Tag: United Kingdom

Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 16:16 UTC
Plans to commission 3 new ocean-going offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy

Britain's Ministry has plans to commission three new ocean-going offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy. The new ships will be built by BAE Systems at their shipyards on the Clyde in a deal that will sustain jobs in the UK’s warship-building industry, and will play a key role in counter-terrorism, counter-piracy and anti-smuggling operations.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 02:14 UTC
Falklands: Argentina's call for dialogue and cooperation “rings hollow”

Argentina’s call for dialogue with UK rings hollow, Romford MP Andrew Rosindell argued in a letter published in The Times in which he said that Argentine claims that the UK is increasing its military presence in the Falklands are false. Instead he argued that the presence there is the minimum necessary to defend the Islands.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 23:49 UTC
Falklands government contracts London's fastest growing communications agency

London’s fastest-growing communications agency, Pagefield, has been appointed by the Falkland Islands Government to provide strategic and tactical advice in relation to all public relations and media issues in the UK, following a competitive pitch.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 21:29 UTC
Risks to public health from fracking for shale gas are low, says UK government

The risks to public health from fracking for shale gas are low, according to a new official report. Any problems publicized so far - such as in the US - are the result of operational failure or poor regulation according to a study, by Public Health England, an agency of the Department of Health, reviewed the latest research.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 21:23 UTC
Britain sleepwalking into becoming a surveillance state, wars MP Hubert

Britain is sleepwalking into becoming a surveillance state, the like of which has never been seen before in peacetime Britain, MPs have been told. Opening a packed Westminster Hall debate on intelligence and the security services, Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert (Cambridge) said there were serious questions to be asked about the extent and scale of intelligence agencies’ activities.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 18:05 UTC
London Luxury Quarter red carpet to court the rich and famous from China

Luxury retailers in London are hoping to cash in on the growing ranks of high-net worth Chinese travelers in the wake of relaxed visa application rules for tourists and business people from the mainland, which were announced in October by the British government.
Friday, November 1st 2013 - 05:14 UTC
Malvinas claim 'enshrined in the Constitution and supported by all political parties'

Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro in a letter published in The Times, defended the “peaceful call” from President Cristina Fernandez to dialogue and negotiations on the Malvinas Islands issue and underlined that the sovereignty claim over the Islands is 'enshrined in the national constitution'.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:09 UTC
UK new regulating system for the press triggers bitter controversy

Britain approved a new system of regulating its press, a move newspapers said was draconian and threatened freedom of speech but which former victims of press excess described as long overdue.
Monday, October 28th 2013 - 20:16 UTC
Foreign Office Director Europe is the new British ambassador in Spain

Simon Manley CMG, a member of the UK’s Diplomatic Service since 1990 on Monday 28 October succeeds Giles Paxman as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 20:17 UTC
UK reaffirms support for Gibraltar and warns about “escalation”

Europe Minister David Lidington repeated the UK’s commitment to the people of Gibraltar in a speech to a packed Gibraltar Day reception in the Guildhall in London. Lidington spoke of the close ties that continued to bind the City of London and the UK to Gibraltar.