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MoD secret files bungle: redaction to retraction
The MoD scrambled to remove online documents containing secret information about nuclear submarines which it accidentally published, despite having guidelines that would have prevented the error.
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Alcohol can cause cancer, even in ‘moderate’ amounts
The risk of developing cancer increases by drinking moderate amounts of alcohol according to latest analysis. But will this change our boozing behaviour, asks Tom Clarke.
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Child soldiers ‘jailed’ for going AWOL despite MoD policy
Despite the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) policy of not keeping under 18-year-old recruits against their will, Britain’s child soldiers are being held in a military detention centre for going AWOL.
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Israel: a model for the future of Egypt?
As the struggle goes in Tahrir Square on for the soul of Egypt, foreign policy analyst Ziya Meral says that the shape of country’s political future may be closest to that of Israel.
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Cutbacks make nuclear bombs and boats unsafe, warns MoD
The safety of Britain’s nuclear bombs and submarines is being jeopardised by budget cuts and staff shortages, according to secret reports released by the MoD, writes Rob Edwards.
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MoD suspends contract sell-off after leak to winning bidder
A £6bn privatisation of Britain’s search and rescue service has been halted after the Ministry of Defence discovered one of its officials had been passing sensitive information to the winning bidder.
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Climate change deal: modest steps agreed in Cancun
What has been called a ‘modest’ climate change deal has been agreed by nearly 200 nations at a UN conference in Mexico. But there were objections from Bolivia who said the deal did not go far enough.
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MoD wins appeal against atomic test veterans
In a blow for veterans the MoD wins the bulk of its appeal against ex-servicemen who claim nuclear bomb tests led to ill-health.
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MoD wins appeal against nuclear test veterans
The Ministry of Defence has won the bulk of its appeal against a court ruling allowing British veterans who took part in nuclear bomb tests to claim damages.
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MoD condemns Iraq war files leak as reckless
The MoD has joined the US in condemning Wikileaks for the largest ever leak of classified files, as human rights campaigners call for an investigation into thousands of unreported civilian deaths.
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Oliver Stone calls for ‘capitalism in moderation’
As Gordon Gekko returns to the big screen in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, director Oliver Stone tells Stephanie West that capitalism has to be “regulated and moderated”.
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Fox: MoD cuts will not be easy
Cuts to defence are unavoidable, Liam Fox says, but the Trident nuclear deterrent will go ahead and veterans will get more support – a “welcome, albeit small, step”, one charity tells Channel 4 News.
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Australia’s Top Model in wrong winner gaff
Sarah Murdoch, the supermodel daughter-in-law of media baron Rupert Murdoch, announces the wrong winner of Australia’s next Top Model in an error dubbed the country’s “most awkward TV moment”.
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Commonwealth Games accommodation row
With less than a fortnight to go before the Commonwealth Games open in Delhi, organisers face protests over the state of accommodation as a bridge collapses and three English athletes pull out.
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MoD rejects ‘speculation’ on UK-France shared ships
The Ministry of Defence dismisses as “speculation” a report Britain and France could share their naval aircraft carriers in a bid to maintain military strength in the face of planned cost-cuts.