Search results for ‘Ministry of Defence’
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World of Terminator is coming, says RAF chief
The head of the RAF tells Channel 4 News that the world of Terminator 2 is coming in response to a question about unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as “drones”.
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Bristol arson attack linked to anarchist terror network
An anarchist cell linked to a Europe-wide network of “insurrectionists” claims to have struck again in Bristol – Channel 4 News can reveal their history of sabotage and arson attacks in the UK.
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Does Britain have the military muscle to intervene in Syria?
With commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan and cuts in the defence budget that will take army numbers down to a 150-year low, could Britain intervene in Syria even if we wanted to?
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Diana letter: were the SAS involved in her death?
Exclusive: As police investigate claims that the British military may have been involved in the death of Princess Diana, Channel 4 News has seen the letter in question.
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Royal Navy warship in biggest cocaine seizure since 2009
Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster seizes 680k of cocaine with an estimated street value of £100m in the biggest bust since 2009.
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Second Brecon Beacons army reservist named
The second of two army reservists who died during an SAS selection exercise in the Brecon Beacons is named as Edward Maher.
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Lib Dems forced to embrace Trident deterrent
A review of Britain’s nuclear deterrent, led by the Liberal Democrats, rejects alternatives to the submarine-based Trident system as too costly.
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Brecon eye-witness: nobody seemed to be supervising
There were no supervisers in evidence in the Brecon Beacons when two servicemen died, an eye-witness tells Channel 4 News.
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Two dead soldiers ‘on SAS trial’
One of two servicemen who died during a military training exercise believed to be part of selection for the Territorial Army’s SAS is named as Lance Corporal Craig Roberts.
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UK begins transfer of detainees to Afghan custody
Ten UK-captured detainees are transferred to Afghan custody after up to 14 months at Camp Bastion, with more to follow in the coming days, after a High Court ruling.
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Chancellor to unveil £11.5bn of spending cuts
Chancellor George Osborne is to draw up the battle lines for the next general election as he sets out his final spending plans before the country goes to the polls in 2015.
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Spending review: Osborne announces where axe will fall
Chancellor George Osborne tells MPs Britain will have to endure another £11.5bn of cuts, with further pain for public sector workers. But infrastructure spending will receive a boost.
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Taliban attack on Kabul threatens Afghan talks
The Taliban attacks the CIA’s headquarters in the Afghan capital of Kabul, alongside key presidential buildings, in a brazen assault that threatens to derail peace talks.
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MoD faces legal action over dead soldiers’ human rights
The families of British soldiers killed in Iraq win a landmark legal victory to pursue damages from the government for failing to protect the human rights of their loved ones.
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Edward Snowden: former CIA man turned whistleblower
An ex-CIA employee working as a contractor at the US National Security Agency reveals he is the whistleblower who leaked details of a top secret surveillance programme.