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London - Instead of a red carpet, it was a pink carpet that greeted Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday in the mid-Atlantic island nation of Bermuda. Elizabeth, 83, and Prince Philip, 88, stepped out on a carpet the same colour as Bermuda's famous p...
London- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip flew to Bermuda Tuesday to join in three days of celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the island's settlement by the British, Buckingham Palace said. The royal couple would attend cultural events ...
London - Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday arrested two men suspected of attacking a police headquarters in Belfast on Saturday night with a car bomb. The attackers broke through a blockade and fired shots, but missed their targets. The 400-pound ...
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro is heading to England with fellow Hawai'i native Bette Midler to perform for Queen Elizabeth II on Dec. 7.
Dissident IRA members exchanged gunfire with the Northern Irish police force, the PSNI , and attempted to blow up the Northern Ireland Policing Board headquarters in Belfast with a 400 lb. car bomb over the weekend.
(RTTNews) - A car burst into flames after crashing through a barricade near the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Saturday evening, said police officials on Saturday.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Nov. 16, 2009) - Gordon Brown has today attempted to right the wrongs of previous mistakes, in a sweeping speech given in front of a packed conference room in West London, he forthrightly outlined what now must take place in order for the Governments' policy on immigration to regain some respect. Speaking at times mechanically and without the natural ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has maintained that there will be no significant cuts in public spending after the next general election, which has to be held by June 2010. However, independent financial analysts – and reportedly the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling – do not share this view and believe that cuts in government spending of at least 10% are needed in most government ...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - Energy Choices, one of the UK's leading energy comparison providers have reacted to measures outlined in a new Energy Bill, which was recently announced in the Queens speech. The Bill represents both good and bad news for UK consumers. Among the Bill's proposals are measures to boost the power of the energy regulator, Ofgem, giving it new ...
By United Press International LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Officials in the United Kingdom on Tuesday opened a inquiry into Britain's involvement in the war in Iraq.
LONDON (AP) — Royal pageantry met hard-nosed electioneering Wednesday, as Queen Elizabeth II donned the diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown to announce the government's plans for the next parliamentary session.
By Rory Carroll The Guardian London United Kingdom (c) The Guardian Infosearch Máximo Tomás Research Dept. La Nueva Cuba November 24, 2009 The Cuban president, Raúl Castro, has crushed dissent and continued repression in the country since taking over from his brother Fidel, according to a Human Rights Watch report published today.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 11/25/09) - Jurys Inns has polled its guests to find out just how green they really are when staying at a hotel. Seven out of 10 guests claim they don't forget to pack their eco-conscience when staying at a hotel and make an effort to follow the same green practices they would at home when they're away. One in 5 people said they 'check-out' a hotel's green ...
Countdown to Queen Elizabeth - 323 days As Queen Mary 2 arrives in the Caribbean for her winter season, and Queen Victoria returns from her Mediterranean Voyage before heading off to the Canaries, Queen Elizabeth is literally growing by the day.
Voters in the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines decide Wednesday whether to break their ties with Britain's monarchy, even as Queen Elizabeth II is making a rare visit to the region.
Intertanko's Marine Director Captain Howard Snaith said this week that it is crucial that ships passing through this area register with MSCHOA (The Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa) and report to UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) and at the same time implement Best Management Practices (BMPS). Speaking at a public conference in London this week he emphasised that the ...
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