Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentine FM denounces presence of extra-regional powers in South Atlantic

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday said during a bi-continental forum in Cape Verde that the military presence“ in the South Atlantic of extra-regional powers, such as the United Kingdom, was ”not in accordance with the times and the current practices of multilateralism and international law“ and deemed the situation was ”unacceptable.” Cafiero also denounced the presence in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands of Kosovo Security Forces.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  UK twelve month inflation in March eases to 10,1%, but Food remains strong having risen 19,1%

  

  According to the Office for National Statistics, the consumer price inflation rate in the United Kingdom eased to 10.1% year-on-year in March 2023, down from 10.4% the month before.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 08:25 UTC

  The military London night rehearsal preparing for the Coronation of Charles III

  

  The first rehearsal for King Charles III Coronation took place as the military paraded through the quiet streets of central London in the early hours of the morning. The rehearsal was due to start at 10 pm on Monday but was delayed, before hundreds of military personnel followed the route on horseback preparing for the coronation on 6 May..

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:48 UTC

  One mobile phone is reported stolen every six minutes in London

  

  According to the latest data, more than 91,000 mobile phone thefts have been formally reported stolen in London in 2022 – adding to an average of one device stolen every six minutes. The real number of the stolen phones is most likely quite higher, since not all crime victims file a formal report with the Met Police.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 16:54 UTC

  25 Years of the Good Friday Agreement, but still a fragile Irish peace process

  

  U.S. President Joe Biden visited Ireland this week to celebrate an anniversary that almost didn’t happen — the 25th anniversary of the ‘Good Friday Agreement’ of 1998 that ended 30 years of killing in Northern Ireland, but it almost unraveled this year.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Ukrainians operating veteran Falklands war Sea King helicopter donated by UK

  

  BBC has reported that a military helicopter donated to Ukraine by the UK government was used in the Falklands conflict more than 40 years ago, but despite its age, the Ukrainian military says the chopper will help in the fight against Russia.

• Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:07 UTC

  President Biden received in Belfast airport by PM Rishi Sunak

  

  US President Joe Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, starting a trip to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement — the deal that ended some 30 years of civil conflict.

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:59 UTC

  The defense of the Falkland Islands with the Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons

  

  During the Easter holiday period, the RAF detachment in the Falkland Islands continued to deliver air operations in the South Atlantic. One element of the air operations is a Quick Reaction Alert response carried out by the Typhoons of 1435 Flight.

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:42 UTC

  UK offshore Oil Workers anticipate biggest strike in a generation

  

  Hundreds of oil and gas platforms will stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay and other working conditions. Unite has warned that the standstill by the walkout has been planned for April 24. Industry experts agree that contractors and operators can afford to give the Unite members a decent pay rise.

• Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 14:49 UTC

  The truth about cell phone “spying”: Can our phones really listen to us?

  

  Cell phone “spying” is a long-standing suspicion that is fueled by the exclusive “coincidences” between what is talked about near the device and what happens later in interest.