Tag: United Kingdom

Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 07:35 UTC
Bank of England decides on interest rate; UK August consumer inflation, 2,2%

Consumer inflation in UK during August remained at an annual 2,2%, helped by lower fuel prices together with hotels and restaurant services, as reported by the Office of National Statistics, ONS Wednesday.
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Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 07:52 UTC
Online overtakes television in an annual survey of the UK's news habits

Research by the broadcast regulator Ofcom reveals 71% of the UK population said they used online services for news versus 70% for TV news bulletins. According to an article from BBC, over last year, online sources grew from 68% to 71%, while social media also saw a rise from 47% to 52%. For people aged between 16 and 24, the number saying they use social media for news was 82%.
Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 07:53 UTC
BAS announces UK Antarctic Science Conference at Cambridge

British Antarctic Survey has announced that the UK Antarctic Science Conference 2024 will take place at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, 1st – 3rd October 2024. The meeting aims to bring together all in the UK who are involved in Antarctic research or the support of Antarctic research.
Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 07:45 UTC
UK Ice Patrol HMS Protector joins the Unitas navies exercise in Chilean waters

UK Ice Patrol HMS Protector is in Chile where she is taking part in Unitas - the world’s longest running multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the US Navy. This year the Chilean Navy is hosting the exercise, while the Royal Navy's icebreaker served as the backdrop to the opening ceremony.
Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 09:53 UTC
Falklands commemorates Merchant Navy Day and honors the Red Ensign

On Merchant Navy Day, 3 September, the Falkland Islands remember all those merchant seafarers who helped to liberate the Falkland Islands in 1982 and those, past and present, who do so much to keep our waters safe.
Monday, August 19th 2024 - 10:51 UTC
Colombia: Duchess of Sussex speaks in Spanish with Argentine accent

Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle spoke in Spanish this weekend during an event of Afro-descendant women in Cali alongside Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez. Although she completed her speech in English, he said a few words in the language she had learned while working at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, July 31st 2024 - 09:01 UTC
Baroness Chapman, new FCDO Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean

Baroness Jennifer Chapman of Darlington has been appointed UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 18 July 2024.
Wednesday, July 31st 2024 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands Ranger Guides meet the Speaker of the House of Commons

On Tuesday 30th July, a group of Ranger Guides from the Falkland Islands visited the Houses of Parliament to meet with the Speaker of the House of Commons, The Rt. Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP.
Wednesday, July 31st 2024 - 08:00 UTC
Labour anticipates a tax increase to fill a £22bn Tory “hole” in UK public finances

UK Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves anticipated that the government of PM Keir Starmer will have to raise some taxes in October's Budget, following the claim on Monday that the previous Tory government left a £22bn “hole” in the public finances.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:28 UTC
Chancellor Reeves at G20 ministers' summit: “Britain is open for business”

United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is expected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting on her first international visit since taking office.