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Probability is that the sub has imploded,’ says former Royal Navy submarine captain – Jackie Long reports.
We were joined by Ryan Ramsey, who captained the nuclear attack submarine HMS Turbulent during a 23 year career in the Royal Navy.
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Royal Navy gunboats on standby to protect British fishing waters after no-deal Brexit
Senior Conservatives have condemned the threat as “irresponsible”
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Multi-billion-pound Royal Navy vessel launched by the Queen
The Queen was in Portsmouth today for an official ceremony marking the hand over to the Royal Navy of the most expensive vessel in its history.
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Missing MH370: Royal Navy ship ‘working 24/7’ to find plane
The crew of a Royal Navy ship are “working 24/7” to hunt for flight recorders from the missing Malaysian plane, their commander says.
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Cheers for Royal Navy as warship docks in Gibraltar
HMS Westminster arrives in Gibraltar as Downing Street refuses to rule out more political action against Spain if the dispute over the territory is not resolved soon.
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Royal Navy warship in biggest cocaine seizure since 2009
Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster seizes 680k of cocaine with an estimated street value of £100m in the biggest bust since 2009.
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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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Royal Navy cast adrift in Iraq?
This is the way the Brit mission ends. No bang; just the whimper of a procedural delay in the Iraqi parliament. After six years, the number of British troops in Iraq has gone from 46,000 to zero. (Well zero-ish, as there are some still based in Baghdad.) A photograph in The Times said it all.
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Stormy waters: Iran captures Royal Navy crew
When 15 Royal Navy crew were captured by Iranian warships in 2007, Channel 4 News exclusively spoke to the country’s security chief Ali Larijani, who accused the UK of “violating” Iranian territory.
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Lawyers warn plans to use navy to tackle migrant crossings could be unlawful
Record numbers of migrants are risking the journey in small boats across the Channel to reach the UK.
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Falklands veteran forced out of navy over sexuality to have medals returned
It is almost exactly 20 years since the ban on LGBT people in the armed forces was lifted. One of the servicemen who fell foul of the ban before it was scrapped was Joe Ousalice.
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Britain to build permanent navy base in Bahrain
Foreign Secretary signs deal for expanded UK military presence in the Gulf, despite concerns over Bahrain’s human rights record.
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Royal Military Police ‘needs independent oversight’
The army is considering setting up a military authority similar to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, according to an internal briefing note seen by Channel 4 News.
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New royal yacht ‘not appropriate’, says Cameron
As David Cameron rules out Michael Gove’s proposal for a new royal yacht to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee, one former Tory foreign secretary tells Channel 4 News he supports Mr Gove’s idea.
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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.
