Year 397 (CCCXCVII)
>Scottish missionary Ninian establishes a church (Candida Casa) at Whithorn, and begins his work among the Picts.
HMS Condor was the name-ship of the Royal Navy Condor-class composite gunvessel of 3 guns.[3]
>Meanwhile, Temeraire had taken on the Mex Forts and was causing damage to Mex when she grounded on a reef. Condor, commanded by Lord Charles Beresford, went to her assistance and she was refloated and resumed the attack. While the offshore squadron was engaging the forts at long-range, Monarch, Penelope and Condor were ordered into close engagements with the forts at Maza-el-Kanat and Fort Marabout. Condor sailed to within 1,200 feet of Fort Marabout and began furiously firing at the fort. When Fort Marabout's guns were disabled, the flagship signalled "Well Done, Condor." Condor's action allowed the ships to finish off Fort Mex.
Don't let Brexit end culture city hopes, MPs tell Juncker
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42135750
>A group of MPs have written to the head of the EU Commission to complain about Brexit scuppering the UK's entries for European Capital of Culture. The cross-party group each represents areas that have submitted bids for the 2023 title. They said it was "inexplicable" the EU waited for bids to be submitted before revealing they were all ineligible.
Extra £12m in UK aid pledged for Myanmar's Rohingya
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42129844
>An extra £12m of UK aid will be sent to help Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has said. Violence in the Rakhine state of the country, formerly known as Burma, has forced more than 620,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh. The money will be spent on drinking water, food, latrines, shelters, soap, cooking Post too long. Click here to view the full text.