Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tell Scots they reject a second independence referendum

  

  Conservative Party leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have rejected a second Scottish independence referendum at a hustings in Perth.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 08:45 UTC

  UK will resume visits for Chagossians descendants to their homeland

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has made public a page with brings together information on UK government support to people who were born on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and their descendants.

• Monday, August 15th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Queen's congratulations and good wishes on Falklands' Day, 14th August

  

  On the occasion of Falklands Day, (14th August), Her Majesty The Queen has sent her good wishes to the people of the Falkland Islands, and congratulations to the Chair of the Legislative Assembly, particularly on the 40th anniversary of the Liberation.

• Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Arctic flights to shed light on sea ice and storm links

  

  Scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to better understand how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice. Arctic cyclones are the main type of hazardous weather that affect the polar environment during summer. They can impact sea ice movement and trigger rapid ice loss, effects that themselves influence the development of cyclones.

• Friday, August 12th 2022 - 02:45 UTC

  Successful refueling of RAF Atlas flying from Brize Norton to Falklands

  

  A Royal Air Force Atlas C1 transport aircraft has been refueled over the South Atlantic for the first time. The Atlas was flown from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to Ascension Island before flying on to the Falklands.

• Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 19:07 UTC

  Falklands Veterans and families invited to register for a balloted flight to the Islands

  

  The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced that Veterans and the families of those who died during the Falkland Islands conflict are being invited to register for a balloted flight to the Islands. There will be 100 places on the flight, funded by MOD, with seats allocated to those eligible and a partner of their choice.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:37 UTC

  “Laughable advice from utilities to save water instead of showers,” UK customers

  

  Water supplies in the UK have been seriously reduced because of recent heat waves and a lack of rain forcing some utilities to introduce hosepipe bans in some areas to save water resources.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

  UK government´s Chevening scholarship for Argentina is now open

  

  Applications for Chevening scholarships to study in the UK are open between 2 August and 1 November 2022.

• Saturday, July 30th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Praise for FIDF from UK Forces, “one of the best equipped reserve forces”

  

  The Falkland Islands are the UK's most remote overseas territory, being more than 8,000 miles away from Britain. The isolated nature of the Islands means that the troops stationed there must be almost self-sufficient.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:24 UTC

  US, UK repeal tariffs on Brazilian steel products

  

  Brazil's Economy Ministry Monday confirmed that the United Kingdom had decided to no longer apply protective tax measures on the import of steel plates and cold-rolled steel products.