Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 14:11 UTC

  Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill criticized but sails on with Lords’ votes

  

  BBC is reporting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill has faced strong criticism during its first debate in the House of Lords. However the move failed and peers voted, 206 to 84 to move to the next stage.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

  UK Commons committee has an “air tour” of South Georgia island and advancing icebergs

  

  The House of Commons Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research, EAC, visiting the Falkland Islands on their way to Antarctica in December enjoyed an ”air tour'' of South Georgia island.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 10:02 UTC

  King Charles III headed for quick recovery; Princess of Wales joins family and has months of recuperation

  

  On Monday King Charles III walked out of the London Clinic private hospital, having spent three nights following a medical procedure, while earlier the Princess of Wales, left the same hospital, almost two weeks after undergoing “abdominal surgery”.

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentine Governor: British military exercises in Falklands “violate” international rules

  

  Gustavo Melella, Governor of the province of Tierra del Fuego, which, according to Argentina, technically includes the country's portion of Antarctica and the British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic (mainly the Falkland Islands) said last week that London “cannot continue to turn its back on international law and we will denounce them as many times as necessary.”

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:11 UTC

  UK military presence in South Atlantic: Is it adequate to ensure the defense of the Falklands?

  

  The UK Defense Journal is reporting that in a recent Parliamentary Written Question and Answer, Andrew Rosindell MP sought clarification from the Ministry of Defense regarding the current state of defense support for the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:03 UTC

  Scientists on board RRS Sir David Attenborough set to unlock Southern Ocean’s carbon secrets

  

  A team of scientists are embarking on an ambitious 30-day scientific expedition on board Falkland Islands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough to investigate how carbon dioxide moves and transforms in the Southern Ocean. The ship heads to the Weddell Sea to begin the PICCOLO cruise this week, from Punta Arenas, Chile.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  January 1765, when the Union Jack was first displayed in the Falklands

  

  January 23rd., 1765 is a milestone date for the Falkland Islands, the first time the Union Jack was erected and displayed in the Islands, which were then taken formal possession for the British Crown.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 10:03 UTC

  Lords call for the UK/Rwanda treaty to be delayed to improve asylum procedures

  

  The House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum procedures. Peers backed a motion calling the government not to ratify the treaty by 214 votes to 171, but the motion is not binding on the government, according to a report from BBC.

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

  South Georgia flag flies in London to celebrate Possession Day

  

  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.

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

  PM Sunak relief: Rwanda Bill approved by Commons but stiffer battle expected at Lords

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has succeeded in getting his key Rwanda bill through the House of Commons after a Tory rebellion failed to materialize, BBC reports. But the bill must now go to the House of Lords, another stiff battle.