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Security advisor has warned that MPs are at risk of attack

A leading security expert who fears MPs are at heightened risk of attack has shared a roadmap for how safety can be improved. Author Philip Grindell, a former detective who advised Parliament on security for MPs after the killing of…

British Challenger Tank destroyed in the Kursk region of Russia

Footage has emerged of a British Challenger 2 tank in service with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia being destroyed in a Russian drone attack. The video was released by two pro-Russian bloggers and reportedly shows Russian marines…

Air Marshal (Retd) Greg Bagwell: Is Our Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Enough?

By Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE I recently posted a couple of threads on X, which raised the question of whether the UK’s current and planned replacement solution for its nuclear deterrent was sufficient for the nature of the…

Ukraine to get £2.26bn loan from UK to help fight Russian invaders, and won’t have to pay it back

The UK government will give an extra £2.26bn ($2.93bn) to Ukraine to buy weapons, using the profits from seized Russian assets held in Europe. The cash forms Britain’s contribution to a £38bn ($50bn) fund announced in June by members of…

Former Army chief General Sir Mike Jackson dies aged 80

General Sir Mike Jackson, the former Chief of the General Staff and one of Britain’s most high-profile military leaders, has died aged 80. Gen Jackson was seen as a tough and uncompromising soldier, known affectionately by his troops as “The…

Former Foreign Secretary David Cameron was planning to sanction “extremist” Israeli ministers

The former foreign secretary David Cameron has disclosed in a BBC interview that he had been planning to impose sanctions on two extremist members of the Israeli government over their support for violent settlers and calls to block aid entering…

MI5 chief: UK facing growing threat from Islamic State, Russia and Iran

Russia’s intelligence agency has been on a mission to generate “mayhem on British and European streets,” the head of MI5 has said. MI5’s director general Ken McCallum also warned the UK faces the most “complex and interconnected” threat the organisation…

The Army lawyer who accused British soldiers of committing war crimes in Iraq now faces being jailed for fraud

This story was originally published by The Telegraph. Phil Shiner made a string of high-profile accusations that the British Army abused Iraqi civilians, but now his world has come crashing down. Once upon a time, Phil Shiner was the superstar Left-wing lawyer…

Israel’s Lebanon attacks is taking focus away from hostages, says families

The hostages have been forgotten and there had been an “abject failure of international diplomacy” in securing a hostage return deal.

UK government wants to “turbocharge” nuclear developments, says Energy Minister, Lord Hunt

Lord Hunt said nuclear development needs to be turbocharged.  “That means working ever more closely with our international partners and that challenge is one that my government, alongside I know many other governments, are very keen to take up and take forward.”