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Spare parts shortage grounds RAF jets
Pilots of the RAF’s top fighter jets – currently in action over Libya – are being grounded as a lack of spare parts means they cannot put in the flying hours to keep their skills up to date, MPs warn.
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Libya summit: ‘Gaddafi must go’
After a day long meeting in Doha, the Libya Contact Group has “affirmed that Gaddafi’s regime has lost all legitimacy and he should leave and allow the Libyan people to decide their future.”
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HMS Astute shooting: father of four killed by gunman
The MoD names Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux, a father of four from Wigan, as the Royal Navy officer shot dead on HMS Astute, as a council leader describes wrestling the gunman to the ground.
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One dead, second injured in HMS Astute submarine shooting
A shooting on board nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute in Southampton has left one crewmember dead and another seriously hurt.
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Royal Navy crewman dead after shooting on HMS Astute
A shooting on board the HMS Astute submarine in Southampton leaves one crewmember dead and another seriously hurt. Channel 4 News learns the leader of the council helped disarm the gunman.
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HMS Astute shooting: inside the submarine
One man has died and another is seriously injured after a shooting on board the HMS Astute. Channel 4 News looks at the risks of shooting inside a nuclear-powered submarine.
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Military theft ‘could get worse if budgets are slashed’
Thefts of military hardware, including supplies for frontline troops, could get worse if drastic cuts in the budget for the military police go ahead, the Defence Police Federation has warned.
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Army and Navy job losses – RAF operating at ‘full stretch’
As redundancies are announced in the army and navy and the head of the RAF says his service is ‘at full stretch’, Channel 4 News hears calls to re-open the Strategic Defence Spending Review.
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Ark Royal could be turned to scrap metal
As the MOD reveals that it is putting the HMS Ark Royal up for auction, Channel 4 News learns that one the likeliest destinations is a scrap metal yard.
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Osborne hints that Libya war could be over by April
The Chancellor has told Parliament the cost of the war in Libya will run into tens, not hundreds, of millions – the clearest hint yet that he expects it to be over by the end of next month.
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LIVE BLOG: Libya air strikes continue
Libya’s capital Tripoli has been targeted for the third night by western forces. Follow all the latest events on our live blog, Twitter and Facebook.
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Libyan campaign ‘is costing Britain millions a day’
A defence expert tells Channel 4 News airstrikes against Colonel Gaddafi are already costing millions a day – and the consequences of ground forces getting sucked in ‘don’t bear thinking about’.
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Six Libyan villagers shot by US team rescuing pilot
EXCLUSIVE: Six villagers in a field on the outskirts of Benghazi were shot and injured when a US helicopter landed to rescue a crew member from the crashed jet, reports Lindsey Hilsum.
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LIVE BLOG – Libya air strikes
Western air power continues to lead the massive air strikes against the forces of Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi. Follow all the events on our live blog, Twitter and Facebook.
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Libya: Arab League condemns ‘bombardment of civilians’
Missile and air strikes against Gaddafi’s forces in Libya are hailed a success by the west, but the Arab League chief has condemned the “bombardment of civilians”.