UK jails Nigerian for ‘demanding to be deported’ armed with knife

  A Nigerian illegal immigrant in the United Kingdom, Oluwaleke Yisa, has been sentenced to prison…

UK launches first port economic partnership between port and state

  Port of Southampton and the UK government have launched the country’s first Port Economic Partnership…

UK secures more funding for zero-emissions shipping drive

  The UK government is providing more funding for the development of new technology that would…

UK intercepts record 1.3 tonnes of heroin on Maersk ship 

  UK authorities have seized a record 1.3 tonnes of heroin from a containership at the…

Nigerian jailed 4 years in UK for drug trafficking 

  A Nigerian, Samuel Nwankwo, living in the United Kingdom has been jailed for four years…

UK disagrees with Iran on release of seized tanker 

The British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal…

UK makes largest heroin seizure at Felixstowe port

The United Kingdom has seized hundreds of kilos of heroin stashed inside a shipping container at…

UK joins Strait of Hormuz maritime security mission

The United Kingdom has decided to join the United States in forming a new international maritime…

UK to join US-led maritime security mission in Gulf

Britain said on Monday it was joining a U.S.-led maritime security mission in the Gulf to…

UK to establish free ports after Brexit

The United Kingdom is intending to establish up to ten “free ports” that would drive growth…

Iran suggests swap of seized ships with UK

Iran might release the UK-flagged, Swedish-owned tanker Stena Impero if the UK does the same with…

UK Supreme Court to hear Nigerian farmers’ case against Shell 

The Supreme Court in London will hear an appeal by Nigerian farmers and fishermen to pursue…