Search results for ‘Ministry of defence’
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Britain’s nuclear subs ‘potentially vulnerable’ to accidents
The reactors that power Britain’s naval submarines are “potentially vulnerable” to fatal nuclear accidents, according to a secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) report seen by Channel 4 News.
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MoD suspends contract sell-off after leak to winning bidder
A £6bn privatisation of Britain’s search and rescue service has been halted after the Ministry of Defence discovered one of its officials had been passing sensitive information to the winning bidder.
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Who are Sri Lanka Army’s 53 Division?
The Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence claims 53 Division troops killed Isaipriya, one of the female bodies shown in the video screened by Channel 4 News. But who are they and who was their commander?
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British soldier died in US friendly fire incident
A British paratrooper who died in southern Afghanistan yesterday may have been killed by a US aircraft in a friendly fire incident, the Ministry of Defence said today.
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British soldier died in US friendly fire incident
A British paratrooper who died in southern Afghanistan yesterday may have been killed by a US aircraft in a friendly fire incident, the Ministry of Defence said today.
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MoD wins appeal against nuclear test veterans
The Ministry of Defence has won the bulk of its appeal against a court ruling allowing British veterans who took part in nuclear bomb tests to claim damages.
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Submarine accident ‘could cost millions’
The Ministry of Defence could face a bill of hundreds of millions of pounds to repair a nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground last week, depending on the damage, an expert tells Channel 4 News.
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Nuclear submarine runs aground off Scottish coast
A nuclear-powered submarine has run aground near the Isle of Skye, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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MoD rejects ‘speculation’ on UK-France shared ships
The Ministry of Defence dismisses as “speculation” a report Britain and France could share their naval aircraft carriers in a bid to maintain military strength in the face of planned cost-cuts.
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FactCheck: who are the Houthis, why has the UK used air strikes in Yemen and how is it linked to Israel and Gaza?
RAF Typhoons joined air strikes against targets in Yemen last night.
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Inside the world of Ukraine’s private arms dealers
The number of military vehicles sold by private dealers in the UK to Ukraine have soared since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion last year.
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FactCheck: Why will voter identification be required for elections in Great Britain and what ID will polling stations accept – explained
What is voter ID, what is the government-issued certificate and why is photo identification at elections being made a requirement? Here’s what you need to know.
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Exclusive: Gavin Williamson’s former deputy alleges ‘wholly inappropriate’ threat made to MP in financial trouble
It’s exactly a fortnight since Rishi Sunak became prime minister with a promise to put integrity at the heart of his administration.
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Russia says navy hit by ‘massive’ Ukraine boat drone attack
Russia says it is pulling out of the deal allowing exports of grain from Ukraine, after claiming ships from its Black Sea Fleet were attacked in the occupied Crimean port of Sevastopol.
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HIV British armed forces ban to be lifted in 2022
People with HIV will be allowed to join the British armed forces for the first time next year, as the UK becomes only the second country in the world to lift a ban on their enlistment.