1 month agoAustralian British PM Boris Johnson and Australian counterpart Scott Morrison announce a new post-Brexit free tradedeal between their countries. It follows similar UK deals with Japan and the EU following London's divorce from Brussels
1 month agoAnti-lockdown protesters harassed BBC Newsnight political editor Nick Watt
1 month agoThe #UKCarrierStrikeGroup has been in the Mediterranean carrying out exercises and operations with @NATO. They recently passed through the Strait of Messina led by Italian destroyer Andrea Doria. The task group is now continuing its journey east.
1 month agoSenior Government figures have warned the Delta variant of COVID19 could become the dominant strain in Ireland within weeks Ministers are meeting tomorrow to consider tighter travel restrictions with Britain
Meeting between Turkey's President Erdogan, British Prime Minister Johnson begins during NATO summit
1 month agoBritish HMS Defender and Dutch HNLMS Evertsen enter the Black Sea: after a port visit in Sarayburnu, Istanbul, @RoyalNavy Type 45 Daring Class destroyer @HMSDefender and @kon_marine De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate @HNLMS_Evertsen transited northbound through Istanbul this morning
G7: We condemn Iran's support for proxy combat forces and non-state armed actors
The G7 supports the resumption of the nuclear deal talks and calls on Iran to stop its missile activities
Macron: "Full respect of sovereignty in Northern Ireland cannot mean not respecting the sovereignty of 27 member states who have created a single market." The UK "took up thousands of hours of EU leaders time" on sovereignty. "We Europeans know all about UK sovereignty"
1 month agoPolice investigating a fatal crash on the Glenshane Road in Derry/Londonderry on 22nd February will return to the scene this evening for scene testing. A man in his 40s died following the collision which involved a motorcycle. The road will be closed with diversions in place
G7 calls for a new study on the origin of the Coronavirus in China
A 29 y/o man has been arrested following an incident in Westrock Park, west Belfast last night. Police say a brick was thrown through the window of a house by three men dressed in black at around 11pm last night. The suspects reportedly made off in a silver Skoda Octavia car
This evening, @POTUS and @FLOTUS participate in a reception with fellow G7 leaders and their spouses hosted by the Royal Family at the Eden Project. @POTUS "will also participate in a family photo with other G7 leaders and Her Majesty The Queen," according to the @WhiteHouse
Asked by reporters what will be his message to Russia President Putin, @POTUS replies: "I'll tell you after I deliver it
A F-35B from HMS Queen Elizabeth has conducted the UK Lightning Force's first 'austere forward refuelling' in an overseas environment, whilst operating from the carrier
1 month agoBiden and Johnson signed #NewAtlanticCharter
British police: A hotel close to the venue of the G7 summit has been evacuated after reports of a suspicious package that turned out to be a "fake".
London: Biden and Johnson will sign a "Atlantic pact" that includes countering cyber attacks
"It's a sacred obligation that we have under Article Five," @POTUS says of @NATO, adding the defense alliance needs to be modernized
"We're in a different place than we were 10 years ago," says @POTUS explaining 21st century challenges being faced, including climatechange, "have to be tackled together
"Our alliances weren't built by coercion or maintained by threats," says @POTUS
President Biden and his wife visit American soldiers at a military base in Britain
Islington: A man is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in Holloway. Met Police say at 3:56pm they were called to Hornsey Road, N7. Three men have been arrested. It comes after a man, 19, died after he was shot in the head less than a mile away yesterday afternoon
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in hospital almost a week after being stabbed in Greenwich. Nathaniel Ago, 35, was found suffering from knife wounds at around 4.23pm at Barge Walk on Wednesday, June 2
Ealing Police:Appeal Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a child was seriously injured after being struck by a moped in Acton. Officers were called at 1834hrs on 8/6 to a collision involving a moped and a child on The Vale / Uxbridge Road
1 month agoIslington: A teenager aged 19 has died in hospital after he was shot in the head in north-London yesterday afternoon. Met Police say at 4:24pm they were called to reports of shots fired on Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19. A murder investigation is now underway
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After the car attack that left four dead in the Canadian city of London, the police arrested the alleged perpetrator. After initial investigations, the act was planned, deliberate and motivated by hate
Scene in Clashmore remains sealed of this morning for the Garda Technical team to carry out a full examination A 3 month old baby girl was fatally injured by a dog at around 12:30am She taken to CUH where she was pronounced dead after 3am
