News of britain

UK PM Starmer vows no let up in stopping further far-right riots

08-08-2024 15:23 Keir Starmer insists UK authorities will maintain a crackdown on violent far-right disorder plaguing British streets.

UK ELECTION 2024

Labour hoping for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

04-07-2024 14:49 Polls show centre-left Labour party set for its first general election win since 2005 – making Keir Starmer the party's first prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010.

UK ELECTION 2024

Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister

04-07-2024 14:38 Keir Starmer, named after Labour's founding father, is the centre-left opposition party's most working-class leader in decades, despite his knighthood.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages

25-04-2024 12:55 Argentina signs joint statement calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza; Casa Rosada's release says nation is aligned with "nations of the free world."

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Milei vows Malvinas 'road map' as he plays politics with sovereignty claim

02-04-2024 11:19 President Milei slams his predecessors in office and vows "new era of reconciliation with the Armed Forces" at ceremony marking 42nd anniversary of war in South Atlantic.

United Kingdom

Whisky, haggis and plentiful toasts: British Embassy marks Burns Night in style

29-01-2024 07:23 Birth of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns marked in appropriate fashion by UK diplomacy.

by Michael Soltys

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Malvinas, IMF on agenda as president meets UK foreign secretary

17-01-2024 19:59 Argentina’s libertarian leader meets with former UK prime minister David Cameron on the sidelines of the Davos summit – Malvinas and IMF support topped the agenda.

ELECTION 2023: REACTION

British PM Sunak sends congratulations to president-elect Milei

21-11-2023 13:37 Spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Conservative leader has sent his congratulations to Argentina's president-elect but adds that Malvinas issue is "a question resolved a long time ago."

FAB FOUR HAVE NEW TUNE

'Now and Then' – The Beatles release 'last-ever' single

02-11-2023 11:30 'Now And Then,' first written and sung by John Lennon in 1978, has been finished by his fellow band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – and the help of AI.

LA LIBERTAD AVANZA

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

12-09-2023 20:51 Criticism rains down on Javier Milei’s choice for foreign minister after she sparks Malvinas controversy; Mondino says in interview with British press that “decisions can no longer be imposed” on residents of disputed islands.

Guyana & Slavery

Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past

27-08-2023 08:45 Descendants of former British prime minister William Gladstone apologise for family's slaveholding past in Guyana and urges United Kingdom to discuss reparations in the Caribbean.

FIFA U20 WORLD CUP

Anger over covered map at Argentina's Malvinas Argentinas stadium

25-05-2023 00:22 National and provincial governments at odds over covering up of Malvinas Islands insignia at Under-20 World Cup match in Mendoza.

BRITAIN & MONARCHY

Charles III crowned king at first UK coronation in 70 years

06-05-2023 08:45 Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina cancels agreement with UK, re-asserts Malvinas sovereignty claim

02-03-2023 19:58 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero informs his British counterpart James Cleverley that the so-called ‘Foradori-Duncan’ pact, agreed in 2016 under Mauricio Macri administration, has been cancelled unilaterally.

GUEST VOICE

Kirsty Hayes: UK must build new long-term partnerships with the countries that will shape the future

17-12-2022 04:32 "With rapidly growing populations and a growing share of global wealth, we know that countries across the global south will play a far greater role in shaping the way the world looks over the century to come," writes UK Ambassador to Argentina Kirsty Hayes.

EX-BRITISH COLONEL ON MALVINAS

‘They’re people, not bodies’ – Geoffrey Cardozo, the British officer who highlights the human factor in war

10-12-2022 05:30 Ex-colonel and co-nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize Geoffrey Cardozo CBE, who became known for identifying and burying Argentine soldiers fallen in combat, recalls the crude post-war scenario and sends out a conciliatory message beyond the territorial dispute and nationality.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

BRITISH POLITICS

Challenges await new UK PM Sunak, fifth Tory leader in six years

27-10-2022 15:20 Arrival of 42-year-old in office, youngest PM of modern times, cheers up Conservatives – but Labour senses weakness.

BRITISH POLITICS

Sunak names team of familiar faces to steer UK through crisis

27-10-2022 02:29 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named an experienced Cabinet to lead the UK through what he called a “profound economic crisis,” only to face immediate criticism for reappointing a series of scandal-hit former ministers to senior government jobs.

BRITISH POLITICS

Prada and pools: Rishi Sunak's mega-wealthy wife and in-laws

25-10-2022 12:49 Akshata Murty, the Indian wife of Britain's next Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is fabulously rich thanks to her billionaire father, a fortune that is attracting controversy.

BRITISH POLITICS

Incoming PM Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis

24-10-2022 14:31 Britain's next leader inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil triggered by Liz Truss.

BRITISH POLITICS

Rishi Sunak wins race to become UK's new prime minister

24-10-2022 13:09 British politician Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and will become the UK's next prime minister, after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs.

BRITISH POLITICS

UK PM Truss quits, Tories vow new leader next week

20-10-2022 19:04 Conservative leader Liz Truss quits as UK prime minister after a brief and chaotic tenure that lasted just six weeks in power.

British politics

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office

20-10-2022 09:51 British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, just 44 days after taking office; Conservative leader admits she cannot lead party and says her replacement will be chosen by next week.

UK POLITICS

Truss sacks key ally Kwarteng as pressure on UK PM grows

14-10-2022 08:57 Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, the BBC and Sky News reported on Friday, as Prime Minister Liz Truss tries to save her beleaguered premiership.

LITERATURE & LANGUAGE

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

12-10-2022 14:57 All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.

News of britain

UK PM Starmer vows no let up in stopping further far-right riots

Labour hoping for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister

Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages

Milei vows Malvinas 'road map' as he plays politics with sovereignty claim

Whisky, haggis and plentiful toasts: British Embassy marks Burns Night in style

Malvinas, IMF on agenda as president meets UK foreign secretary

British PM Sunak sends congratulations to president-elect Milei

'Now and Then' – The Beatles release 'last-ever' single

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past

Anger over covered map at Argentina's Malvinas Argentinas stadium

Charles III crowned king at first UK coronation in 70 years

Argentina cancels agreement with UK, re-asserts Malvinas sovereignty claim

Kirsty Hayes: UK must build new long-term partnerships with the countries that will shape the future

‘They’re people, not bodies’ – Geoffrey Cardozo, the British officer who highlights the human factor in war

Challenges await new UK PM Sunak, fifth Tory leader in six years

Sunak names team of familiar faces to steer UK through crisis

Prada and pools: Rishi Sunak's mega-wealthy wife and in-laws

Incoming PM Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis

Rishi Sunak wins race to become UK's new prime minister

UK PM Truss quits, Tories vow new leader next week

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office

Truss sacks key ally Kwarteng as pressure on UK PM grows

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

Xi Jinping’s ‘strategic patience’ pays off as Argentina's Milei U-turns on China ties

Argentina isn't ready to lift currency controls, says Milei

Monthly inflation in Argentina slows to lowest level since November 2021

Adorni says 40,000 contracted state workers will face 'suitability test'

Argentina inflation slows to lowest under Milei

La camioneta Dodge Journey que provocó el allanamiento a la casa de la dirigente cercana a Juan Grabois

"Toto" Caputo a la diputada cordobesa Alejandra Torres: "Nosotros también estamos a favor de las universidades públicas"

San Pedro: advierten que la empresa acusada de ser un esquema ponzi operará con otra criptomoneda

No cesa la polémica: “Los salones de fiestas hemos quedado excluidos del pago de Sadaic y Aadi Capif”

Chatarra: ¿un funcionario beneficiado por la pelea de Sturzenegger con Paolo Rocca