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  • Friday, February 3rd 2017 - 09:13 UTC

    Falklands' Police appealing to Darwin cemetery visitors to advance damages' investigation

    Falklands' Police are appealing for anyone who has visited the cemetery during December/January to contact them.

    The Royal Falkland Islands Police are continuing to investigate reported damage within the Argentine Cemetery near Darwin which was discovered during the last week of January. The damage refers to the vandalized case containing a statue of the Virgin of Lujan, and the image, overlooking the lines of crosses at the cemetery.

  • Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 11:44 UTC

    Parliament backs by clear majority Brexit negotiations

    The European Union Bill was passed by 498 votes to 114, with Labour support. However the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats opposed the bill

    MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. They backed the government's European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to 114. However the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats opposed the bill, while 47 Labour MPs and Tory ex-chancellor Ken Clarke rebelled

  • Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 10:32 UTC

    White Paper on Brexit planning to be released on Thursday, announces PM May

    May said that the White Paper will include the government’s approach to the statuses of both EU nationals living in the U.K. and British citizens living in the EU (AP)

    Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that Downing Street will publish a white paper on Brexit planning on Thursday. Speaking from the dispatch box at Prime Minister's Questions, May confirmed the arrival of the paper in response to a question from Tory backbencher Maria Miller.

  • Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 08:02 UTC

    Falkland Islands receives Red Cross representatives

    The Argentine cemetery in Darwin where the identification of unknown soldiers will be taking place

    Two representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tasked with identifying fallen Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin cemetery, are due to arrive in the Falkland Islands on Thursday, 2nd February for 9 days.

  • Wednesday, February 1st 2017 - 09:16 UTC

    Spain insists, co-sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar is “a generous offer”

    Dastis Quecedo told La Vanguardia that “there is no doubt” as to Spain’s position in respect of the Rock. “We want that piece of Spain to be reintegrated into Spain”

    Spain is seeking “the consensus of everyone” in order to further its sovereignty aspirations over Gibraltar, the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs said in an interview at the weekend.Alfonso Dastis Quecedo told La Vanguardia newspaper that “there is no doubt” as to Spain’s position in respect of the Rock. “We want that piece of Spain to be reintegrated into Spain,” he said.

  • Wednesday, February 1st 2017 - 08:47 UTC

    Parliament expected to support bill to open way for Brexit negotiations

    Politicians made impassioned speeches for and against the bill, which, if passed, will allow Mrs. May to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty

    British Members of Parliament are to vote later whether to give Theresa May the power to get Brexit negotiations under way. The government is expected to win, with most Conservative and Labour MPs set to back its European Union Bill.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 22:21 UTC

    Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as world's top leading automaker in 2016

    VW announced this month that annual sales rose 3.8% in 2016. The results were boosted by performance in China which pushed total sales to 10.3 million

    Toyota lost its crown as the world's top-selling automaker in 2016, company figures showed Monday, with the Japanese giant overtaken by Volkswagen as the industry prepares for an uncertain trade environment under Donald Trump. The German automaker moved back into the top spot despite being hit by a massive emissions cheating scandal that rocked its reputation.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 22:06 UTC

    Deutsche Bank fined in US and UK for helping Russians money launder

    During the investigation, New York authorities and UK's Financial Conduct Authority found the so called “mirror” trades had been carried between 2011/15

    Deutsche Bank has been fined US$630m by US and UK regulators in connection with a Russian money laundering plan. Under the scheme, clients illegally moved US$10bn out of Russia via shares bought and sold through the bank's Moscow, London and New York offices.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 21:14 UTC

    House of Commons begins two-day debate on Brexit formal process

    Discussions on the European Union Bill have been extended to midnight on Tuesday to accommodate more speakers, with a vote to take place on Wednesday.

    British MPs are to begin on Tuesday two days of debate over the government's parliamentary bill to get the formal process of Brexit under way. Discussions on the European Union Bill have been extended to midnight on Tuesday to accommodate more speakers, with a vote to take place on Wednesday.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 20:31 UTC

    Sapphire Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II on February

    The Queen is, at this stage, not due to be out and about on official engagements on the landmark day.

    Queen Elizabeth II is to make history when she becomes the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee. On February 6, the anniversary of the day she was crowned the Queen will have reigned for 65 years. But there are no grand festivities planned to mark the head-of-state’s new milestone.