Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:17 UTC

  PM Johnson to lift all COVID-19 restrictions as of Thursday

  

  People in England who test positive for the coronavirus will no longer be required to stay under isolation starting Feb. 24, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  UK’s LGBT+ Rights Envoy visits Argentina ahead of Safe to be Me conference in London

  

  The UK Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on LGBT+ rights, Lord Nick Herbert, visited Argentina last week, meeting with counterparts in the Argentine Government and with civil society organizations. LGBT+ information app, QUIR, was launched at the British Embassy Buenos Aires by local civil society organization Kidz. This trip is part of Lord Herbert’s activity this year to galvanize ambitious action on LGBT+ rights ahead of the Safe To Be Me conference in London.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  British Queen has “mild symptoms” after positive COVID-19 test

  

  Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. However, the 95-year-old monarch was said to be having “mild” symptoms, similar to those from a common cold.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  On 16 February 1990, the re establishment of diplomatic relations between UK and Argentina was announced

  

  On 16 February 1990, Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Sir Timothy Sainsbury informed the House of Commons of the 14,15 February 1990 Madrid meeting which resulted in the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Portsmouth's special power catering for Royal Navy aircraft carriers so as not to leave the city in the dark

  

  When the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers arrived in Portsmouth, the base faced a critical issue – how to find enough electricity. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales doubled the base's energy use. In fact, the load was so great there was a danger it would impact power supplies to the city itself.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  UK becomes third largest defense spender in the world behind US and China

  

  UK has overtaken India to become the third-largest defense spender in the world, according to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The new 'Military Balance 2022' report is an assessment of all military capabilities and defense economics of 171 countries worldwide.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Prince of Wales foundation under corruption probe

  

  One day after the scandal involving the Duke of York in New York was settled, the name of the Prince of Wales has been dragged into a new police investigation regarding irregularities in the granting of honorary titles to a Saudi national in exchange for donations to charities.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands Government reiterates the need to respect human rights and democratic liberties of the Falklands' nation

  

  On Tuesday the Falklands government in an official release reiterated the need for human rights and democratic liberties of the Falklands' nation to be respected, particularly self-determination.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 20:38 UTC

  Duke of York reaches off-court settlement with his alleged victim

  

  The Duke of York has reached an off-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, the American woman who filed sexual abuse charges against him in August 2021, it was reported Tuesday.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  UK/Brazil clash over an Expanded Trade Partnership; beef and other meats the stumbling barrier

  

  Brazil has been reluctant to take forward negotiations for an Expanded Trade Partnership, ETP, with the UK since Brasilia claims that the terms offered were disappointing, and unbalanced since they only contemplated the interests of Britain, “ignoring Brazil's demand to increase its exports to the UK”.