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Libya crisis: Gaddafi under pressure
Pressure on Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is intensifying, with leaders including David Cameron calling for him to go as fighting in Libya continues. Follow the latest via our #c4news live blog.
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Libya: RAF rescues further 150 people while key town falls
Libyan rebels have seized the town of Zawiyah where Channel 4 News has witnessed captured soldiers and freshly dug graves, as RAF planes rescue a further 150 people from the desert.
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RAF planes in Libya desert rescue
Two RAF Hercules planes rescue 150 civilians from Libya’s desert as Colonel Gaddafi’s son says civil war is now possible, contradicting a statement made earlier to Channel 4 News.
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Libya: Cameron vows to do ‘everything’ to evacuate Britons
David Cameron has said the Government will do “everything we can” to rescue the remaining Britons stranded in Libya, as Victoria Macdonald reports.
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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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Libya: PM ‘sorry’ for evacuation delay as Britons head home
David Cameron apologises for the delay rescuing Brits stranded in Libya as Channel 4 News learns that the Government only placed a firm order for the charter flight on Wednesday morning.
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Cameron under fire for heading Middle East arms delegation
Prime Minister David Cameron is criticised for leading a business delegation to Kuwait that includes defence manufacturers. Siobhan Kennedy looks at the history of UK arms deals.
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Olaf Schmid: did ‘tiredness’ kill Afghanistan bomb expert?
Exclusive: The army’s top bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid may have been suffering “cumulative tiredness” when he was killed by an IED, according to restricted documents seen by Channel 4 News.
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Downing Street condemns armed forces sacking email
Downing Street condemns as “unacceptable” the way that 38 serving soldiers – including one on the frontline in Afghanistan – were told they would be losing their jobs via email.
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Military covenant ‘U-turn will harm morale and recruitment’
As the Government is accused of a U-turn on plans to make the military covenant law, the British Legion tells Channel 4 News it will be very harmful for morale and could hit recruitment.
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How Russian agents could be used in Britain today
Following the arrest of Mike Hancock MP’s assistant researcher Katia Zatuliveter, a former intelligence officer tells Channel 4 News about the ways the Russians use intelligence agents in the UK.
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Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ video: who are these men?
Channel 4 News reveals images of the men caught on camera apparently taking part in executions in Sri Lanka, actions a top lawyer has branded “war crimes”. Can you help identify the men involved?
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UN: Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ video needs investigation
The United Nations tells Channel 4 News new footage of the alleged massacre of Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka “deserves more investigation”, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse visits London.
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Sri Lanka’s President Rajapakse Oxford visit cancelled
Sri Lanka’s President Rajapakse Oxford Union visit has been cancelled over “security concerns”. Channel 4 News last night revealed new footage of an alleged massacre of Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka.
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WikiLeaks: US memo accuses Sri Lanka president of war crimes
Channel 4 News uncovers a WikiLeaks cable which appears to show the United States believes responsibility for alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka rests with its leaders, including President Rajapakse.