Royal Navy spying charge: sailor, 24, remanded in custody
The charges relate to alleged offences dating back to 2024 A Royal Navy sailor is set to appear in court after prosecutors authorised a series of national security charges linked to an unnamed foreign power. Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at his home in Bedfordshire on 6 October following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing […]
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First British service death in Ukraine named by coroner
He died following multiple injuries from an explosion A coroner has ruled that a British paratrooper was killed as he was assisting Ukraine forces in the war against Russia. The 28-year-old British man, George Hooley, died on 9 December last year after he had “sustained multiple injuries from an explosion”, an inquest found. Hooley died […]
2 weeks ago
UK responds to Putin’s plans to ‘escalate war’ in Ukraine
‘The threats we face are getting closer to home’ UK’s Ministry of Defence has responded amid reports that there are fears Putin will mobilise more troops and increase hybrid attacks on NATO. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said that “the threats we face are not only evolving, they are getting closer to home.” “Every day, the […]
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Britain’s strategic reserve is being called up for the first big war-readiness drill in years
UK veterans to be called for new military exercise in major mobilisation If you left the armed forces, filed the paperwork and never thought about it again, you may well still be in the strategic reserve, and next year’s exercise programme is about to remind you. Some veterans will be called up as part of […]
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Paragliders for British troops: the £6m plan to fly up to 200 miles behind enemy lines
British minister set to build ‘resilient, homegrown defence’ British soldiers could soon be handed powered paragliders that let them fly up to 200 miles behind enemy lines, under a £6m Ministry of Defence programme with trials due to begin “in the coming months.” The backpack-sized machines would allow Royal Marine and Parachute Regiment troops to […]
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UK government hits back at Russia following threats of ‘consequences’
“Russia should be in no doubt about the resolve of this Government” Russia has accused Britain of “deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis”, warning that it will pay a price. A military source told BBC News that UK drones built by two separate British companies had been used in strikes on targets […]
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