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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 18:16 UTC

Tag: London

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 16:27 UTC

    Falklands gains cross-party support during first Parliamentary drop-in sessions

    Falkland Islands Government Representative, Richard Hyslop, with newly elected Conservative MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth MP. Photo: Falkland Islands Government Office

    The Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) held its first-ever drop-in sessions at the UK Parliament last week, hosting over 30 MPs and Peers across two days. The sessions, held on October 22nd and 23rd, aimed to familiarize cross-party Parliamentarians, particularly newly elected members, with key issues concerning the Falkland Islands, including unregulated fishing, the region's strategic importance, and Islanders' right to self-determination.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 23:11 UTC

    Falklands congratulations of Scottish parliament on its 25th anniversary

    Falklands Government Representative in London, Richard Hyslop congratulates the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, MSP

    Falkland Islands London Office representative, Richard Hyslop has been in Scotland to congratulate Holyrood, the Scottish parliament on its 25ty anniversary. Links between the Falkland Islands and Scotland are very close and significant, with Scottish MPs visiting the Islands and upholding the Islands rights to decide on its future and natural resources.

  • Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 - 09:01 UTC

    British Army and Royal Marines commandoes in central London exercise

    Training operations included Aldwych and Charing Cross Tube Stations

    Royal Marines and British Army soldiers have taken to the streets of London to storm two underground stations, three tourist attractions and the Royal Albert Hall – but it was all part of a training operation called Exercise Felix Assault.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 13:30 UTC

    LatinoLife In The Park is now the UK’s largest Latin music festival

    The Latin American community in London is one of the fastest growing. Around half of the 145,000 Latin Americans who live in the UK, reside in London.

    Bringing together South American, Spanish and Portuguese communities in London, the LatinoLife in the Park Festival, which spotlights the richness of Latin music and culture, is now the largest event of its kind in the UK. Every year the festivities take place following a vibrant procession of hundreds of dancers and drummers.

  • Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    South Georgia flag flies in London to celebrate Possession Day

    South Georgia flag proudly flies over King Charles Street

    This Wednesday 17 January, the flag of UK Overseas Territory South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands proudly flew over King Charles Street in London to celebrate South Georgia Possession Day. English explorer captain James Cook aboard HMS Resolution named the Island 'Isle of Georgia' in honor of the then Monarch, King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

  • Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 08:25 UTC

    The military London night rehearsal preparing for the Coronation of Charles III

    Soldiers and horses pictured marching at night in London ahead of King Charles III coronation

    The first rehearsal for King Charles III Coronation took place as the military paraded through the quiet streets of central London in the early hours of the morning. The rehearsal was due to start at 10 pm on Monday but was delayed, before hundreds of military personnel followed the route on horseback preparing for the coronation on 6 May..

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:48 UTC

    One mobile phone is reported stolen every six minutes in London

    Out of 248 cell phones stolen on average each day in London, the Met Police recovered just 1,915 or approximately 2% of the devices reported as stolen last year

    According to the latest data, more than 91,000 mobile phone thefts have been formally reported stolen in London in 2022 – adding to an average of one device stolen every six minutes. The real number of the stolen phones is most likely quite higher, since not all crime victims file a formal report with the Met Police.

  • Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Lord Mayor of the City of London on official visit to Chile

    Keaveny held discussions in open banking regulation, sharing practices on how the UK experience can help create a dynamic yet secure ecosystem in Chile.

    As the highest representative of London’s financial district, Lord Mayor of the City of London Vincent Keaveny spent two days this week in Santiago, where he met with government officials, financial associations and representatives of the Chilean business world, with the aim of strengthening trade links between the City of London and Chile.

  • Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:25 UTC

    Some “rotten apples” in London's Metropolitan Police, independent report

    The police inspectorate, an independent supervisory body, painted a chaotic picture of London's police force in its investigation

    Quite a few rotten apples have emerged from an independent report into the functioning of London's Metropolitan Police published on Tuesday, and despite situations of internal shortfalls and links to criminals within the force, there is no evidence of institutional corruption.

  • Friday, February 11th 2022 - 22:51 UTC

    London Police Chief resigns over a series of scandals

    Dick said she had “no choice”

    London's first-ever female Chief of Police, Dame Cressida Dick, has turned in her resignation Thursday after allegedly losing the confidence of Mayor Shadiq Khan and a amid a scandal involving racism and misogynistic behavior within Scotland Yard.

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