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Forgotten heroes of the Falklands War whose bonds of bravery inspired my new crime novel
Daily Express
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June 11, 2025
British forces advancing across the Falkland Islands ahead of battle (Image: Getty) The terrain is harsh, it’s pitch black and the weather is brutal. The Royal Marines are pinned down by heavy and accurate enemy fire. They are 8,000 miles from...
Perthshire construction firm aims for business in the Falklands
Scottish Construction Now
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JML SIPs trio Derek McIntyre (left), John Langley and Kyle Tait with one of 10 containers which made the 8000-mile trip to the Falklands A Perthshire family construction firm is hoping a long-haul sales pitch will pave the way for more orders from...
Fencing issue leads to winter lambing at the national stud farm
Falkland Islands Radio Service
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June 17, 2025
The Agricultural Advisory Committee heard on Wednesday how a mistake led to the rams not being securely contained. It was said funding wasn’t available to put up double fencing around the flock. Head of agriculture, Matt Davies, told the committee...
PETER YOUNG: Need to de-escalate conflict between Israel and Iran
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 17, 2025
By PETER YOUNG With the crisis in the Middle East moving so fast following Israel’s first long-anticipated strike on Iran last week, it is hard to comment meaningfully at this early stage. Observers are still assessing the significance of this and...
Historic UK attraction to close to tourists ahead of £1million renovation
The Sun
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June 17, 2025
A MUSEUM and former passenger steamship is set to undergo a massive £1million restoration project this year. The SS Great Britain in Bristol has secured funding for a huge project to create a better museum experience for the public to visit in the...
Jersey politicians miss out on observation team for Guernsey election
Jersey Evening Post
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June 17, 2025
OBSERVERS from across the Commonwealth are taking part in a mission to assess this week’s general election in Guernsey, although no Jersey States Members were selected to take part. A trio of politicians from Scotland and the Caribbean islands of...
How British Overseas Territories work - and how you can visit or live in one of them
Gloucestershire Live
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June 17, 2025
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), from the financial powerhouse of the Cayman Islands to the untamed beauty of South Georgia, are often recognised but not fully understood. Are these "British" spots merely havens for the rich to avoid...
On this day: A love story for the ages, Running Up That Hill, the last Apartheid laws abolished and slaughter at Boipatong
Daily News
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June 17, 2025
1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, goes on to spend more than 20 years building her tomb – a symbol of great love – the Taj Mahal. 1837 Chemist and inventor Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber...
What are British Overseas Territories? Are they tax free? Can I visit or even live in one?
Daily Express
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June 17, 2025
From the financial powerhouse of the Cayman Islands to the windswept wildlife sanctuary of South Georgia, you might have heard of British Overseas Territories (BOTs) - but how much do you really know about them? Are these "British" places truly...
A brief history of the global economy, through the lens of a single barge
MIT
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June 17, 2025
In 1989, New York City opened a new jail. But not on dry land. The city leased a barge, then called the “Bibby Resolution,” which had been topped with five stories of containers made into housing, and anchored it in the East River. For five years,...
The remarkable quest to identify Captain Cook’s Endeavour
The Spectator
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June 17, 2025
The announcement that a shipwreck in Newport Harbor, 200 miles up the coast from New York City, has been proven to be James Cook’s HMS Endeavour, will not surprise those who have followed the search for years. In 1768, when Cook set out to record...
British Overseas Territories: how you can visit or even live in one of these tax-free havens
Devon Live
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June 17, 2025
From the financial hub of the Cayman Islands to the rugged natural beauty of South Georgia, British Overseas Territories (BOTs) might ring a bell - but do you truly grasp what they are? Are these "British" locales simply tax havens for the...
On This Day: Charleston, S.C., church shooting leaves 9 dead
United Press International (UPI)
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On this date in history: In 1885, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the United States, arrived in New York Harbor. In 1967, China announced it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. In 1972, the Watergate scandal began with the arrest of...
Our Changing World: Getting ready for H5N1 bird flu
RNZ
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June 16, 2025
New Zealand, Australia and Oceania are the last places in the world where H5N1 bird flu has not yet been detected. Photo: Jenny Edwards Five years after Covid-19 reached New Zealand shores, we are bracing for the arrival of another deadly virus: a...
Penguins Outpace Sea Lion in Surprise Beach Showdown
AOL
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Two king penguins in the Falkland Islands© Ben Tubby / Creative CommonsNeither sea lions nor king penguins are the speediest (or most graceful) creatures when it comes to hurrying up a beach. So, who would win a race? In this extraordinary YouTube...
Prince Philip 'berated' Andrew after returning home from the Falklands a war hero with scathing verdict about his 'pointless' son
Daily Mail
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June 16, 2025
Smiling gleefully, with a rose between his teeth, Andrew was the royals' golden prince coming home from Britain's victory in the Falklands war. Prince Philip was particularly delighted with his son's achievement. Having fought against Nazi Germany...
Falklands agrees to education facilities for secondary age children from MPC
MercoPress
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Friday, June 6th 2025 - 20:11 UTC Falkland Islands Community School holds the main secondary school and boarding facilities Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) has agreed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) be signed between the...
The 'defence dividend' of getting ready for war
The Herald (Scotland)
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June 16, 2025
It led to a relevant conversation with a friend who remembered visiting HM Naval Base Devonport as a 17-year-old Royal Navy reservist and seeing first-hand the battle scars on HMS Avenger following her return from service in the Falklands war. For...
Did the Iron Lady die laughing?
Renew America
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By Curtis Dahlgren April 13, 2013 "Don't go wobbly on us, George." – Prime Minister Thatcher (to G.H.W. Bush, before the liberation of Kuwait) MAGGIE WAS "ISOLATED" ON THE FALKLANDS. I'd just read an article about that shortly before her death....
Yukonomist: Canada's quickest, cheapest and most doable Arctic sovereignty gambit
Yukon News - Alaska
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June 15, 2025
The Arctic and the Yukon are back in global headlines and Canada is, once again, scrambling to react. Fortunately, the Yukon can offer a gambit that is one of Canada’s quickest, cheapest and most doable moves to bolster its Arctic sovereignty. But...