4 month agoA spokesperson for AstraZeneca says the company still plans to join a vaccine call Wednesday evening, contradicting a statement minutes earlier by an European Commission spokeswoman
AstraZeneca: We did not withdraw from the meeting with European officials, but rescheduled it
Drugmaker AstraZeneca pulls out of a call with governments on coronavirus vaccine delays, according to European Union officials
Johnson: We have done everything possible to reduce the loss of life due to Coronavirus
4 month ago[email protected] CEO Noel Quinn is currently grilled by @TomTugendhat of the UK Parliament on the bank's position on the Hong Kong national security law. He defended HSBC deputy chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun's signing a pro-NSL partition – Quinn said it wasn't a political statement
Ambassador Jonathan Allen: The Assad government needs to communicate seriously with Special Envoy Pederson and with the UN-led peace process and achieving a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
UK rights group calls for sanctions on modern Hong Kong's 180th 'birthday'
Police have begun an investigation into potential breaches of Covid19 regulations at the funeral of an IRA veteran in Derry
4 month agoA gunman who shot a Kinahan cartel target five times faces up to life in prison for attempted murder. James 'Mago' Gately survived a drive-by shooting at a filling station in Dublin in 2017
4 month agoA gunman who shot a Kinahan cartel target five times faces up to life in prison for attempted murder
UK: Man arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of terrorism offences
Britain strongly condemns the attempt to launch missile attacks on Riyadh
British Foreign Office: We strongly condemn the attempt to target Riyadh
Warning over mental health effects of floods in the UK - @guardian via @inkl Photo: Flooding in a street in North Yorkshire, as water levels rise on the River Ouse during Storm Christoph
4 month agoPentagon Chief: Great to speak with @BWallaceMP today. Reaffirmed the importance of the special US-UK relationship & discussed mutual security concerns, including COVID19. Also discussed the importance of the combined US-UK CSG21 deployment later this year led by @HMSQNLZ
There is emerging evidence to suggest that the recently discovered, highly transmissible COVID19 variant first reported in the United Kingdom is potentially more deadly, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said
Threatpost: "Ransomware Attackers Publish 4K Private Scottish Gov Agency Files"
Four people smugglers jailed over 39 Vietnamese migrant deaths: UK court
France, UK, US, Italy and Germany renew support for Libya's political dialogue
4 month agoUK bans passengers from Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo to control spread of COVID variant
No.10 warns the public against trying to use IT loopholes to "queue jump" for vaccinations
Some 3,500 relatives of people killed during the Northern Ireland conflict have urged the British and Irish governments to fully investigate the decades of violence
4 month agoHaringey: A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old boy died in hospital in the early hours of this morning after he was stabbed in Tottenham, last night. Met Police say the teenager was pronounced dead at 04:25. As yet no arrests have been made
The A595 is partially blocked due to flooding and an overturned vehicle between Red Dial and Bolton Low Houses - and partially flooded between the B5305 turning to Wigton and the Curthwaite turning. The Newbiggin road between Durdar and Brisco is closed due to flooding
The elderly man was found at a residential address on West Park, SE9. At 12:25pm the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased and the suspect were known to each other. A crime scene remains in place
PSNI has said the Continuity IRA may have opened fire on a civilian helicopter in County Fermanagh last week, rather than one belonging to the police. Security alert still going on in Wattlebridge, near Newtownbutler
4 month agoStatement on Carrier Strike Group 2021 Joint Declaration signing, released by @DeptofDefense
Police say dissident Republicans may have fired shots at a civilian helicopter near Newtownbutler last Thursday. (Continuity IRA claims that it targeted a PSNI helicopter during searches for a suspicious device in Wattlebridge Road have previously been dismissed)
Britain: We are concerned about Iran's financial and military support for armed groups in the region
4 month agoEurope's biggest fish market in Peterhead like a ghost town. Built to deal with 10,000 boxes/day but with a few hundred. Boats tied up, exporters crippled.
