Search results for ‘Ministry of Defence’
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Upgrade for RAF’s most famous helicopter
Channel 4 News gets an exclusive test flight on the Royal Air Force’s most famous Chinook, Bravo November, following a multi-million pound upgrade.
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‘Robin Hood’ mayor leads anti-austerity protests in Spain
A town mayor nicknamed the “modern Robin Hood” is beginning a three-week march in support of anti-austerity campaigners. So who is Spain’s new cult hero?
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Do you know who runs your world?
Desperate to cut costs, the NHS, police and councils are outsourcing more work to private firms. In the first of a special series, Channel 4 News asks if saving money means losing transparency?
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Military warning over Olympic impact
A senior military officer claims it could take the armed forces two years to recover from the extra deployment of troops for the Olympics.
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Should disciplined troops who fought for UK be deported?
Foreign and Commonwealth soldiers who risked their lives serving in the British Army tell Channel 4 News they want the government to review a new law which leaves them subject to imminent deportation.
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From cheers to jeers: chronology of the G4S cock-up
Who knew what and when? Channel 4 News examines the timeline of the G4S Olympics security row.
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G4S boss: ‘I’m worth £1.2m (99 per cent of the time)’
The security giant’s chief executive tells Channel 4 News he does not expect to get a bonus after failings that will cost the company up to £50m.
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Military drafted in after G4S Olympic staffing failure
As 3,500 more troops are drafted in to police the Olympics, a G4S duty manager tells Channel 4 News that some staff contracted to provide security have not been trained or deployed.
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Smoking aid caused alert which closed M6
Staffordshire police have announced that the terror alert which closed the M6 toll motorway today was caused by a health improvement aid for smokers
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FactCheck: Is there an atom of truth in Cameron’s science rhetoric?
The “big step forward” is the discovery of the Higgs boson particle at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland. Don’t worry – we’re not going try to FactCheck the existence of the “God particle”.
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Three British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan
A man dressed as an Afghan policeman shoots dead three British soldiers serving in Helmand.
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Olympic missile protesters march through east London
East London residents opposed to plans to site surface-to-air missiles on roofs for security during the Olympics, march through Bow in protest.
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£1bn nuclear submarine contract set to be announced
A £1bn deal to build the UK’s next generation of nuclear submarines is set to be unveiled.
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Who pays for the Diamond Jubilee?
In these times of austerity, a big public celebration like the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee might be just the thing to cheer up the nation. But can we afford it?
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Civil servants offered flexible work during games
The government has emphasised that while civil servants are being encouraged to vary their work journeys to avoid Olympic disruption, there will be no reduction in the amount of work they do.