Security forces were deployed in the vicinity of Westminster Bridge in London
Two men have died after being pulled from the sea off Hastings. Emergency services were called to East Beach Street after the men had got into difficulty in the water
1 year agoWestminster Bridge and Lambeth Palace Road are closed. Also restrictions for pedestrians. @LambethMPS say they are dealing with a security alert at St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' hospital with armed police attending. No entry to anyone
British police shut down Westminster Bridge in London as a result of dealing with a security alert
British Police: We are dealing with a security alert inside a hospital in London
British police shut down Westminster Bridge in London
British Police: We are dealing with a security alert at St Thomas' Hospital, London
UK PM @BorisJohnson today is expected to announce in Parliament a 3-tier local lockdown system, formally known as "Local COVID Alert Levels," for England, his office said
Britain recalls ambassador from Belarus for consultations
1 year agoZelensky: Glad to meet @BorisJohnson. We can make Ukrainian-British bilateral relations stronger by boosting our economic connections and trade
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UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab: "There is no plausible explanation for Mr Navalny's poisoning other than Russian involvement and responsibility for this appalling attack”
People in much of Scotland's central belt asked to avoid public transport "unless absolutely necessary". Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, Lothian and Forth Valley
1 year agoRoyal Navy air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in Odesa Photos: @dumskaya_net
Ukraine secures £1.25 billion from UK to build naval vessels, part of a major effort to rebuild Ukraine's navy. Yesterday Ukraine's ambassador to the US visited additional Island-class @USCG patrol boats that are being readied for transfer to Kyiv
Last week a small unmanned vessel washed up on the rocky Scottish Isle of Tiree, about a hundred miles from the U.K.’s nuclear submarine base at Faslane. It was identified as a Wave Glider, a type made by U.S. company Liquid Robotics
Zelensky arrived in Britain, where he will hold talks with Johnson
Bill Browder: Dominic Raab hints UK could boycott China's Winter Olympics over Uighur Muslims treatment
1 year agoJointWarrior exercises are taking place off Scotland. OPFOR Opposition Force ships include US destroyer ROSS DDG71, Canadian frigates HALIFAX 330 and VILLE DE QUEBEC 332, Danish frigates TRITON F358 and NIELS JUEL F363, Canadian supply ship ASTERIX. Photos are 4 & 6 Oct
1 year agoU.S. forces join U.K. and NATO allies off Scotland for Joint Warrior, the largest exercise in Europe
OPCW technical analysis confirms that traces of nerve agent from Novichok group were found in Navalny bio samples
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The EU is ready to let Brexit talks drag on into November or December, and has no plans to offer concessions to U.K. PM Boris Johnson before next week's Oct. 15 deadline, according to sources
Boris Johnson will hold talks with the EU's Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday, the U.K. prime minister's first intervention in Brexit negotiations since June
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European Commission President: The European Union will take legal action against Britain over clauses within the Brexit agreement
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will make a statement on Brexit at 11hr CET. @rtenews understands that legal action against the United Kingdom is imminent and that a draft "letter of formal notice" has been finalised, triggering legal action
Armed forces must 'fundamentally change' to counter new threats, says chief of defence staff
British Middle East Affairs Minister: Political leaders in Lebanon should put their personal interests aside and work for the national interest
