Irish Chair of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs & Defence: The EU is committed to dialogue towards removing obstacles to progress on the path to peace for all in Bosnia Herzegovina. All leaders including the leadership of Republika Srpska, are urged to cease divisive language & inflammatory rhetoric & fully commit to working together
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner is expected to ask an Urgent Question in the House of Commons about events surrounding a Downing Street party on 20th May during the first lockdown
Health Minister Edward Argar says "I can understand why people are angry" about the allegations of Downing Street parties and "it's right that Sue Gray looks into this independently"
Sky News understands that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson did attend the Downing Street garden party in May 2020
A Derby drug dealer who was one of the kingpins of a vast illegal empire which flooded the UK with £165m of high-purity cocaine has been jailed
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with French MFA Secretary General Francois Delattre, German MFA Political Director Tjorven Bellmann, Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi, and UK Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America James Cleverly. They pledged to continue close U.S.-European coordination to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine and reaffirmed their commitment to impose massive consequences and severe costs on Russia for destabilizing actions.
A Belfast man allegedly attacked his girlfriend with an iron bar and threatened to "murder" one of her friends, a court has heard
British Prime Minister: The door to diplomacy is open, but time is running out to reach an agreement with Iran
Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba: Great call with @trussliz today to coordinate positions of Ukraine and the U.K. as Russia continues its aggressive course. I'm grateful for London's steadfast support of Ukraine and our shared commitment to the principle of 'no decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine'
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett spoke on the phone with his British counterpart @BorisJohnson. They discussed the nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna and the Omicron crisis
A 28-year-old man has died following a stabbing incident in Downpatrick, County Down. The Police Service of Northern Ireland has begun a murder investigation after the attack in Church Street on Monday
2 year agoLeaders of the five nuclear-weapon states affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought
A cyber attack – possibly by China or Russia – hit the academic arm of the UK's Ministry of Defence and had a "significant" impact, the officer in charge at the time has revealed
Spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova accused UK in funding programs, aimed at destabilization situation inside Russia
.@northumbriapol say they've found a body in the North East, believed to be that of a missing Cumbrian man. Fredrick Cox went missing from the Carlisle area more than two weeks ago. His family has been informed. Officers say the death isn't suspicious
Johnson: Omicron poses real risks, but it is less severe than the Delta variant
2 year agoSecretary for foreign affairs Liz Truss: Spoke to NATO Secretary-General @jensstoltenberg about Russia's aggression towards Ukraine. Agreed: NATO is resolute in its support for Ukraine; An incursion would lead to severe costs for Russia; Any dialogue must fully respect Ukraine's sovereignty
A cyclist in his 80s has died after a crash in Ballyfermot, Dublin yesterday. His bike and a car collided on the Killeen Road shortly before lunchtime. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses
2 year agoLAGER810 USAF KC135 returning to Mildenhall after Black Sea mission (supporting HOMER19). 0854z
An armed intruder has been arrested at Windsor Castle today as the Queen prepared to celebrate Christmas with her family
@FCDOGovUK condemns Iran's use of ballistic missiles in a test launch confirmed to have been conducted today. Key line: "The launch is a clear breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2231”
US Department of State: .@SecBlinken spoke with UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz to coordinate on shared priorities, including deterring Russian aggression towards Ukraine
2 year agoUK Foreign Secretary @trussliz warns Russia any incursion into Ukraine would be a "massive strategic mistake & would be met with strength" including sanctions. She says only way out of crisis = dialogue & welcomes signal that Russia is ready to enter talks in January
The Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces discussed regional and global security issues with the Chief of Defense Staff of Great Britain
Over €700,000 worth of drugs have been seized by revenue officers at Dublin Port
2 year ago.@10DowningStreet spokesperson on UK/Germany phone call between @BorisJohnson & @OlafScholz
2 year agoHackney: A man aged in his 30s is in hospital with stab wounds after he was attacked in StamfordHill, N16, in the early hours of this morning. Met Police say they were called at 02:58. So far no arrests. The victims injuries have been assessed as non-life threatening
UK Brexit minister Truss: if we can't reach an agreed solution, we remain prepared to trigger article 16
Maduro has been denied control of $1.9 billion of Venezuelan gold stored at the Bank of England. The UK a Supreme Court ruled that "Mr Maduro is not recognised as president of Venezuela for any purpose". The case will now be referred back to the high court
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended the picture in The Guardian which shows the Prime Minister and staff drinking wine in the Downing Street garden during lockdown last year - he says the picture was a "meeting of people at work talking about work"
