Authorities in Gibraltar have released the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, which was seized on July 4 on suspicion it was shipping 2.1m barrels of crude oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions
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Reuters, quoting a local newspaper in Gibraltar, the government announced the release of the captain of the Iranian tanker and three officers
Government of Gibraltar: US Department of Justice has filed a request to detain the tanker Grace 1 on several charges and we are studying
US wants to seize Iran's Grace1 tanker. Gibraltar hearing (at which it'd been expected ship would be freed) to resume at 4pm. Gibraltar government: "The US Department of Justice has applied to seize the Grace 1 on a number of allegations which are being considered"
The UK has reportedly dropped its legal case against the Iran ian Grace 1 vessel but the DoJ request has reportedly come in "last minute"
Shannon Airport has confirmed operations are temporarily suspended after an incident involving a Boeing 763 aircraft and it is currently working to remove the aircraft from the scene
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[email protected] readout of PM Johnson's meeting with US National Security Adviser Bolton says they discussed a "shared commitment to an ambitious free trade agreement once the UK leaves the EU. They also spoke about Brexit and a range of other issues including Iran, Hong Kong and 5G"
"The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump today. They discussed global economic issues and trade, and the Prime Minister updated the President on Brexit," says @10DowningStreet spokesman
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2 month agoSevere delays and cancellations at Kings cross railway station in London - just one of the places affected by power cut
Today's powercut appears to have been caused by problems at Little Barford gas-fired power station in Bedfordshire and Hornsea offshore wind farm off Yorkshire, which both failed around the same time, according to industry experts at @enappsys
UKPowerNetworks: on the powercut affecting parts of London and SouthEast. This is due to an issue on the national transmission network which has impacted our customers. we believe all supplies have been restored
Issues with two generators caused a loss of power across parts of the UK but the issue is "resolved", the National Grid Electricity System Operator said
Parts of Sussex have been affected by power cuts due to a failure to National Grid's network
[email protected] has suspended all trains and customers are being advised not to travel
A power cut is affecting a large area of London and South East and is believed to be caused by a failure to the National Grid's network
Service suspended @TLRailUK at StPancrasInternational due to power failure and a faulty train
A nationwide power cut has affected homes across Derbyshire.
