Tag: London

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  London losing ground in shipping services, says PwC report for Maritime London pointing to Brexit and taxes

  

  Britain's position as a top hub for maritime services is being eroded by competition, a loss of shipping finance business and the removal of tycoon-friendly tax breaks, a report said, deepening uncertainty for its financial sector as Brexit nears.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Court bids in London, Edinburgh and Belfast to stop the “coup”, suspension of parliament; more street protests programmed

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament just weeks before Britain's EU departure date faced legal challenges on Thursday amid a furious outcry from pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit.

• Friday, July 26th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Uruguay/US lesbian couple's teenage attackers will face youth court in London

  

  British police on Thursday charged four teenage boys over an alleged homophobic attack on a lesbian couple who refused to kiss in front of them on a London night bus.

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  Johnson/Macri, a ten-year friendship since they were mayors of London and Buenos Aires

  

  The Argentine media is pointing out that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Argentine president Mauricio Macri first met when they were mayors of London and Buenos Aires, --and full of ambitions--, and have since had a cordial standing personal relation. The first meeting took place at the Davos summit, Switzerland, in January 2009, and according to witnesses the chemistry was immediate.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  IMO condemns tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz and Sea of Oman

  

  The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned recent attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Sea of Oman at its meeting in London held from 15-19 July.

• Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 17:30 UTC

  Same-sex penguin couple build the biggest nest to look after a Gentoo chick

  

  A same-sex penguin couple at Sea Life London have welcomed the pitter-patter of webbed feet, following the recent hatching of their first adopted chick.

• Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 06:33 UTC

  London's iconic Tower Bridge celebrates on Sunday its 125th anniversary

  

  London's iconic Tower Bridge celebrates its 125th anniversary on Sunday by showing off the weird and wacky alternative designs that were nearly built instead. The globally-recognized landmark which opens and closes for large boats plying the River Thames, has become one of the symbols of the British capital.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Typical Boris: Tory leadership campaign takes off with a domestic incident involving police

  

  Police was called to the home of leadership candidate Boris Johnson and his partner after reports of a heated row, according to British media, hours after he was named in the final two in the race to become prime minister.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brexit divide persists among hopefuls to replace Theresa May

  

  Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  Another major fire in London block of flats; Grenfell Tower survivors beginning legal action in US against suppliers

  

  Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called to a blaze at a block of flats in Barking, east London on Sunday, the fire brigade said on its Twitter feed. Six floors of the building are alight, the fire brigade said.