Search results for ‘Ministry of Defence’
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U-turn on government’s aircraft carrier programme
David Cameron has signed off a U-turn on controversial plans for Britain’s aircraft carriers.
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Olympic Games: how will London cope?
With Typhoon jets arriving in London for a military exercise ahead of the Olympic Games, Channel 4 News looks at how the capital is gearing up for Britain’s “largest peacetime logistical exercise”.
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London’s fears over Olympic missiles plan
MoD tells 700 residents near Olympic site they will be safer with missiles on top of their east London building.
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The cost of war for British military children
As Channel 4 News reveals the number of children whose parents have died fighting for the UK in Afghanistan and Iraq, Carl Dinnen meets grieving families trying to help others in the same situation.
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FactCheck Q&A: Who’s on the plane with Cameron?
“The influence of the defence sector stretches far beyond those acknowledged military specialists and can be felt up and down the aisle of Mr Cameron’s jet.”
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British soldier who dies in hospital named
A British soldier has died in hospital from injuries suffered in an explosion in Afghanistan more than two months ago. He has been named as Corporal Jack Stanley from The Queen’s Royal Hussars
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Two British soldiers shot by Afghan gunman
Two British service personnel are shot dead by an Afghan man wearing military uniform, bringing the number of NATO troops shot by Afghan forces to 16 this year alone.
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UN Human Rights Council urges Sri Lankan accountability
The United Nations Human Rights Council has backed a resolution urging the Sri Lankan government to prosecute commanders guilty of misconduct during its civil war against Tamil insurgents.
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Armoured warrior fails to protect UK troops in Afghan blast
After six British soldiers are presumed killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, pushing the death toll above the 400 mark, Channel 4 News asks how so many could have died in a newly-reinforced vehicle?
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Senior Met officer refused access to phone records
Former senior Scotland Yard officer John Yates refused to let other officers examine his phone records in a leak inquiry because he was ‘very well-connected’, the Leveson inquiry hears.
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Why are British troops fighting in Afghanistan?
With the announcement that six British soldiers are missing, believed killed, in Afghanistan, we examine the explanations and justifications for the country’s continued presence in the country.
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The Sun accused of paying ‘network of corrupt officials’
The police officer leading the investigation into illicit payments by the Sun says there was a network of corrupt public officials receiving money, as Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies reports.
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Rupert Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday ‘very soon’
Newspaper tycoon Rupert Murdoch tells staff at The Sun he is planning to launch a Sunday version of the newspaper. It follows the demise of the News of the World last year.
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Murdoch arrives at Sun for crisis talks
Rupert Murdoch is at the offices of the Sun newspaper in east London where he is holding talks with staff about the latest crisis to hit News International.
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Murdoch heads to London to reassure The Sun
Rupert Murdoch is expected to fly to London this week after reassuring staff he would not sell The Sun in the wake of a second wave of arrests at the newspaper.