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A chronology of key events:1565 - First permanent European settlement in North America - St Augustine, present-day Florida - founded by the Spanish. North America is already inhabited by several distinct groups of people, who go into decline following the arrival of settlers.1607 - Jamestown, Virginia, founded by English settlers, who begin growing tobacco.1620 - Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod, is founded by the Pilgrim Fathers, whose example is followed by other English Puritans in New England.17th-18th centuries - Hundreds of thousands of Africans brought over and sold into slavery to work on cotton and tobacco plantations.1763 - Britain gains control of territory up to the Mississippi river following victory over France in Seven Years' War.War of Independence1774 - Colonists form First Continental Congress as Britain closes down Boston harbour and deploys troops in Massachusetts.1775 - American Revolution: George Washington leads Continental Army to fight against British rule.1776 4 … [Read more...] about United States profile – Timeline

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas' business trip to New York in June has borne fruit. He had long made the case for Germany to have a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council. Read more: Bundeswehr floats idea of recruiting EU citizens The decision to award the Germans a seat alongside the five permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom — and nine other nonpermanent members was a clear one: 184 votes out of a possible 193. Germany took its place on January 1. Germany is seeking to implement several plans over the next two years. At the UN General Assembly in September, Maas advocated strengthening multilateralism, which has come under pressure from, among other things, the "America First" policies of US President Donald Trump. "The United Nations is at the heart of the multilateral system," Maas said before departing for New York earlier this year. "We are living at a time when we need more international order, more … [Read more...] about Germany has big plans for UN Security Council seat

American military aircraft have joined UK fighter jets in a training exercise over the North Sea. The recurring Point Blank exercise, which on Thursday included 35 aircraft from 10 units, aims to hone how allies will fight in real world operations. Among those taking part were a United States Air Force (USAF) CV-22 Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter but has aeroplane-style wings. The tiltrotor aircraft, which can carry up to 32 troops and has a machine gun on its ramp, was refuelled over the North Sea from an MC-130J Commando II. This pair of United States Air Force CV-22 Ospreys from the 352nd Special Operations Wing based at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk took part yesterday in Operation Point Black with the RAF over the North Sea The CV-22 Osprey, pictured here as it refuels from the MC-130J Commando II, takes off and lands like a regular helicopter, but it is able to tilt its rotors forward and fly like a fixed wing aircraft. This allows the CV-22 to travel faster and … [Read more...] about US Air Force aircraft join RAF fighter jets over the North Sea as the allies launch Operation Point Blank with 35 planes from 10 units

The Romantic Getaway, near Crewkerne, Somerset Who'd have thought that a building that started life as a pump house could be one of the most romantic hideaways in England? Secreted away in its own meadow, the Pump House has stone floors, woodburner and spiral staircase up to a galleried bedroom. You'll soon be cooing like lovesick teenagers. Lower Severalls Gardens (lowerseveralls.co.uk, entrance £3) is a short stroll away along the Parrett river. Just don't spoil the mood with a feeble joke about rumpy-pumpy. • The Pump House costs from £294 a week with Classic Cottages (01326 555555, classic.co.uk). A single from London to Crewkerne is from £11 with South West Trains (0870 906 6649, southwesttrains.co.uk) The City Break, Budapest, Hungary Budapest was founded by the Celts and adorned over the centuries with more fine buildings than is probably good for one city. Tucked between the Danube and Castle Hill is the stylish four-star Art'otel, its rooms designed by … [Read more...] about Bargain tips for your perfect trip

More than a third of A&E patients were not treated within four hours at England's worst-performing casualty unit last month, NHS figures show.Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals processed 62.9 per cent of its patients within the target time – the lowest figure recorded in the country.Five other trusts, including ones in Birmingham, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire also dropped below the 70 per cent mark in October. Data from the health service yesterday revealed last month was the worst on record for emergency department performance.Across England one in six patients needing urgent care had to wait more than four hours for it, as only 83.6 per cent of people were treated within the target time.Experts warned the NHS, already struggling from a busy summer, was heading for one of the ‘bleakest winters’ in its history. Hospital bosses say huge increases in patient numbers are clogging up their A&E departments, among them patients who don't need … [Read more...] about How busy is YOUR A&E? As shocking NHS figures reveal casualty units are faring worse than ever, we reveal how as few as 62.9% of patients are being seen within four hours at the worst-hit hospitals