British Generals

UK general practice 'envied around the world', says health minister. By Nick Bostock on the 20 April 2018. A health minister has dismissed claims that the structure of general practice is 'no longer fit for current demand', telling parliament the service is 'envied around the world' in part because of the partnership model.

Members from the UK branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association have accepted an invitation to review the election process and will report back on Jersey's performance as measured against international standards, commitments and domestic laws. It is hoped that the feedback and ...

ROME - The British delegation of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Tuesday said that the organization's inspectors have been denied access to Douma, Syria, where a mission was scheduled to investigate on a recent suspected chemical attack, Sky News reports.

UK broadcaster Sky News cut short Major-General Jonathan Shaw, formerly one of the British Army's most senior officers, in mid-sentence, as he cast doubt on London's narrative on the alleged Syrian government gas attack in Douma.

RAWALPINDI: Chief of General Staff (CGS) UK Army General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter arrived on two-day official visit to Pakistan on Friday and called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Bilateral issues and regional security situation was discussed during the meeting, said a statement ...

As my John Buchan binge continued, I noticed that he has an American character appear in his 1916 novel Greenmantle who criticizes British military leadership. “We in America respect the fighting of the British soldier, but we don't quite catch on to the devices of the British Generals,” he comments.

Silverfish UK general manager Matthew Osborne commented: “We are really excited to welcome Scott to the Silverfish team. It's been an exciting period of growth for Silverfish with the arrival of brands such as FOX, Marzocchi and most recently Muc-Off. The business continues to evolve and adding Scott to ...

Businesses should view GDPR as an opportunity to make sense of their data and a chance to put customers at the heart of their processes, according to the IT Pro Panel, a group of high-profile and experienced IT leaders representing a wide variety of industries. With the EU's General Data Protection ...

UK General has launched cyber insurance for the personal lines market in response to the growing threat of cyber crime for individuals. UK General's chief commercial officer, Matthew Schofield, said: “Our cyber product is a first in the personal lines market offering protection against certain forms of ...

Russia announced that 23 British diplomats are now "persona non grata" and gave them a week to leave the country and also to close the British General Consulate in St. Petersburg, FOCUS quoted TASS as saying. "They are proclaimed" persona non grata "and 23 expatriate diplomats from the British ...

Emmott is currently sales director and succeeds Champa Magesh, who is moving to Singapore as Asia Pacific retail travel channels vice president for the company. Emmott will be responsible for overseeing business strategies, championing the needs of the market and continuing the company's initiatives ...

Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle, will open up the grounds of Windsor Castle for their May wedding, Kensington Palace has confirmed. Up to 2640 people from all walks of life, including 1200 members of the UK general public, will be able to watch the bride and groom arrive at the May 19 ...

Wavell characterized Allenby unequivocally as the best British general of World War I. Unlike the “hard, pitiless pounding” that characterized combat on the Western Front, Allenby's campaigns in Palestine and Syria were marked by imagination, energy and complete success. They rivaled campaigns such ...

SodaStream has announced the appointment of Tiago Alves to the new role of UK general manager. An experienced marketeer, Alves most recently oversaw the sustained growth of the small domestic appliances division at BSH Home Appliances UK & Ireland, supplier of Tassimo coffee makers and Athlet ...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved judgment on the maintainability of the petition filed against inviting a British general as the special guest in the passing out parade at PMA Kakul. A division bench of IHC comprising of Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mian Gul Hassan ...

The insurer flagged that if the Ogden rate had not changed – it moved from 2.5% to minus 0.75% last March – it would have made a profit. In 2016 the provider had achieved a profit of £147m. Gross written premium of £2.37bn was the same as reported a year ago. However, the combined operating ratio ...

FAB Group has announced the appointment of a UK general manager to lead the company's global brand, Skinsmiths, in the UK. Richard North will take up the role in February and will be based in London. FAB Group global chief executive Anna Campbell said she is excited to welcome Mr North to the ...

Facebook admits removing 1000s of 'fake accounts' ahead of UK general election. Richard Gingras, Vice President of News, Google, Juniper Downs, Global Head of Public Policy, YouTube were grilled by UK MPs in Washington. Adam Sherwin 3 weeks Thursday February 8th 2018. Facebook said it removed 1,000s of fake ...

Nice little restaurant ya got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it: Cindy Menz-Erb, who had been nominated to serve on Mayor Levar Stoney's education compact, urged those who support his proposed meals tax hike to boycott restaurants that do not also support the hike. Stoney, whose political ...

The UK's Information Commissioner has called for stronger powers to be introduced to make it easier for regulators to investigate data breaches within the confines of new European data protection laws. ICO chief Elizabeth Denham warned that the powers to audit companies suspected of mishandling data ...

General Barrons said Ambassador Zasypkin's statement could push the United States and European allies into war with Russia. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the General said: "Well, I hope the ambassador's chosen his words very carefully. "What he's actually saying is, if the US and allies ...

It was reported yesterday (12 Mar) that Major-General (MG) Melvyn Ong Su Kiat, the Chief of Army (COA), will take over from Lieutenant-General (LG) Perry Lim Cheng Yeow as Chief of Defence Force (CDF) on 23 March 2018. MG Ong joined the SAF in 1994 and was awarded the SAF Overseas ...

The Leeds-based specialist and niche personal lines provider described the launch as “one of the first in the market to be offered to ordinary members of the public” adding that previous cyber offerings have “focused on corporations and mid to high net worth policyholders”. The product has been developed ...

III Corps Deputy Commanding General for Support (U.K) Maj. Gen. Douglas Chalmers and his wife, Helen, bid farewell to the Fort Hood community during an outdoor ceremony at the III Corps and Fort Hood Headquarters April 11. Chalmers was embedded into the U.S Army ranks part of the Military ...

Claire Valoti, who was recently promoted from UK general manager to be vice-president of international sales at the Snapchat owner, previously worked with Couchman at Facebook. Couchman, the director of agency partnerships at Facebook in the UK, has worked at the social media giant for six years.

Karen Beales has been chief executive at UK General for 12 months having served as managing director for the five years before that, but she says she was told at many stages of her career she couldn't get to where she is today due to her gender. She says it took a lot of perseverance and determination to ...

Long-term British expats could soon win right to vote in UK general elections. Written by Martin Banks on 27 February 2018 in News. News. Campaigners have welcomed plans to abolish the rule which bans UK voters overseas from voting in British general elections after they have been abroad for period of 15 years or ...

I think spending time with them has probably been my greatest memory," said Major General Douglas Chalmers, the British General who will be heading back to northern London. ... The III Corps on Fort Hood is bidding farewell to its British General Major General Douglas Chalmers. He arrived at Fort Hood ...