Tag: United Kingdom

Monday, September 24th 2012 - 20:01 UTC
HMS Edinburgh on South Atlantic patrol; last deployment for Type 42 destroyers

The Royal Navy’s destroyer HMS Edinburgh left on Monday Portsmouth on her final planned deployment. It marks a historic milestone for both the ship and the Royal Navy as it will be the last time a Type 42 destroyer deploys on operations as they make way for the new-generation Type 45 destroyers.
Monday, September 24th 2012 - 02:39 UTC
Assange praises Argentina for facing UK, but criticizes the data-gathering system

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange currently holed in the Ecuadorean embassy in London said that “Argentina's support is very important, because Argentina has experience with facing the UK”.
Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 04:45 UTC
Gibraltar sends high level delegation to UK party conferences

The Government of Gibraltar will have a presence at the party conferences of the three main political parties in the United Kingdom this year. The conference season opens this Sunday with the Liberal Democrat party conference which takes place in Brighton from 23rd to 26th of this month.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:58 UTC
Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy’s Invincible class aircraft carriers

Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy's Invincible Class aircraft carriers have been outlined. HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal came into service in the early 1980s and have spent the last thirty years protecting the UK's interests across the world.
Saturday, September 8th 2012 - 06:35 UTC
Spain announces plant to regulate fishing and bunkering in Gibraltar waters

Spain’s Foreign Minister issued a clear threat to Gibraltar in the latest salvo of words in the fishing dispute. Jose Manuel García-Margallo said Gibraltar’s stance in the row would lead to repercussions in other areas affecting the Rock.
Saturday, September 8th 2012 - 04:54 UTC
Prince Harry back in Afghanistan but this time to fly attack helicopters

Britain's Prince Harry has returned to Afghanistan to fly attack helicopters on the frontline just two weeks after he was photographed frolicking naked in Las Vegas. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said he would serve a four-month tour, based out of Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, one of the most volatile regions in the country.
Friday, September 7th 2012 - 03:20 UTC
Falklands and Latin America affairs responsibility of Minister of State Hugo Swire

After UK government cabinet reshuffle which confirmed Foreign Secretary William Hague and Secretary of Defence, Philip Hammond, the Falkland Islands and Latin America become the responsibility of Minister of State Hugo Swire MP until now Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office. The new ministerial teams and their portfolios are as follows.
Wednesday, September 5th 2012 - 19:19 UTC
Falklands’ lawmakers underline significance of the referendum to Latam countries

“Who else but us can decide on our future” said Falkland Islands representatives currently visiting several Latin American countries, who anticipated that next year’s referendum on the Islands political status will send the world a clear forceful message on “our right to self determination”.
Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 23:55 UTC
PM Cameron reshuffles cabinet but keeps unpopular Osborne as Chancellor

British Prime Minister David Cameron reshuffled his ailing coalition government on Tuesday, but kept unpopular finance minister George Osborne and foreign minister William Hague in their jobs.
Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 06:18 UTC
Hague says Assange rights protected by Sweden, UK, EU and international law

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that any suggestion of a risk of breach for Julian Assange’s human rights on extradition to Sweden is completely unfounded and recalled that international, EU and UK law fully address the concerns raised by Assange and by the Government of Ecuador.