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Tag: United Kingdom

  • Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

    Growing demand for a second referendum on Brexit, but time is running out

    London Mayor Sadiq Khan became the latest big name to call for a vote, joining ex prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major and celebrities like Gary Lineker

    Calls for a second referendum on Brexit are mounting as Britain approaches the last six months before leaving the EU - but the sands of time could be running out for diehard Remainers. London Mayor Sadiq Khan became the latest big name to call for a vote, joining former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major and celebrities like football star Gary Lineker.

  • Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

    Scallop war over: French and UK fishermen reach an agreement

    The French had hoped to end a loophole that exempts British boats smaller than 15 meters long, giving them first dibs at the main scallop sources off the French coast

    French and British fishermen agreed Monday to end their battle over access to scallop-rich waters in the English Channel, three weeks after the long-simmering conflict flared into a high-seas confrontation. The new deal is hoped to bring to a close the years-long “Scallop Wars” over fishing the prized mollusks in the fertile waters off the Baie de Seine area of Normandy in northwest France.

  • Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

    UK tests life-saving chemical detection robots and drones

    Project Minerva tests cutting-edge robots and drones at DSTL, Porton Down.

    A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by British troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

    RFA Mount Bay in the Caribbean, ahead of tropical storm Isaac

    As well as being able to carry vital aid and equipment, RFA Mounts Bay will use the Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter on board to provide aerial support

    The United Kingdom has deployed a team of specialists to the Caribbean to help mitigate the impact of impending storms threatening British Overseas territories. According to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson, 87 engineers, medics, maritime experts and other specialists have joined the regular crew of RFA Mounts Bay, which is the mobile hub of the British relief effort.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:44 UTC

    UK/Argentina hold antimicrobial resistance scientific seminar in Buenos Aires

    A delegation of 19 British scientists visited Buenos Aires to participate in a joint workshop with scientists and researchers from CONICET

    Scientists from different British universities, Argentine researchers and representatives of the organizing agencies took part this week in Buenos Aires in a seminar organized jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) from the UK, and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

    Welsh voters now want to remain in the EU; 44% want a say in outcome of Brexit talks

    “With Wales now opposed to Brexit, albeit narrowly, this now means that all three nations in the UK outside England now back remaining in the European Union”

    Some 44% of Welsh voters want a say on the outcome of the talks, polling for the People's Vote campaign found. Welsh voters backed quitting the European Union by 53% to 47%, but now 51% would vote to remain compared to 49%, the YouGov study for the group found. The usual margin of error for polling is three per cent.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

    A no-deal exit from the EU would deliver a “hammer blow” to the British economy says head of CBI

    Carolyn Fairbairn said the country should get behind Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers proposals as a blueprint for a Brexit deal

    A no-deal exit from the European Union would deliver a “hammer blow” to the British economy, the head of the CBI has warned. The business body’s director general Carolyn Fairbairn said the country should get behind Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers proposals as a blueprint for a Brexit deal.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:07 UTC

    UK and Chile agree to mutual cooperation in cyber defense

    Letter of Agreement in cyber defense was signed by Chilean Deputy Defense Secretary Cristián de la Maza and UK Armed forces minister Mark Lancaster

    The 16th Defense Staff Talks between United Kingdom and Chile took place on 13-14 September 2018 in Santiago at the Ministry of Defense. The Talks were led by the Undersecretary of Defense, Cristian de la Maza Riquelme, representing Chile and the Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, representing the United Kingdom.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:07 UTC

    Falklands at UK key party conferences, six months ahead of Brexit

    The UK exit will have a still unknown impact on British Overseas Territories, and in particular for the Falkland Islands

    Falkland Islands Members of the Legislative Assembly Mark Pollard and Stacy Bragger are travelling to the UK to attend Labor and Conservative Party Conferences. This is a special year for British politics given the ongoing Brexit debate, and countdown to UK leaving the European Union on 29 March 2019.

  • Monday, September 17th 2018 - 07:39 UTC

    UK multiuse satellite launched from India, will monitor suspicious shipping activity

    The first all-British radar satellite, called NovaSAR, has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket from Satish Dhawan spaceport

    The first all-British radar satellite has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket from Satish Dhawan spaceport. Called NovaSAR, it has the ability to take pictures of the surface of the Earth in every kind of weather, day or night. The spacecraft will assume a number of roles but its designers specifically want to see if it can help monitor suspicious shipping activity.