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The United States Navy and the Royal Navy strike thirteen Houthi locations across Yemen, damaging underground facilities and vessels, killing at least two people and wounding ten.
2024-05-30

The Royal Navy's HMS "Diamond" shoots down a drone launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen over the Red Sea using a Sea Viper missile.
2023-12-16

A British Royal Navy sailor is charged with murdering an officer and attempted murder of three crew members aboard a nuclear submarine HMS Astute on Friday night in Southampton.
2011-04-10

The Conservative Party's David Cameron kisses the hands of Queen Elizabeth II to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Gordon Brown resigns as Prime Minister and as Leader of the British Labour Party.
2010-05-11

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is described as "mortified" after an open-mic incident during general election campaigning recorded him describing a Rochdale voter as a "bigoted woman".
2010-04-28

Thousands of Kenyan farm workers are temporarily laid off as harvesting of flowers and vegetables is stopped due to flight disruptions; the Kenya Flower Council says 3,000 tonnes of flowers meant for export have been scrapped.
2010-04-19

Thousands of European flights do not occur for a fourth straight day.
2010-04-18

Sir Nicholas Winton and Denis Avey are presented with the new British Hero of the Holocaust medal by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. [https:--www.telegraph.co.uk-news-newstopics-britainatwar-7402443-Britons-honoured-for-holocaust-heroism.html "(Daily Telegraph)"]
2010-03-9

Ex-Cabinet Ministers Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for a secret ballot to settle the debate over the leadership of the Labour Party of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
2010-01-6