More than 30,000 Ukrainian men and women have trained to become soldiers under Op Interflex the largest military training programme of its kind on British soil since the Second World War.…
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CAMM-ER: UK to provide Polish forces with enhanced ground-based air defence system
CAMM-ER: British and Polish defence industries have this week signed a milestone deal, worth over £4 billion, to continue the next phase of Poland’s future air defence programme, Narew. UK…
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The UK Government is taking further steps to support the country’s transition to net zero by 2050 in a pragmatic, proportionate and realistic way, confirming new licensing opportunities that will…
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A new “Party of Islam” has been rejected by the Electoral Commission in the UK. A spokesperson for the commission said “We refused the application. The proposed constitution did not…
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SECURITY & DEFENCE
Israel-Gaza Conflict: UK ministers to hold emergency COBRA meeting as threat of terrorism “accelerates”
UK ministers will hold an emergency COBRA meeting today amid fears that the Israel-Gaza conflict has “accelerated” the threat of terrorism in Britain. Such meetings are called in response to…
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SECURITY & DEFENCE
UK to tackle illegal migration, organised crime and Russian disinformation with Bulgarian help
The UK plans tackle to illegal migration, serious organised crime and Russian disinformation through a new strategic partnership with Bulgaria, a country widely regarded as Russia’s Trojan Horse in the…
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SECURITY & DEFENCE
Rishi Sunak accelerates UK military support to Northern Europe following visit to Sweden
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to step up the UK’s presence in northern Europe, deepen cooperation on tackling hybrid threats and protect Critical National Infrastructure with Joint Expeditionary…
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SECURITY & DEFENCE
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps to announce major new package of support for Ukraine’s counter-offensive
A new package of military support for Ukraine, worth more than £100m, will be announced by UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps today. It will help its armed forces clear minefields,…
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman: “Islamists and other racists seek to use legitimate Israeli defensive measures as a pretext to stir up hatred against British Jews”
Following the unprovoked assault on Israel, which has left as many as 1,000 Israelis – mostly civilians, including children – dead, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has written to Chief…
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The first British soldiers of a two hundred-strong deployment arrived in Pristina on Friday to reinforce NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping mission. The deployment is based on a request by…