Search results for ‘Ministry of Defence’
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Murdoch issues ‘total commitment’ to The Sun after arrests
Rupert Murdoch gives his “personal assurance” to staff at The Sun after five arrests at the paper, as MP Tom Watson tells Channel 4 News the media mogul may be called back to the UK to give evidence.
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MoD cutting staff ‘without predicting impact’
As a new report accuses the MoD of prioritising value for money and risking a military skills shortage, a defence expert tells Channel 4 News the impact of cost cutting “could be profound”.
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Syrian defector reveals the cost of the conflict
A defector from the Syrian MOD tells Channel 4 News that the country’s spending on defence has surged since the uprising – and alleges that the answer could be turning to Iran for financial help.
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Hackers publish personal data of top UK officials
Channel 4 News understands a nuclear safety official has joined MPs and MoD staff on the list of thousands of people whose personal data has been leaked onto the internet by hackers.
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RAF serviceman dies from Afghanistan injuries
A member of the Royal Air Force, who was injured in the same explosion which killed a Royal Marine in Afghanistan, has died of his injuries.
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Family thought man held in Afghanistan was dead
The cousin of a Pakistani man held at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan since 2004 tells Channel 4 News his family feared he was dead until two years ago.
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HMS Ocean’s Christmas video a YouTube hit
Overjoyed at the prospect of returning to the UK for Christmas, HMS Ocean’s crew decided to make a festive video to the tune of Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You.
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How will the strikes affect you?
On Wednesday, Britain is facing its biggest public sector strike for decades, hitting schools, hospitals and airports. Channel 4 News finds out which services are likely to be affected.
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Wounded soldiers ‘face sack by 2015’
A leaked classified memo suggests 16,500 army personnel, including as many as 2,500 wounded soldiers, could be made redundant by April 2015. The MoD has rejected the information as “incorrect”.
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British troops based in Germany to return home
Hundreds of British troops are to return from bases in the Rhineland in January, starting a process that will end Britain’s 66-year long military presence in Germany.
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Dead soldier’s pay reclaim ‘disgusting’
The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan have told Channel 4 News that an MoD decision to claw back overpaid money from him is ‘disgusting’.
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Fox report expected to show he ‘breached ministerial code’
A report by Sir Gus O’Donnell into the behaviour of the former defence secretary Liam Fox, published later today, is expected to conclude that he broke ministerial rules.
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Liam Fox breached ministerial code – inquiry
An official inquiry into links between Liam Fox and his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty concludes that the former defence secretary breached the ministerial code of conduct.
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Liam Fox inquiry must be widened says Labour
Labour calls for the inquiry into the relationship between the former Defence Secretary Liam Fox and his close friend Adam Werritty to be widened.
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Werritty questioned again over Fox allegations
Adam Werritty, self-styled adviser to Defence Secretary Liam Fox, is being questioned for a second time amid confusion over whether Dr Fox declared attending a defence dinner in Washington.