Tag: United Kingdom

Wednesday, January 15th 2014 - 07:03 UTC
Obesity problem in UK 'underestimated' and 'hard-hitting' campaigns are needed

Predictions that half the British population will be obese by 2050 “underestimate” the scale of the obesity crisis, a report suggests. The UK is in danger of surpassing predictions of a 2007 report which estimated that 50% of the nation would be obese by 2050, the National Obesity Forum said.
Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 23:49 UTC
Forces line up for Scotland's September vote on independence: Hague in Glasgow

UK Foreign Secretary and Chief Secretary of the Treasury are scheduled to launch on Friday in Glasgow a Scotland analysis paper, the first in the series to be published since the launch of the Scottish Government’s White Paper in November. Next September Scotland is holding a vote on independence.
Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 18:34 UTC
Falklands fisheries will come under attack from Argentina so as to 'strangle the Islands'' economy

Argentina is preparing a battery of instruments to attack the Falklands fisheries and involved fishing companies with the purpose of 'strangling the economy' of the Islands thus forcing the UK to sit and dialogue on South Atlantic Islands sovereignty, according to a piece by La Nacion columnist Martín Dinatale.
Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 07:23 UTC
Prison sentences for those who drill for oil in Malvinas waters, warns Argentina

”Argentina will defend its claim” over the Malvinas Islands and companies drilling for oil off the coast of the contested resource-rich archipelago “will not only face administrative consequences but also prison sentences” warned Daniel Filmus, head of Argentina's recently created Malvinas Islands Secretariat, in an interview with The Guardian.
Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 00:00 UTC
Foreign Office stretched “almost to the limit”, warns Parliament: “a more realistic approach needed”

The Foreign Office is being stretched “almost to the limit” as it attempts to cut spending at a time of international turbulence while having to cope with additional demands such as the London Olympics, MPs have said.
Monday, January 13th 2014 - 07:01 UTC
UK EU 2017 membership referendum clears first hurdle but triggers further controversy

The Tory plan for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union cleared its first hurdle in the House of Lords last week. The Bill was given an unopposed second reading after a lengthy seven-hour debate in the Lords, in which more than 60 peers spoke.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 07:54 UTC
UK launches scheme to protect Scotch whisky industry from fake products

A new scheme has been launched to protect the Scotch whisky industry from fake or sub-standard products. The Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme has been set up by the UK government to help consumers identify genuine UK-made products.
Thursday, January 9th 2014 - 19:00 UTC
End of the golden age of antibiotics, which has become a 'truly global issue'

The growing threat of antibiotic resistant organisms is once again in the spotlight. Prof Jeremy Farrar, the new head of Britain's biggest medical research charity the Wellcome Trust said it was a “truly global issue”. Prof. Farrar told BBC Radio 4's Today program that the golden age of antibiotics could come to an end unless action is taken.
Tuesday, January 7th 2014 - 23:58 UTC
Record 496 Spanish incursions into Gibraltar waters, says the Foreign Office

The Sunday Telegraph reported a record number of Spanish incursions into Gibraltar waters last year, but its calculations in fact fell short of the final total, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:17 UTC
King of Spain admitted in 1983 advances in Gibraltar would reactivate Moroccan Ceuta claims

As negotiations over Spain’s entry to the European Union grew tense in 1983, King Juan Carlos twice told British officials it was not to Spain’s advantage to recover Gibraltar, according to newly declassified documents released to the UK National Archives.