Stories for 2026

Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 10:55 UTC
Princess Anne and Sports VIPs present at official opening of Falkland Islands Sport Complex

The Falkland Islands Government and National Sports Council are proud to announce the official opening of the Falkland Islands’ new National Sports Complex, this Tuesday 10 November, in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
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Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 10:48 UTC
UK Defense minister admits Special Forces under mounting pressure and legal scrutiny

Britain’s Defense Secretary Wes Streeting has acknowledged the mounting pressures facing UK Special Forces (UKSF) amid ongoing legal scrutiny, as he attended his first Remembrance Sunday service since taking up the role.
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Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 10:44 UTC
UK with eyes from space: launches its second military satellite, Titania

Britain has a new pair of eyes in space, with the successful launch of British-built military satellite Titania. The launch – completed last month from California on an Space X rocket– will further help the Armed Forces coordinate their efforts on and above Earth, by improving their ability to observe military activity on Earth from space.
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Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 10:38 UTC
Falklands Sports Complex, the joint effort of Government and private sector companies

The opening of the new multi-sports Falkland Islands National Sports Complex makes the Islands’ community reflect on the joint effort that brought this to fruition.
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Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 03:26 UTC
Princess Anne arrives in the Falklands and will open the new National Sports Complex

Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles III, arrived in the Falklands on Monday with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, at the start of a visit that will later take her to South Georgia, and among other engagements will formally open the new National Sports Complex in Stanley.
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Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 03:15 UTC
Some 2.5 million people attend Leo XIV’s Mass in Buenos Aires, authorities say

Some 2.5 million people, according to local authorities, attended the Mass Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Monday in the parks of Palermo in Buenos Aires, the first by a pontiff in Argentina since John Paul II’s visit in 1987, with a homily focused on the role of the family. El País described it as the largest gathering of his pontificate.
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Tuesday, November 10th 2026 - 02:47 UTC
RN inaugurates “hybrid navy” with its First Autonomous Squadron of un-crewed boats

The Royal Navy has created a squadron made up of un-crewed boats for the first time in its efforts to move towards a 'hybrid navy'. The 28ft boats will be based at Portsmouth Naval Base and will be dedicated to operating autonomous boats on the front line.
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Monday, November 9th 2026 - 22:40 UTC
Crash Games Explained: Why This Simple Format Became So Popular

A line climbs across the screen, a number beside it ticks up from 1.00x, and at some unknown moment the line stops, and the round is over. Anyone who cashed out before that moment wins their stake multiplied by the number on screen, and anyone still in loses everything they bet. Few casino games can be explained in two sentences, and that simplicity goes a long way toward explaining how crash became one of the most played formats in online gaming.
Monday, November 9th 2026 - 15:59 UTC
The first Islander aircraft built entirely in the UK arrives in the Falklands

The Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS) is welcoming a new Islander aircraft on Monday, VP-FTS, the first of the type to be assembled entirely in the United Kingdom, which arrives in Stanley from Punta Arenas, Chile, after a delivery flight of almost three weeks.
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Monday, November 9th 2026 - 10:57 UTC
Hidden armoured vault found in a Peña home built with Ueno Bank loans

Paraguayan prosecutors and police on Sunday searched a residence of former President Santiago Peña in Ciervo Cuá, in the San Bernardino district, about 50 kilometres from Asunción, built with loans from Ueno Bank. According to the newspapers ABC Color and Última Hora, they found an armoured vault behind a false wall that they were unable to open. The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the search, although its statement did not mention the vault, whose contents are unknown.
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