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Skilled workers at Leonardo Helicopters fear it will close Yeovil site if Ministry of Defence delays awarding contractThe UK’s last military helicopter factory must land a long-awaited order from the Ministry of Defence within the coming weeks to secur…
Chris Parry, who is contending for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, says his post was intended ‘ironically’Downing Street has defended its decision to single out pubs for special help with the problems created by rising business rate costs.At the No…
Aria and Tia both south of Britain after US-UK seizure of Marinera, deemed to be part of Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’Two oil tankers under US sanctions are sailing east through the Channel towards Russia, prompting speculation over whether the US and UK wou…
John Healey confirms RAF provided extra surveillance and navy refuelling while capture under wayEurope live – latest updatesBritain’s Ministry of Defence said it had provided military help to the US forces that seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker north…
Senior insider says ‘limbo’ at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has hit morale and disrupted vital researchA shake-up of the government’s defence science powerhouse at Porton Down has severely damaged morale and harmed work on critical sci…
Guided bombs used to target tunnels at site near to city of Palmyra in raid intended to ‘eliminate dangerous terrorists’British and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by Islamic St…
Ministry says Briton, who has not publicly been named, was injured while observing a test, away from the frontlineA member of the UK armed forces was killed in an accident in Ukraine on Tuesday morning, believed to be the first time a serving member of…
Deployment paused after about 30 troops became sick while training to use heavily delayed £10m vehiclesThe British army has paused the use of its Ajax armoured vehicles after troops became unwell from noise and vibration.About 30 soldiers had become il…
Defence secretary reveals details of recent incursions as he warns UK is facing ‘new era of threat’ from hostile countries A Russian spy ship has entered British waters and shone lasers at military pilots, the defence secretary has said, as he warned t…
Disused refineries and chemical plants considered as part of a multibillion-pound investment in defenceDefence officials have identified at least a dozen disused oil refineries and chemical plants as possible sites to make explosives and ammunition, in…