A Downing Street spokesperson says "we have been clear that we will never place infrastructure, checks or controls" at the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and that there is "no prospect of a deal" if the Irish backstop is not abolished
Boris Johnson's Brexit letter offers no alternatives to Irish backstop: EU
European Council President Donald Tusk says those against the Irish backstop are not proposing realistic alternatives to support re-establishing the border
Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization CEO: British oil tanker Stena Impero's case is being considered in Bandar Abbas court, and the fate of the ship will finally depend upon the decision that the court makes
Reuters: Simon Cheng, an employee at the U.K. consulate in Hong Kong, did not return to work on August 9 after visiting Shenzhen the previous day, Hong Kong news website HK01 reported, citing an interview with his girlfriend
UK says 'extremely concerned' by reports an employee of its consulate in Hong Kong has been detained in China
Arrests after man assaulted and struck by car in Armoy
Police escape injury after bomb explodes in Co Fermanagh
Metropolitan Police says it has charged Dominic Hornberger with grievous bodily harm over the stabbing of a government worker outside the Home Office last week
Reuters: Iranian tanker data says it is heading to the Greek island of Kalamata
6 month agoADRIAN DARYA I, the Iranian VLCC supertanker fully laden with 2.1 million barrels of Iranian light crude oil and formerly known as the Panamanian-flagged GRACE 1, has departed UK/Gibraltar waters for Spanish waters
6 month agoGRACE 1 has been renamed to ADRIAN DARYA 1
Iranian Revolutionary Guards: US and British presence in the region creates "insecurity"
@BorisJohnson will make his first foreign trips as Prime Minister next week. He will be visiting Angela Merkel in Germany and @EmmanuelMacron in France ahead of next weekend's G7 Summit in Biarritz
6 month agoBig protest in central London in solidarity with Hong Kong
6 month agoRoyalNavy destroyer @HMSDefender arriving in Gibraltar this morning
YouGov: No Deal Brexit has 13-point lead over PM Corbyn and second referendum. Even 23% of Remain voters prefer No Deal
Thames Valley Police says 10 teenagers and men aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a police officer was killed near Sulhamstead in Berkshire
Thames Valley Police says a murder investigation has been launched after Pc Andrew Harper was killed while performing his duties attending a reported burglary near Sulhamstead in Berkshire
As the Grace 1 prepares to depart Gibraltar, the State Department warns the crew that they will be denied visas for the US because they are assisting a Foreign Terrorist Organization (is the IRGC)
The Trump administration is threatening sanctions against anyone who has any dealings with the Grace 1 that a Gibraltar court had allowed it to leave. US is also "gravely disappointed" with the UK
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
6 month agoPolice are investigating a stabbing outside the Home Office in central London. A man has sustained life threatening injuries. There's no suggestion it's related to terrorism
Reports that someone has been stabbed at the Home Office. Building currently on lock down
China will quell HongKongProtests that show signs of terrorism: Chinese ambassador to UK
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
