2 month agoCENTCOM is pushing back on a statement made by a senior British general that "there has been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria.". CENTCOM says comments "run counter to the identified credible threats available to intelligence from U.S. and allies."
A Downing Street spokesman says the Prime Minister will bring back the Brexit withdrawal agreement bill to the House of Commons in the week beginning 3 June
A Downing Street spokesman has called the death of a man who appeared on ITV's 'The Jeremy Kyle Show' "deeply concerning" and said that "broadcasters and production companies have a responsibility for the mental health and wellbeing of participants"
High Court judges order that the former founder of the English Defence League, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, should face full contempt of court proceedings.
Jeremy Hunt calls for defence spending to increase above 2% of GDP because Britain has "to earn a central position on the world stage" after Brexit.
Juncker speaks in French at opening of EasternPartnership EaP10 conference, explains that "Everybody understands English but nobody understands England."
Swedish prosecutors have announced they are reopening an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Britain is concerned about the risk of a war between Iran and the United States in the Gulf
An Iranian national working at the British Council has sentenced to 10 yr in prison after being convicted of spying for Britain, a judiciary spox is quoted as saying by Fars. Iran has a record of jailing dual nationalsand others on spying charges rejected by their families as false
British Foreign Minister expresses concern over risk of conflict with Iran
Ecuador will deliver to the US all the documents that Julian Assange left at the Embassy in London
2 month agoPlane has crashed on the A40 south of Abergavenny. There is a private landing strip nearby
2 month agoPlane crashed on Abergavenny - Raglan Road
2 month ago#USSRoosevelt fires an SM-3 missile during exercise #FormidableShield2019 - FS19 improves allied interoperability in a live-fire, integrated air and missile defense environment
2 month agoSeven Kings mosque shooting: Worshipper 'feared it was terror attack'. Abu Chowdhury heard people shout 'he's got a gun, he's got a gun' before a shot was fired at the Seven Kings mosque in Ilford, London
2 month agoPM @Theresa_May met Libyan PM Serraj at Downing Street. She expressed her concern about the ongoing conflict in Libya and encouraged progress towards a ceasefire.
Police are responding to reports that a building has collapsed on Vittoria Street in Birmingham.
U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo says it is "disgusting" to see leaders in Britain and other countries backing Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro
Asked about Huawei at press conference with @jeremyhunt @SecPompeo says he has "great confidence UK will never take an action that would break the special relationship".But adds US has an obligation to make sure that where US operates it operates inside "trusted networks"
British Foreign Secretary: We have had constructive talks with Pompeo on Yemen, Iran and China
2 month ago[email protected] has arrived in London and has traveled to Carlton Gardens for important talks with the UK Foreign Secretary @Jeremy_Hunt.
National Grid says Britain's electricity system has been coal-free for an entire week for the first time since the Industrial Revolution
Cabinet Minister David Lidington has confirmed the UK will take part in the European parliament elections on 23 May
A Downing Street spokesman has announced the resignations of International Trade Minister Baroness Fairhead and Government Whip Baroness Manzoor "for personal reasons"
Ministry of Defence says British soldier guardsman Mathew Talbot has been killed while on counter-poaching operations in Malawi
Wiltshire Police has confirmed Calne teenager Ellie Gould died as a result of stab wounds. A 17-year-old boy, who was known to her, has been charged with murder
[email protected]"The United States supports the UK's continued sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory and the April 30 statement by the UK Govt. The joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia plays a critical role in the maintenance of regional andglobal peace and security"
The Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a baby son weighing 7lbs 3oz and mother and child are doing well, the palace has announced
2 month agoOfficial confirmation from Buckingham Palace that the Duchess of Sussex went into labour in the early hours of this morning
British Typhoon jets begin Estonian air policing mission
