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Yorkshire Dales hit by further floods as government pledges £4bn for defences
The Government has pledged to spend another £4 billion over the next five years on flood defence schemes.
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Flood defences could be breached at Ironbridge
Flood defences could be breached at Ironbridge
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Storm Dennis: will Yorkshire flood defences hold?
The army was brought in to parts of Yorkshire over the weekend to help with flood defences. And on the whole they seem to have worked.
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Storm Dennis clatters UK as army is deployed to bolster flood defences
The UK has been lashed by storm force winds and rain for a second weekend in a row. Storm Dennis has caused widespread disruption to air and rail travel, with a number of high profile sporting fixtures cancelled.
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EU partnership with UK must make it clear that ‘those who leave the EU are really leaving it’ – German Defence Minister
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer who is tipped by many in Germany as Angela Merkel’s successor anticipates what trade between the UK and the EU may be in future.
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Beavers given flood defence job in Somerset
A pair of beavers have been released on a National Trust estate in Exmoor – as part of efforts to improve biodiversity and help tackle flooding.
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Defence wraps up in Trump impeachment trial
The impeachment trial of President Trump has reached a new phase today, with Senators getting their chance to start asking questions.
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Nato member Turkey receives Russian missile defence system
The prospect of one Nato ally imposing sanctions on another moved a step closer today, as Turkey began receiving the first delivery of a Russian missile defence system.
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Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt: ‘Our relationship with Russia is not in a good place’
Along with Theresa May, the Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt was also in Portsmouth, and we spoke to her earlier about some of the tensions of our time.
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Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood: ‘You can’t criticise any PM trying to get their deal across the line’
Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood responds to the Prime Minister’s statement on Brexit.
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Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood: ‘Nobody is going to get their pure form of Brexit’
Defence Minster Tobias Ellwood has previously said the Prime Minister would have to pursue a “softer” Brexit to build a Commons majority for her deal.
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Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood: ‘This is major moment where no deal came under microscope’
The Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood had indicated he would vote against the government in order to stop a no-deal Brexit.
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Defence minister admits the pro-Brexit ERG is damaging Tory Party ‘branding’
We spoke to Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood and began by asking if this was a difficult day for the Conservatives.
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Trump’s defence secretary resigns amid reports of Syria and Afghanistan troop pull-out
President Trump has threatened a US government shutdown, warning it would “last a very long time”, as he poured scorn on the Democrats for failing to support funding for a wall along the Mexican border, which he described as “like the wheel, there is nothing better”. But more significant is the loss of his defence secretary General…
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Saudi defence contracts expert: ‘The British government is walking a really difficult line’
We speak to Vice Air Marshal Sean Bell, who until recently was in charge of overseeing British military contracts with Saudi Arabia.
