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Montevideo, August 10th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

Tag: United Kingdom

  • Monday, August 5th 2019 - 07:20 UTC

    French inventor crosses the English Channel of a hover board in 20 minutes

    Flanked by three helicopters, Zapata reached Britain after a stop on a boat halfway through the 35-km crossing to refuel, and landed safely in Saint Margaret's Bay

    French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hover board he designed, zooming over the Strait of Dover in just over 20 minutes.

  • Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

    UK's pro-EU Liberals win seat in by election; Johnson's majority ever so frigale

    The loss reduces PM Johnson’s working majority to just one ahead of an expected showdown with lawmakers in the autumn over his plan to take Britain out of EU

    Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won the parliamentary seat of Brecon and Radnorshire from the governing Conservatives on Friday, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office. The vote was triggered when Conservative lawmaker Chris Davies was ousted by a petition of constituents after being convicted of falsifying expenses.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

    Argentines are “very easy” to relate to, says Ambassador Kent in BA

    “Argentines are similar to the British, I believe, in their acidic and sarcastic [sense of] humour,” said Kent (L) on live TV.

    Britain's ambassador to Buenos Aires Mark Kent Wednesday said in a live TV interview that Argentines are “very easy” to relate to and highlighted their sense of humour, which he found very similar to that of the people back in his home land.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:04 UTC

    Five members of the US Congress on a two-day visit to Gibraltar

    The Congressmen were briefed on the latest political developments, including Brexit, by the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Garcia.

    A delegation of five members of the United States Congress is in Gibraltar for a two day visit. This follows the trip to Washington by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia earlier this year. The visit has been organized through the United Kingdom under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (MECEA) scheme.

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

    Royal Navy submariners honored for mission to help locate missing Argentine sub ARA San Juan

    The international search team in Argentina <br />

    British submariners have been recognized for their efforts to help Argentina find missing sub San Juan. An eight-strong military team and one civilian were flown to the South Atlantic as part of the massive search effort sparked when the submarine vanished in November 2017. They have earned a commendation from the UK’s second most senior sailor, Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd.

  • Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

    Falklands' constitution under review; MLA Edwards invites written opinions

    The Select Committee needs your written opinions, on any issue that is important to you, says MLA Roger Edwards

    Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly, Roger Edwards is calling on Falkland Islanders to help with a review of the Falklands Constitution. It is vital that Falkland Islanders express their thoughts on the laws and principles that protect their rights. MLA Edwards said the deadline for submitting written evidence to the Select Committee, regarding the Constitutional Review, has been extended to the 31st of August.

  • Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

    HMS Forth on a routine visit to Gibraltar

    HMS Forth is the first of five new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) designed for counter-piracy, anti-smuggling, fishery protection, border patrol, counter terrorism

    HMS Forth arrived on Friday morning to Gibraltar Naval Base for a routine scheduled visit. The Portsmouth based ship is the first of the Royal Navy's next-generation of Offshore Patrol ships.

  • Friday, July 26th 2019 - 11:00 UTC

    Royal Navy begins escorting UK flagged ships sailing the Strait of Hormuz

    Confirming the decision, the ministry said that British ships should give “sufficient notice” to the Royal Navy so that they can be given safe passage through the Strait.

    Great Britain’s Ministry of Defense announced that British Royal Navy will protect UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions soar in the Persian Gulf over tanker detentions.

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

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

    Macri first met Boris Johnson in January 2009, at the Davos economic summit, and according to witnesses “they got on very well at the meeting”

    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.

  • Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

    Boris, the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

    Johnson wouldn’t be in Downing Street today if there had not been an election in Britain two months ago

    By Gwynne Dyer - It has been suggested that Boris Johnson (who becomes the prime minister of the United Kingdom, UK) is what you would get if Donald Trump had been educated at Eton and Oxford. Maybe, although there is a great gulf between Trump’s bombastic self-promotion and Johnson’s self-deprecating, rather shambolic persona.