Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Bank of England: UK companies likely to cancel projects because of Brexit uncertainty

  

  British companies are likely to cancel projects that they have put on hold because of Brexit uncertainty if the country leaves the European Union without a deal to smooth the shock, Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said on Monday.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 07:53 UTC

  World's biggest salmon farming company investigated for possible misreporting on chemicals

  

  The world's biggest salmon farming company is one of a number of firms under investigation for possible misreporting of chemical use. The BBC can reveal Mowi, formerly known as Marine Harvest, is among those being investigated by Scottish regulators.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Chancellor Merkel says populist movements want to destroy Europe core values

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for Europe to push back against far-right parties, saying populist movements wanted to destroy core European values such as fighting corruption and protecting minorities.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Westminster to debate immunity from prosecution for soldiers who served in Northern Ireland

  

  A petition calling for soldiers who served in Northern Ireland to be immune from prosecution will be debated by MPs amid reports No 10 has vetoed calls for legislation to protect veterans.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  Automated ePassport gates for eleven countries visitors to the UK

  

  Starting this Monday visitors to Britain from eleven countries are eligible to use automated ePassport gates (e-gates) at 15 airports across the country.

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 13:30 UTC

  Nigel Farrage received £450,000 from the founder of pro-Brexit group Leave.EU

  

  Nigel Farage received £450,000 from the founder of pro-Brexit group Leave.EU in the year after the Brexit referendum. Items paid for by Arron Banks included Mr. Farage's London home, his car and trips to the US to meet Donald Trump.

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  UK divided by Brexit: Labour leader says no agreement possible with PM May's crumbling government

  

  Britain's withdrawal from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May's crumbling government.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Falkland Islands Land Mines, how they are cleared and blown up

  

  British Forces Network reports how a specialist de-mining team is clearing and exploding a hoard of land mines from the Falkland Islands landscape – out of more than 30,000 laid the Argentine forces during the 1982 conflict.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Theresa May agrees to step down in early June, says chair of the 1922 Committee

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a timetable for her departure in early June after the latest attempt to get her Brexit deal approved by parliament, the chairman of a powerful Conservative committee said on Thursday.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  “Of course I'm going for it...” for Tory leadership, pledges Boris Johnson

  

  Boris Johnson, the face of the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, said on Thursday he will be standing as a candidate to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as Conservative leader.