircraft, the 777X.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 19:39 UTC

  Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales first seagoing captain named

  

  The first seagoing Captain of the Royal Navy’s second new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, will be Captain Stephen Moorhouse. The announcement was made at an event at the Institute of Directors in London just two days before the warship is officially named in Rosyth.

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 08:34 UTC

  Clyde shipbuilding unions furious with MoD over building of new frigates

  

  Shipbuilding unions have accused the UK Minister of Defense of reneging on a promise to build five new navy frigates on the Clyde. It came as Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced that five Type 31e frigates could be built and assembled across several UK shipyards.