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FIG best wishes to the Team Falklands at Orkney Island Games
MercoPress
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Monday, July 14th 2025 - 06:51 UTC The official opening of the Islands Games at Orkney, last Saturday The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, has sent its best wishes to Team Falkland Islands participating at the Orkney Island Games 2025 with a...
Falklands, Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina, according to The Economist
MercoPress
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Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 10:54 UTC A piece from the latest edition of The Economist, points to a possible deal that would counter China and please United States, but “it requires deft diplomacy on the Falklands”. United States top brass worries...
Travellers set up camp in nature park
Hampshire Chronicle
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This is in the North End Nature Park, near Falkland Road and Cambridge drive. Police are aware of them and say they are working with the local authority to resolve the situation "as quickly as possible." (Image: Supplied) READ MORE: Airlines...
The worst culprits for noise pollution on trains? The staff
The Spectator
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July 14, 2025
Modern irritations seem to come in threes. No sooner do you trip over a Lime bike ‘parked’ on its side in the middle of the pavement than you discover that the self-checkout in the Co-op has a handwritten note stating ‘out of order’ taped to it...
Brooklyn and beyond: Colm Tóibín’s best books – ranked!
The Guardian
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July 14, 2025
This dispatch from what we might call the extended Colm Tóibín universe is set near the same time and in the same place as his earlier novel Brooklyn (one character appears in both books). It’s the story of a widowed woman who struggles to cope...
UK and Falklands waiting for Argentina to make good on commitments, fisheries cooperation and flight from Brazil
MercoPress
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Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 17:22 UTC UK Minister for Latin America and Caribbean, Baroness Chapman also participated at the recent OAS annual assembly at Antigua and Barbuda Despite an overwhelming support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over...
An ancient scourge on a modern Chinese fishing boat
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Marcella Boehler is an editor with The Outlaw Ocean Project. This is the fourth of a six-part series with accompanying podcasts that run every week in Globe Opinion. The podcasts follow Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ian Urbina and his team as...
Falkland struggle in Horspath test
Newbury News
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June 23, 2025
Falkland Cricket Club have struggled away from home so far this season, a trend which continued on Saturday afternoon. They headed to Horspath in Division Two of the Thames Valley Cricket League, hoping to maintain their spot in the league’s top...
Falkland captain proud of strong start
Newbury News
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June 20, 2025
Falkland Cricket Club captain James Bird is delighted with his side’s start to the season. The club were promoted to the Home Counties Cricket League Division Two last season. So far they’ve taken to the new division like a duck to water, sitting...
Falklands elected lawmakers demand respect for self-determination from UN C24
MercoPress
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Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 23:06 UTC MLA Mark Pollard, “To those who say this is about sovereignty – I say no. This is about people”. On Wednesday 18 June, two elected members from the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, MLAs Mark Pollard and...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
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...
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...
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...
Twenty spectacular destinations best seen by ship
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 12, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to ocean cruising.See all stories. There are...
Warm Orkney welcome as Island Games arrivals begin
The Orcadian
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July 10, 2025
featured news July 10, 2025 at 1:03 pmOrkney gave a warm welcome to athletes from the Falkland Islands, who arrived at Kirkwall Airport, this morning. The first of the 23 visiting islands competing at the International Island Games are beginning...
Celebrating Conor O Brien on the centenary of his pioneering circumnavigation
Yachting Monthly
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June 30, 2025
Celebrating 100 years since legendary yachtsman Conor O Brien returned from circumnavigating the globe aboard his yacht Saoirse. This June marks the centenary of legendary Irish yachtsman Conor O Brien returning from a history-making...
International team prepare for 'Mini Olympics' with camp in Ramsbury
Gazette and Herald
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Their nine-strong squad travelled 8,000 miles from their remote South Atlantic home, swapping wintry gusts for the British summer’s soaring temperatures, which hit 30 degrees centigrade during Saturday’s tournament in Ramsbury. The contrast in...
The English fans who follow a Welsh island's athletes
BBC
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Gareth Wyn WilliamsBBC News Reporting fromAnglesey ShareSave The brothers and friend have attended every edition of the games since 2015 A group of brothers and their friend with no connection to Anglesey have become "super fans" of the island's...
HX Foundation awards €222K in charitable grants
Seatrade Cruise News
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July 10, 2025
HX Expeditions' charity, HX Foundation, awarded €222,754 to global community, conservation and polar-focused wildlife projects in its first round of 2025 grant funding. Of that, €63,154 went to seven single-year projects selected by the charity’s...