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As more than 1,000 Navy personnel are told they are to be made redundant, Defence Secretary Liam Fox is criticised for suggesting that defence chiefs are partly to blame for the cutbacks.
Follow Channel 4 News across Libya as the conflict continues and watch the latest reports.
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’.
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.
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”.
In the face of Gaddafi’s continuing defiance in Libya, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes for Channel 4 News on the weaponry gathering to enforce the No-Fly Zone.
Gary Gibbon
Foreign Secretary William Hague told the Commons that there was a “serious misunderstanding” about the role of the team he despatched to Libya with the PM’s backing. You could say that, blogs Gary Gibbon.
Lindsey Hilsum on why the failed mission in Libya could seriously tarnish Britain’s excellent reputation with the Libyan protesters.
Anti-Gaddafi rebels in Benghazi have tonight released an SBS team captured in eastern Libya. But why did they arrive by helicopter and at night when they could have entered the country by land?
Pressure on Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is intensifying, with leaders including David Cameron calling for him to go as fighting in Libya continues. Follow the latest via our #c4news live blog.
Libyan rebels have seized the town of Zawiyah where Channel 4 News has witnessed captured soldiers and freshly dug graves, as RAF planes rescue a further 150 people from the desert.
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, has said it is “time for concrete action” to deal with the violence in Libya. See latest updates and video in our #c4news live blog.
Two RAF Hercules planes rescue 150 civilians from Libya’s desert as Colonel Gaddafi’s son says civil war is now possible, contradicting a statement made earlier to Channel 4 News.
Former military chiefs heavily criticise the Government over planned defence cuts, saying they will seriously effect UK naval capabilities.
David Cameron has said the Government will do “everything we can” to rescue the remaining Britons stranded in Libya, as Victoria Macdonald reports.