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US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal
A senior US general has privately told Defence Secretary Ben Wallace the British Army is no longer regarded as a…
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China launches its largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone
China has launched its largest incursion yet into Taiwan’s air defence zone, the Taiwanese government has said. More than 70…
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Autumn statement: Education, NHS, defence and HS2 – which government departments and projects are the biggest winners and losers?
Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of tax rises and spending cuts, in a bid to “tackle the cost…
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Defence chief has ‘serious’ talks with PM and chancellor in face of cash squeeze and Ukraine war
The head of the UK’s armed forces and the defence secretary have held “serious” talks with the prime minister and…
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Ukraine war: Eleven volunteer soldiers killed in Russian military firing range shooting, Kremlin ministry of defence says
Two men opened fire on volunteer troops at a Russian military shooting range near Ukraine, killing 11 and wounding 15…
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‘UK-specific component’ of post-mini-budget market turmoil, Bank of England chief economist says, contradicting government defence
The Bank of England’s chief economist has contradicted the government by saying there is an “undoubtedly a UK-specific component” to…
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Jittery Tories fear voters will be unimpressed by Truss’s mini-budget defence
Liz Truss has surfaced today after a week out of the public gaze to insist she believes her mini-budget was…
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Leaks to Nord Stream pipelines were likely a premeditated attack using explosive devices detonated remotely, says British defence source
A suspected act of sabotage – possibly by Russia – against gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea was likely a…
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NASA smashes spacecraft into asteroid seven million miles from Earth in ‘planetary defence’ trial
NASA has successfully smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid seven million miles from Earth. The last image from the “vending…
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Ukraine war: Conscripted Russians start arriving at military bases, says UK Ministry of Defence
Men called up for Russia’s partial mobilisation have started arriving at military bases, according to British intelligence. “Russia will now…
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