LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) by Julien MIVIELLE Holidays abroad are already more expensive and supermarket food prices will rise — Britons are feeling the pinch from Brexit, analysts say. Britain voted last week to quit the European Union, despite the government’s warnings of a potential recession and hefty price hikes for consumers. Since the shock vote outcome, perhaps the most dramatic fallout has been the collapse in the pound. The value of sterling has tumbled since […]
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Cameron: Brexit vote must be respected, future PM will conduct it
(Reuters) — British Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament on Monday (June 27) that the public vote to leave the European Union must be respected as he laid out the groundwork for his successor to trigger the country’s exit from the EU. A petition on the UK Parliament website, which has been signed by more than 3.7 million people, calls for a second referendum on the UK’s relationship with the EU but Cameron rejected […]
Phl economy, labor can withstand effects of ‘Brexit’, says Palace official
(Eagle News) — Malacanang assured the public on Saturday that the country’s economy is strong enough to be affected by any shock created by the United Kingdom’s vote to volt from the European Union. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., said that for instance, most of the Filipino workers in Britain are nurses who are subjected to British law rather than EU regulations citing a report by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. “Ang kanilang paglilingkod doon ay hindi […]
UK leaves EU, PM announces resignation
QUEZON City, Philippines – The United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland surprised the world when 52.7% of its registered voters voted to leave the European Union – the first country to leave the 60-year old political union. In the wake of “Brexit”, UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will resign in October. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
Top Gear star to film new auto show in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (AFP) 6/2/2016–The season premiere of former British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s new Amazon Prime show will be filmed in South Africa in July, the streaming service announced Thursday. Clarkson, who was dropped from hit BBC motoring show “Top Gear” in 2015 for punching a producer, is reuniting with his co-stars to make a new series about cars for Amazon Prime. The show, called The Grand Tour, will follow Clarkson, James May and […]
United Kingdom: #INCReconnect – Worldwide Intensive Propagation – Vee Sison reports
England’s junior doctors stage first ever all-out strike
Junior doctors in England’s National Health Service staged their first ever all-out strike, walking out on both emergency and routine care. They are locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government and Health Minister Jeremy Hunt’s threat to impose a new contract on them.
Malacañang alright with US, UK travel warning
QUEZON City, Philippines – In the face of the travel warnings issued by the United States of America and the United Kingdom to its citizens regarding the southern portion of the Philippines due to the activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that the government understands said steps taken by the US and the UK in order to guarantee their citizens’ safety. Coloma added that the government is exerting all […]
Obama sharpens Brexit warning in parting shot
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US President Barack Obama has sharpened his warnings about Britain’s reduced global influence should it quit the EU, warning it could take 10 years to reach a UK-US trade deal. Obama said Britain would have “less influence globally” if it votes to leave the European Union in the June 23 referendum on membership of the 28-country bloc. The president was speaking in a BBC television interview broadcast on Sunday, the final […]
Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files
Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in “hostile countries” after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Sunday Times reported. Security service MI6, which operates overseas and is tasked with defending British interests, has removed agents from certain countries, the newspaper said, citing unnamed officials at the office of British Prime Minister David Cameron, the Home Office (interior ministry) and […]
British Council and VSO Bahaginan partner to bring UK volunteers to Philippines
The British Council Philippines has announced a partnership with VSO Bahaginan to bring volunteers from the United Kingdom to the Philippines to provide classroom support to English teachers in local schools. The new scheme, targeted at current university students or recent graduates in the UK, will help children in selected schools to gain international exposure and to develop more confidence in the English language. The programme will place the UK students into partner schools for eight […]
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS INFO SESSION IN MANILA
The world’s leading dedicated social science institution, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), will be in Manila this March to meet prospective students who are interested in pursuing a Master’s, a one year study abroad programme, or an Undergraduate degree in London. Founded in 1895, LSE is a truly international institution with around 67% of LSE’s students, and more than 40% of its academic staff, originate from outside the UK. As a […]
