Tag: England

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  World leaders join in south England to honor Allied soldiers on 75th anniversary of D-Day

  

  Queen Elizabeth II is set to join British Prime Minister Theresa May, other world leaders and World War II veteran on the southern coast of England on Wednesday to honor the Allied soldiers who risked and gave their lives in large numbers 75 years ago for the D-Day invasion that helped liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:59 UTC

  England's to ban plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers by April 2020

  

  Plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds will be banned in England from April 2020, British Environment Secretary Michael Gove said on Wednesday.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Brexit frustration: English voters punish both Conservatives and Labour, Liberal Democrats big wins

  

  English voters used local elections to punish both Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party for the deadlock over Brexit, partial results showed on Friday.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Bank of England interest rate evolution depend on resolution of the Brexit impasse

  

  United Kingdom interest rate increases could be “more frequent” than expected if the economy performs as the Bank of England is expecting, governor Mark Carney says. The markets are forecasting just one interest rate increase by 2021.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:25 UTC

  Easter Sunday with record temperature in the UK

  

  Three of the UK's nations have recorded their highest ever Easter Sunday temperatures, the Met Office has said. Scotland's peak was 23.4C (74F), in Edinburgh, while that same temperature was also the high point in Wales - coming in Cardiff. Northern Ireland beat a 95-year-old record when the mercury hit 21C at Helen's Bay near Bangor.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  English farmer becomes winner of top shearing contest in New Zealand, the first since 1991

  

  A late change of plans to fly home in England in mid-March was just the ticket for Dorset farmer's son Henry Mayo on Friday as he became the first overseas shearer in 28 years to win a New Zealand Shears title in Te Kuiti.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  A “fundamental human right” of a man to have sex with his wife, argues English Justice

  

  A British judge sparked criticism after he spoke in court about the “fundamental human right” of a man to have sex with his wife. Justice Hayden made the remark after being asked to consider imposing a court order preventing a man from having sex with his wife of 20 years, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. 

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Theresa May's “Stronger Towns Fund” described by Labour as “Brexit bribery”

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday, March 11 set out plans for a £1.6 billion (US$2.11 billion) fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities with ministers denying it was a bribe to win support for her EU exit deal.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  London's Craft Beer Festival is back with 155 breweries beginning 21 February

  

  From February 21st-23rd, the UK’s largest and most comprehensive beer festival, Craft Beer Rising, is back in east London. If 155 breweries and an array of delicious street food offerings weren’t enough, there will also be a world-class soundtrack from five of influential London radio station Soho Radio’s key hosts.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Honda will shut-down its plant in England by 2022; some 3.500 at stake

  

  Japanese car giant Honda is expected to announce the shutdown of its plant in south west England in 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk, media reports said on Monday. The car manufacturer is to announce the closure of its Swindon plant on Tuesday, according to Sky News, but still keep its European headquarters in nearby Bracknell.