G77 + China reaffirms support for Argentina over Falklands sovereignty and natural resources

Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:59 UTC Beyond the Falklands issue, the G77 + China declaration also addressed global economic challenges The Group of 77 + China has reiterated its “strong support” for Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the...

Medals of Falklands War battle hero up for sale at Noonans

The Battle of Goose Green was relatively small in size but a fierce and important action in the Falklands War, notable for the Victoria Cross awarded posthumously to Colonel ‘H’ Jones of the Parachute Regiment.

Falklands, British Forces announce a nine days training exercise

Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:32 UTC In the vicinity of Stanley – 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 Oct (Day & Night), Blank firing, bangs and parachute illumination is expected throughout (Pic by Cpl C Tierney BFSAI) The British Forces South Atlantic Island,...

Falklands, “knowledge gap” with the Loligo fishery, environmentally sensitive

Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:20 UTC The second Loligo squid season in the Falkland Islands fishery has been brought to an early close, finishing around a week sooner than expected. The daily monitoring of the catch showed the biomass had...

'An honest mistake' - Sedgley councillor denies being dishonest about his past after 'naive' medals error at Falklands event

Councillor Damian Corfield says claims he faked being a military veteran and gaining high-level qualifications are unfounded. The Conservative council cabinet member and Dudley armed forces champion has been the subject of repeated attacks on...

Falklands responds to Milei, we trust in self-determination and British support

Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 11:38 UTC Spink: “The Falklands are used to demands from Argentine presidents, it's nothing new, nor surprising, nor does it cause panic” “In the Falkland Islands, we feel very secure and confident with the support...

Falklands, growing hydrocarbons oil activity and funding for the Sea Lion oil project

Tuesday, September 30th 2025 - 00:11 UTC The first phase of the Sea Lion project is targeting 170 million barrels of oil via the redeploying floating production, storage and offloading vessel Aoka Mizu. Rockhopper Exploration half year results...

Falkland Islands Loligo squid season closes a week early

The second Loligo squid season has been brought to an early close, finishing around a week sooner than expected. The daily monitoring of the catch showed the biomass had reached the minimum threshold required to safeguard the long-term...

Falklands, First Chilean Consul in the Islands was FIC General Manager in 1877

Saturday, September 27th 2025 - 08:56 UTC FIC General Manager Frederick E. Cobb, appointed first Chilean consul to the Falkland Islands in 1877 This week 148 years ago, Queen Victoria signed and approved the appointment of British citizen...

Hopes at all-time high for Falklands' first offshore development

Rockhopper Exploration is more hopeful than ever that a final investment decision will come this year on the landmark Sea Lion oil project in the Falkland Islands. The UK company has a 35% interest in the project with the Israeli operator Navitas...

Falklands, Argentina’s Milei two lanes approach

Saturday, September 27th 2025 - 07:58 UTC President Javier Milei before the General Assembly complains UN has not made advances in helping Argentina with its claims over the South Atlantic Islands Argentine cabinet chief Guillermo Francos received...

How to watch Australia vs New Zealand: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview

The Rugby Championship 2025 has entered its final week and there is still plenty on the line for New Zealand and Australia. In what has been one of the most competitive tournaments for years, both sides know that a victory in Perth would give them...

Sustainability at the heart of Falklands Tourism

Falklands takeover threat as Milei accuses UK of 'illegal occupation'

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has stepped up his rhetoric over the Falkland Islands, accusing Britain of “illegally occupying” the remote archipelago during a fiery speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. The right-winger described his...

Argentina voices disappointment with Israel over disputed Falkland Islands

A Special Session in his Honor of Argentinian President Javier Milei at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Against the backdrop of growing diplomatic isolation, even Argentina – one of...

Why does Reform UK seem unassailable? Because this is party conference season, when politicos always lose the plot

Party conference time is when British politics goes berserk. Leaders soar and crash in a morass of cliches. Polls go mad and cataclysm always delivers the best copy. Thus, back in 1981, Margaret Thatcher was at her Blackpool conference, two years...

Falklands approves creation of a 29.240 acres National Park at the Hill Cove Mountains

Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 19:10 UTC The Hill Cove Mountains National Park will be the first higher altitude protected area in the Falkland Islands, covering 11,833 hectares (29,240 acres) of public land. (Pic FIG) The Falkland Islands...

Rare bamboo lemur baby boom makes Cotswold Wildlife Park a world leader

Greater Bamboo Lemur Veloma with her baby A bamboo baby boom has put Cotswold Wildlife Park on the conservation map — with four Greater Bamboo Lemur infants arriving in a record season and making the collection the only place in the UK to breed...

Falklands outstands at Young Marine Researchers international conference in Germany

Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 19:04 UTC The group of participants at ICYMARE, ‘International Conference for Young Marine Researchers’ in Bremerhaven, Germany. Most attendees were fellow PhD students. By Amy Guest, SAERI PhD and University of...

Teenage soldier's Falklands medal could fetch £70k

Katy PrickettSuffolk ShareSave Baz Grayling was invested with the Military Medal at Buckingham Palace in November 1982 for his role in the Battle of Goose Green A medal awarded to a teenage soldier who helped take a machine gun post during the...