Tag: United Kingdom

Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
UK's double shock, highest inflation in 41 years and a draconian Autumn budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will unveil this Thursday before Parliament his long-awaited Autumn budget statement, having anticipated to the UK population that “we will be asking everyone for sacrifices.”
Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Five more Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy: HMS Glasgow to be delivered in mid 2020s

Five more Type 26 frigates will be built for the Royal Navy, the Prime Minister has announced. Defense manufacturer BAE Systems has been awarded a £4.2 billion contract to build the five warships, on top of the three already under construction.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Charles leads Remembrance as King; Falklands present at the Cenotaph with a floral wreath

King Charles III led the Remembrance Sunday service at London's Cenotaph for the first time as monarch to honor Britain's war dead and in a special year, marking the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Express claims UK “foiled Russian plot to sabotage fuel pipeline in Ascension island”

According to a piece published by the Daily Express and credited to their Defense Editor, Marco Giannangeli, British specialists managed to secure a vital pipeline for the South Atlantic, following an intelligence tip-off that it was being targeted by Russian saboteurs.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Eight UK students win competition to visit Falklands and explore areas of their interest

As part of the Fortieth Anniversary celebrations eight UK students via a competition were offered an all-expenses-paid visit to the Falkland Islands in February 2023. Ben Fogle, who headed the judging panel said: “The Falkland Islands really are a magical place. I’ve been lucky enough to visit the Islands many times over the years, drawn back by the unique wildlife. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands and to mark the event, we organized this competition.”
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Commemorative flight for 130 Falklands Veterans and next of kin, first time in the Islands in forty years

Many Veterans and relatives who lost loved ones in the Falklands war are back in the Islands, for the first time in four decades, in a commemorative flight funded by the UK Ministry of Defense. The 130 travelers will mark the conflict's fortieth anniversary Sunday 13 November at Remembrance Day in the City of Stanley.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Germany, Norway and UK support plan to contain deforestation in the Colombian Amazon

Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom are supporting a plan from the Colombian government, working with local communities to contain deforestation in the Colombian Amazon, it was announced at the COP27 taking place at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Falkland Islander addresses the House of Commons from the dispatch

A Law student at Stoke-on-Trent became the first Falkland Islander to address his “peers” at the House of Commons last Friday during a special session of the United Kingdom's Youth Parliament, with Sir Lindsay Hoyle presiding the meeting.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Falklands' war landing craft, wins 2022 Flagship Award of the Year

Foxtrot 8 is one of the four vessels that won the 2022 Flagships of the Year Awards, for its public engagement program and media campaign in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, according to Heritage Machines and National Historic Ships UK.
Monday, November 7th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Royal Navy's Type 26s delayed by a year at an extra cost of £233m

UK Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace told MPs in a statement that Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Type 26s – dubbed the workhorses of the warship fleet – will now be reached in October 2028 instead of the planned October 2027, and with a cost growth of £233million.