Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Assange may appeal his extradition before the UK's Supreme Court

  

  British magistrates Ian Burnett and Tim Holroyde Monday ruled there was a legal technicality in Julian Assange's case worth reviewing by the country's highest court and therefore cleared the way for the latter's extradition to the United States to be appealed against.

• Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Boris Johnson polling is now so bad that it makes sense for Conservative MPs to get rid of him

  

  By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex – Things just keep getting worse for Boris Johnson. On the same day that one of his MPs defected to the Labour party, former Brexit minister David Davis stood up in parliament to call for Johnson’s resignation.

• Friday, January 21st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  19-yr-old becomes youngest woman to fly solo around the world

  

  At age 19, Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman ever to fly solo around the world, after landing back at her Belgian point of departure following a journey of more than 52,000 kilometers (28,000 nautical miles) across several countries and five continents

• Thursday, January 20th 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Royal Navy has her first ever female admiral: “someone has to be the first”

  

  The Royal Navy's first-ever female admiral has taken command – smashing a century-old glass ceiling in the service. After 25 years' service, Jude Terry takes the helm as Director of People and Training and Naval Secretary.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  UK to lift Plan B COVID-19 restrictions, PM announces

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Wednesday that his so-called Plan B sanitary restrictions applied in the Government's fight against COVID-19 will be lifted as of next week.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  UK power prices peaked Monday evening because of low wind generation

  

  By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – UK peak-hour power prices for Monday evening through 6 p.m. surged to the highest level in a month due to low wind power generation during the weekend.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Hard core Tories aiming to tame BBC, by freezing license fees

  

  Hardcore Tories, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, could finally be reaching a long-time target, taming the independent British Broadcasting Corporation. In effect, BBC could face an uncertain future following a decision by the administration of PM Johnson to freeze the fees that help finance the global news giant, according to a report by the London newspaper Mail on Sunday.

• Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  HMS Protector has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season

  

  The Royal Navy's only Antarctic research ship has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season – revealing the impact of global warming. HMS Protector is on a five-year mission to support international research into wildlife, the changing climate, and the shifting waters of Antarctica.

• Friday, January 14th 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  Former Spanish PMs support dialogue between Argentina, UK over Falklands

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday thanked former Spanish Prime Ministers for their support to resuming dialogue with the United Kingdom over the Falklands / Malvinas issue.

• Friday, January 14th 2022 - 20:10 UTC

  MI5 says Chinese spy operated in plain sight

  

  The MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service, has warned MPs that a Chinese agent by the name of Christine Ching Kui Lee has infiltrated Westminster to interfere in UK politics. Beijing has denied the accusations.