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Cameron and Sarkozy ‘accidental heroes’ in Libya
A report from a leading think tank says that Nato coalition leaders relied on improvisation and good luck as well as military prowess in Libya.
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FactCheck: Is Britain Nato’s top gun in Libya?
Britain “won’t be left behind” in the grab for Libyan oil contracts, William Hague said today, as world leaders flocked to Paris to plot out the new Libya. And why should we? Rumours are rife that Libya’s new government plans to hand the French the keys to 35 per cent of the country’s oil. And we’ve done just as much to help Libya as the French, haven’t we? Hmm not exactly, FactCheck discovers.
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Navy chief: Prolonged Libya effort unsustainable
The head of the Royal Navy warns the fleet will not be able to continue its current scale of operations beyond the summer, as the US House of Representatives votes to prohibit funding of the conflict.
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LIVE BLOG: Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan
Osama bin Laden has been killed by US troops in Pakistan, ending a decade-long hunt for the man accused of orchestrating 9/11. Add your voice to the Channel 4 News live blog.
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Libya conflict could have cost less without defence cuts
Liam Fox tells Channel 4 News “we have the capability to project air power abroad and protect UK interests at very short notice” as questions are raised over the cost of the Libya airstrikes.
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Libya war: interactive video timeline map
Follow Channel 4 News across Libya as the conflict continues and watch the latest reports.
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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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Libya: Western alliance ‘reaching crunch point’
The alliance enforcing Libya’s no-fly zone is “reaching crunch point”, a former NATO consultant tells Channel 4 News, as Italy proposes a rival solution of a ceasefire and exile for Muammar Gaddafi.
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Libya: axed Harriers ‘could have saved lives’
The Libyan conflict has exposed the gaping hole left by Government cuts to Britain’s sea-based air power, former senior Navy officers tell Channel 4 News.
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Japan: race to supply water and medicine as bodies wash up
Britain offers nuclear advice as a UK search team arrives in Japan’s quake disaster zone. Charities tell Channel 4 News only now is the scale of the disaster emerging as bodies wash up on the coast.
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What a no-fly zone over Libya would mean
As Libya’s Transitional National Council calls for a no-fly zone over the country Channel 4 News looks at what that would mean.
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Cuts ‘will damage UK defence’ warn ex military chiefs
Former military chiefs heavily criticise the Government over planned defence cuts, saying they will seriously effect UK naval capabilities.
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Four US hostages shot dead by Somalia pirates
As US Naval forces fail in their bid to rescue sailors taken hostage by pirates, Lieutenant Colonel Lawhorn tells Channel 4 News they acted after hearing arms fire on the boat.
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Final flight for Harrier jump jet
The Harrier jet makes its final flight – from RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. But the plane’s early retirement as a result of defence spending cuts remains controversial, writes Carl Dinnen.
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When is a Harrier more expensive than a Tornado?
The claim “If we look at… what will be saved by deleting either (the Tornado fighter jet or the Harrier fast jet), we are saving more by deleting Harrier than we would the other way round.” Nick Harvey MP, Radio 4, 9th November 2010 Cathy Newman checks it out As the Ark Royal makes its…