Spanish warship steams into British waters off Gibraltar during Royal Navy training exercise – the SECOND such incursion of the day British minehunting and patrol ships were involved in a training exercise today Sailors were advised to keep their distance prior to exercise off Gibraltan coast A Spanish warship entered the waters, but did not … Read more
Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist – less than 24 hours after latest protests through the city in wake of BLM movement By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 20:14 BST, 17 June 2020 The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s … Read more
Out with the fine crockery – in with the meal boxes. British Airways this week launched a brand new ‘enhanced temporary catering proposition’– inflight meals to those not in the aviation business – fit for the coronavirus era. And here we take a look at what passengers in economy, premium economy, business class and first … Read more
A new deal between the UK and US governments will see American companies operate and launch from British spaceports for the first time. The technology safeguards agreement will let US firms contribute to and benefit from the £14.8 billion per year British space sector that employs 42,000 people. As part of the deal, American companies … Read more
Investors eager to help the country get back on its feet are flocking to British funds. Savers piled £1 billion into UK focused funds in April — the largest influx of cash since the so-called ‘Boris Bounce’ following the General Election in December, according to research from broker AJ Bell. After suffering heavy falls early … Read more
Boris Johnson announced the government department responsible for foreign aid is to be scrapped in a dramatic overhaul of the way Britain operates overseas. The department for International Development (Dfid) will be merged into the Foreign Office to create the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in a bid to ‘maximise British influence’ overseas, he told … Read more
Electric cars will get green number plates: Drivers of eco-friendly vehicles will get special marking that could allow them to use bus lanes and park for free Grant Schapps said electric car drivers will be given green number plates Those with green plates will be allowed to drive in bus lanes and park for free … Read more
Harry and Meghan’s British Columbia stay cost Canadian taxpayers more than $40,000 USD after the couple fled to Canada in wake of Megxit, according to RCMP documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The cost of protecting the couple during their two month stay came to $56,384.52 Canadian dollars, or more than $40,000 US dollars. Harry and … Read more
Shetland, we have liftoff: Scottish space firm fires a 6.5ft-long rocket 20,000ft into the air and says it wants to launch satellites into orbit by 2022 Rocket firm Skyrora, based in Edinburgh, performed the launch on Saturday The Skylark Nano successfully reached an altitude of around 6km aftr take-off Firm hopes to be using a … Read more
Fifteen migrants crammed into a small dinghy were escorted by the French navy into British waters on Sunday, as people continue to risk their lives in search of asylum in the UK. The migrants’ small dinghy was escorted by the French navy boat Abeille Languedoc. It was then intercepted by UK Border Force in the English … Read more