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UK Business
£27m Apache and Chinook spares order won by helicopter firm
Leonardo’s Yeovil plant has been awarded a £27 million contract to supply essential spares for the UK’s entire fixed-wing and…
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UK Crime
Liberal Democrat MP under arrest and party whip withdrawn
The Liberal Democrat MP for Tewkesbury, Cameron Thomas, was arrested by Gloucestershire Police on Wednesday night, triggering the immediate suspension…
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World News
Hegseth warns US could resume military action if Iran reneges on deal
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that Washington will reimpose an “ironclad” naval blockade against Iran and restart military…
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World News
Mark Rutte calls for extra forces and resources at Nato before defence ministers meet
G7 leaders meeting in France have pledged to increase the delivery of air defence capacities, additional systems and interceptors, and…
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UK Politics
Polly Toynbee: Defence funding could come from MoD waste or pensioner triple lock
The popular claim that welfare spending is spiralling out of control does not survive contact with the data. According to…
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UK News
New defence secretary Dan Jarvis vows to give armed forces everything required
Dan Jarvis vowed in his first hours as defence secretary to “keep marching forward” and secure the resources the armed…
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UK News
UK forces carry out first boarding of sanctioned Russian tanker in English Channel, Starmer confirms
British forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, the…
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UK Politics
SNP warns Labour bracing for turbulent summer with Starmer in doubt
Labour faces a “summer of discontent” as internal turmoil threatens to paralyse the Government, the SNP has claimed, with the…
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UK Politics
Ministers’ defence outlay compared with other spending priorities
Defence spending in the UK reached £64bn in 2024-25, the highest proportion of both overall government expenditure and national income…
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UK Politics
Healey resigns from Starmer’s cabinet amid fierce criticism of PM’s security plan
Defence secretary John Healey has resigned, accusing Sir Keir Starmer and the Treasury of being “unwilling to commit the resources…
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