Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit puts constitutional crisis, not succession, at centre of regional concernMay 12, 2026
UK armed forces to fit lasers to military vehicles United Kingdom July 8, 2025 By Sean Rayment Laser weapons capable of shooting down drones will be fitted to military vehicles to help protect airfields…
A return to Helmand – we cannot abandon the Afghan people again Afghanistan July 3, 2025 By James Cowan, CEO of The HALO Trust. Last week, I went back to Helmand. It’s a place I’ve been to…
UK must prepare for a direct attack, a security report has warned United Kingdom June 25, 2025 By Sean Rayment Britain must “actively prepare” for a “direct” attack on the country in a “wartime scenario”, a government…
The British government must do more to advance the UK’s nuclear future – or risk our national security United Kingdom June 17, 2025 By Adam Treger Energy is a national security domain of increasingly critical importance. Every facet of our modern defence and economic…
Blaise Metreweli becomes MI6’s first female chief amid escalating security threats United Kingdom June 16, 2025 By Isabella Egerton A career spy will be the first woman to lead Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, also known as…
The British government invests £14bn in Sizewell nuclear power plant as part of the UK’s energy security strategy Nuclear June 10, 2025 By Sean Rayment The UK has agreed to take a £17.8 billion stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant…
Strategic Defence Review to put Britain on a “war footing” United Kingdom June 3, 2025 By Sean Rayment Britain faces a “new era of threat”, including dangers posed by novel weapons of mass destruction, and…
Army chiefs have been ordered not to support SAS veterans facing murder charges after shooting dead IRA terrorists 30-years ago United Kingdom May 28, 2025 Defence chiefs are being accused of attempting to prevent the Army from supporting SAS veterans facing murder charges for shooting…
State-based ‘terror groups’ to be outlawed in the UK Iran May 21, 2025 Britain will introduce new laws to allow the security services to proscribe state-based groups such as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Royal Navy drone subs to protect undersea cables from Russian attack Russia May 19, 2025 The Royal Navy will launch a fleet of ‘drone’ submarines to protect vital undersea cables from attacks by Russia’s ‘shadow…
Spyware able to access phone audio and cameras for data ‘of use to China’, NCSC warns China May 15, 2025 Security agencies in the UK and allied countries have warned members of the Uyghur, Tibetan and Taiwanese communities that they…
Marks & Spencer admits customer data stolen in devastating £1bn cyber hack Cyber May 13, 2025 Marks & Spencer has today confirmed that personal customer data was stolen in the catastrophic cyber-attack that has paralysed the…
