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Gurkhas and RAF to take brunt of defence cuts
Job cuts to the UK’s military are being announced with the Gurkha regiment and RAF facing the most job losses.
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Defence strategy at risk after cuts, warn MPs
MPs warn that cuts to Britain’s stretched Armed Forces may leave them unable to deal with the unexpected, reducing the Government’s future defence strategy to little more than a “wish list”.
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Ministry of Defence faces ‘radical’ reform
As the Defence Secretary outlines major reforms for the MoD, the head of a defence think tank tells Channel 4 News the military realises it must change or face being “hung out to dry” by politicians.
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Ratko Mladic and the ‘genocide defence’
Ratko Mladic’s outbursts at the start of his trial give some clues as to his future line of defence. Channel 4 News compares his case to those of Slobodan Milosevic and Radovan Karadzic.
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Osama bin Laden killing: ‘ultimate act of national defence’
Osama bin Laden’s death was not an assassination, the US Attorney General tells Channel 4 News, as the CIA continues to sift through evidence from the al-Qaeda chief’s compound.
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Obama’s strategic defence and security appointments
Channel 4 News’ Sarah Smith reports from Washington where “no drama Obama” has suggested some safe but politically astute appointments at the very top of the CIA and Pentagon.
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Libya conflict could have cost less without defence cuts
Liam Fox tells Channel 4 News “we have the capability to project air power abroad and protect UK interests at very short notice” as questions are raised over the cost of the Libya airstrikes.
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Libya: Gaddafi’s air defences ‘knocked out’
Rebels in Benghazi have celebrated allied strikes against Gaddafi’s air defences, but as Lindsey Hilsum reports from the frontline there are still desperate calls for weapons and more support.
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Cuts to flood defences could leave homes ‘uninsurable’
As the Government tests its flood defences, critics say cuts will leave homes without insurance. MP Diana Johnson tells Channel 4 News: “The insurance market is practically closed in Hull.”
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Cuts ‘will damage UK defence’ warn ex military chiefs
Former military chiefs heavily criticise the Government over planned defence cuts, saying they will seriously effect UK naval capabilities.
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In Defence of Political Correctness
There was a point to political correctness – to extend respect and courtesy and to reject stereotypes, to think about how language can reinforce prejudice and cause hurt. Unfortunately whoever called it political correctness did great harm to the whole concept by attaching the word “political” to it. That made it irritating. But we need to reconnect with what political correctness was really about.
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Heathrow cut snow defence spend by two-thirds
As Gatwick doubles its “snow fleet” to battle the big freeze, Channel 4 News discovers Heathrow reduced its snow defence budget by two-thirds despite forecasting record passenger numbers.
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Defence secretary cancels planned private trip to Sri Lanka
As Dr Liam Fox calls off a controversial visit to Sri Lanka, Jonathan Miller looks at claims the defence secretary recently discussed “investment opportunities” in the country accused of war crimes.
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Defence Secretary Liam Fox calls off Sri Lanka trip
As Liam Fox calls off a controversial trip to Sri Lanka, Jonathan Miller looks at claims the defence secretary recently discussed “investment opportunities” in the country accused of war crimes.
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Russia joins Nato missile defence shield
Russia joins a United States and European missile defence shield at the Lisbon summit today – the closest co-operation since the end of the Cold War.