Background – Falklands – In a conference on the future of the Falkland Islands, Britian vowed to continue its military committment to the islands for as long as it is needed. There are felt to be large oil holdings off the islands.

• The Times (registration required): Britian to stand by Falklands

Royal Navy – HMS Tireless, one of the Royal Navy’s nuclear attack submarines, is undergoing repair at Gibraltar after suffering a coolant leak in its propulsion system while underway in the Mediterranean. Some of the locals are not pleased???

• The Guardian: Gibraltar protests at nuclear sub repair