1 month agoLONDON: Crowds have gathered outside the BBC accusing them of serious bias and pushing Covid Passports. The crowd shout in unison: "Shame on you." (Video source: Unity News Network)
Metropolitan Police:We're aware of a group of demonstrators who, having set off from Shepherds Bush Green at around 1pm, are now gathered outside a commercial premises in Wood Lane, White City. There have been no arrests but officers are in attendance and will continue to monitor the situation
British Minister of State: Our assessment is that Iran carried out the attack on the Mercer Street by drone
@DominicRaab has just announced significant new sanctions on Lukashenka's regime in Belarus. The UK will not ignore or accept Lukashenka's actions since last year's fraudulent election
The toddler died in hospital. The ambulance service had been called to a house at Park Avenue, Dungannon, and it was reported the girl sustained a serious head injury. A post mortem examination is due to be carried out to establish the cause of death
British Minister of State for the Middle East: We are concerned about the launching of missiles from Lebanon into Israel
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises "against all travel to Afghanistan" and says all British nationals in the country "are advised to leave now by commercial means"
Downing Street says Prime Minister Boris Johnson never came within 2 meters of a member of staff in his team who tested positive for COVID19 and will not isolate
1 month agoAfter 5 weeks at sea @HMSQNLZ arrives at the US Naval Facility, Apra harbour, Guam
1 month agoReuters reports Britain will discuss Iran's attack on the Mercer Street off the coast of Oman during a closed-door UN Security Council on Friday, diplomats said, but the 15-member body is not expected to take any action
The UK says it's door is "ajar" for diplomacy with Iran but it will impose a cost if Tehran's new president chooses hostilities. @DominicRaab, the foreign secretary, described this as a "crossroads" moment for the Islamic Republic
1 month agoUS Navy EP3 Orion 159887 over Strait of Hormuz
The US State Department: We believe that the hijackers of the Asphalt Princess are Iranians, but it cannot be confirmed
Dominic Raab:The UK & US are united in our condemnation of Iran's attack on MV Mercer Street off the coast of Oman. I spoke to @SecBlinken about the situation & need for Iran to stop its destabilising behaviour. We continue to work together to protect international peace & security
Dominic Raab:The UK has written to @UN Security Council President @ambtstirumurti alongside Romania & Liberia to raise Iran's attack on MV Mercer Street. The Council must respond to Iran's destabilising actions & lack of respect for international law
The UK Chief of the Defence Staff said: "What we need to be doing fundamentally is calling out Iran for very reckless behaviour
General Sir Nick Carter, the UK's military chief, says Iran made a "big mistake" by attacking an Israeli-linked tanker off Oman, killing a UK national & a Romanian, & warned "ultimately we have got to restore deterrence". He was speaking in an interview on @BBCr4today
British Navy: The hijackers evacuated the hijacked ship off the Gulf of Oman
The White House: We are closely monitoring developments in the Gulf of Oman and coordinating with the British and other international partners regarding what is happening in the Gulf waters
British naval security sources: Iranian-backed forces have seized a ship in the Gulf of Oman
1 month agoUKMTO: An Incident is currently underway in position 2502.00NN 05728.54E. Incident upgraded to Potential Hijack
1 month agoSpeaking outside 10 Downing Street after meeting with Boris Johnson, @Tsihanouskaya says she believes the death of the head of Belarusian House in Kyiv is "a crime" - and that she too "can disappear at any moment, and we understand this"
1 month agoSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson
1 month agoWe, the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees of Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, UK, Ukraine, US parliaments, continue to oppose the NordStream2 pipeline project and insist that the EU, USA and @NATO must work together to counter Russian aggression in Ukraine and mitigate the risks increased by NS2
The British Foreign Office stresses the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation for ships in accordance with international law
The Iranian Ambassador to the UK, Mohsen Baharvand, was summoned today to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office by the Minister for the Middle East, James Cleverly, in response to the unlawful attack committed on MV Mercer Street on 29 July, @FCDOGovUK says
A UK @DefenceHQ team is being sent to help investigate an attack (blamed on Iran) of an Israeli-linked tanker in the Arabian Sea off Oman, killing a British security guard. The personnel will assist with the investigation & will be looking at the MercerStreet tanker itself
A man's been arrested on suspicion of arson and two people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at Cromer Court block of flats, Liden in Swindon early yesterday morning
Shipdham death: Murder arrest as woman dies at house
