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John Finch - Good morning Britain, we hope you all had a wonderful and safe Christmas and have great
plans for New Years Eve. As you all enjoy your selves we here at BBC will keep you up to
date on all the major news, and here is Anna Stampanhow with the latest

Anna Stampanhow - Thank you job, currently we have a few major events going at the moment

Black Arrow Funding Boost
The PM has decided that for the future of the UK's space program it is with in our
best interests to increase the funding to the still in development Black Arrow rocket, this
funding boost will hopefully be able to push the maiden flight to late 1968 instead of the current
early 1969 date. This funding boost will ensure 8 Black Arrow V1 launches [2 being test and 6 launching
payloads] and funding left over to develop two other rockets to fit different needs. NASA has been
asked to help with this development

Debt Payment
The PM has also stated that he plans on reducing the national debt massively, stating
that "in 10 years time we will have earned back the money we spent on this debt". it
is unknown yet how much will be paided off

Dhofar Rebellion
The PM has also stated that more units will be sent to Oman to put down the Dhofar Rebellion
[2 more units], This is seen as the only way forward to protect and modernize our Ommaney
friends with in the region

Irish Civil War Talks
in his last statement before Christmas break the PM has called on all sides of the ICW to come
to negotiations, failure to do so would force the UK to break up the conflict.

In other news the UK is sending a group of reporters and scientists to the waters and regions around
Argentina to see what is happening there and to return reports back to the UK

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John Finch - Good morning BBC viewers! how has your national summer break been? we here will always be working for you to keep you up to date on all the happing in the UK, and here is Anna Stampanhow with the latest

Anna Stampanhow - Thank you, been a quite few days but here's what we got
[more will be added later]

BLACK ARROW LAUNCH DATE SET
the government has official set a launch date for later this year for the 1st launch of the BLACK ARROW rocket, with in the rocket comity there is high hopes we can get our very 1st satellite up either with in this year or early next

MILITARTY UNITS HEADING FOR THE HUMAN ZONE
It Is official, the UK is sending 2 units along with 2,000 - 4,000 UAVs to the human zone to help with the fight there, pictures from these battles are expected to come back later this year

UAV PRODUCTION UP 10,000%
The production of high powered UAVs has increased over 100x sending UAV producing companies stock threw the roof as an expected 22,975 UAVs are planned to make there way into government hands by the end of this year,

Increases since early March
High Zone - 200% to $92.47
Jet Red - 47% to $544.93
Independent Air - 12.7% to $9.43
BD Systems - 974% to $0.974

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"It is a sad day when in Humanity's darkest hour petty differences and squabbles over land could cause friction between great powers... great powers who should be working together to save humanity from extinction..." - a quote from Prime Minister James Harold Wilson as he gives a speech on a rainy afternoon to a large group of reporters -

The main points from Prime Minister James Harold Wilson speech are as followed -

- Britain will withdraw all British embassies and consulates with in the People's Republic of China , the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Scotland asks that these UK citizens be allowed to leave the nation and return home with in 96 hours
- The PRC chargé d'affaires in London are being given 24 hours to leave the city of London and 96 hours [4 days] to leave the nation, expenses covered
- A freeze on all diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Scotland and the People's Republic of China until further notice
- A freeze on all military relations between the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Scotland and the People's Republic of China until further notice [IE the FIT agreement, they have officially lost their FITH seat]
- A freeze on the boarder between Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, Only Citizens holding valid Visa or Passports may enter or leave the nation, no People's Republic of China officials are to be allowed into Hong Kong until further notice and all who currently resides in the city state are either to be expelled immediately or if they turn violent or resists held in Hong Kong Prison until further notice
- An evacuation of all people who don't whish to remain and fight shall start IMMEDIATELY, they shall be housed in Singapore until further notice
- All flights between Hong Kong,the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Scotland and the People's Republic of China shall be grounded [NOTE - Flights going from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Scotland shall stay in place along with any out bound flights to anywhere other than the PRC, but no return flights will be allowed to fly] and a military NO FLY ZONE shall be installed over Hong Kong with only the RAF and other alliance aircraft allowed to fly there [other than outbound flights]
- Any Military action from the People's Republic of China on Hong Kong [for example trying to invade] will be taken by the queen's government as an act of war on the fair governments of the United Kingdom of England, Wales and Scotland, Hong Kong, the British People and the Commonwealth.
"We are as a nation sadden by these sudden turn of events yet we will not accept a blanked and ILLEGAL threat to go unpunished"