10 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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11 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security report warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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12 h. ago Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns

The government’s new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenariosBritain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked on its own soil, the government has warned in its security strategy, laying out in stark terms the range of threats ministers say the UK now faces.Russia’s military buildup and Iran’s increasing attacks on dissidents abroad mean the country could soon find itself involved in a domestic war, the review says. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago UK must 'actively prepare for wartime scenario' on home soil, says government review

A recently published national security review has concluded that the UK must begin preparations for a "wartime scenario" on home soil for the first time in many years

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14 h. ago UK must ‘actively prepare’ for a war on home soil, major government review warns

The new National Security Strategy has been published with a grim warning as international turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine continues

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15 h. ago Scots must 'actively prepare' for war on UK soil in chilling government strategy warning

It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned of a period of "radical uncertainty".

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15 h. ago Brits must 'actively prepare' for war on UK soil, chilling government strategy warns

The Government's long-awaited National Security Strategy says the nation's World War 2 spirit will need to be mobilised as it said the UK homeland may face a 'wartime scenario'

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53 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine’s military commander vows to increase ‘scale and depth’ of attacks on Russia

Oleksandr Syrsky says ‘we will not just sit in defence’; ‘massive’ drone attack on Kyiv . What we know on day 1,216Read all our Ukraine war coverageAuthorities in Kyiv said early on Monday the Ukrainian capital was being subjected to “another massive attack” by Russian drones, reporting at least one person wounded. “Another massive attack on the capital. Possibly several waves of enemy drones,” said a statement from Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration that urged people to stay in shelters.Ukraine’s top military commander has vowed to increase the “scale and depth” of strikes on Russia in remarks made public on Sunday, saying Kyiv would not sit idly by while Moscow prolonged its three-year invasion. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled in recent weeks. The last direct meeting between the two sides was almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks have been scheduled. “We will not just sit in defence. Because this brings nothing and eventually leads t...

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4 d. ago Norway backs Nato’s 5% defence spending target despite Spain rejecting it as ‘unreasonable’ – Europe live

PM Jonas Gahr Støre declared Norway’s support for the 5% target proposed by Nato’s secretary general Mark RutteIn Berlin, meanwhile, a German government spokesperon said that Iran will probably be a topic of discussion at next week’s Nato summit in The Hague.“We do not comment on allies’ possible attack plans,” the spokesperson said, referring to US president Donald Trump saying he would decide within two weeks whether his country would join Israeli strikes. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sneak attack Iran could use on AMERICA: urgent warning as war threatens to spiral out of control

As the conflict in Iran reaches a critical tipping point for the US, analysts have issued an urgent warning that an attack on America is not just possible, it's likely.

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6 d. ago Royal Ascot nightmare as rising TV star kicked by horse and misses big race moment

Andie Biancone, one of the most popular broadcasting talents in US horse racing, flew to Britain to help prepare her trainer father’s big race hope but will fly home on crutches

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6 d. ago Is the 'Thursday surprise' going to be a nuclear attack? DAVID AVERRE breaks down five possible moves Israel may be planning for Tehran

Israel's ambassador to the US gave a cryptic statement this week, declaring there were 'surprises up our sleeves' for Iran. DAVID AVERRE breaks down Israel's possible plans for Tehran.

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1 week ago US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack

The United States is shifting military resources in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran

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3 w. ago Voices: I’m Gen Z – would I sign up to defend my country? Yes, but on one condition

As someone who has received military training, I assure you that it’s not just about Britain’s preparedness for war – it’s about duty, honour and direction, writes Charlotte Bendkowski

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3 w. ago Nato must brace to be attacked by Putin warns Germany's defence chief

Germany's defence chief has starkly warned that NATO should be prepared for a possible attack by Russia in the next four years. 

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3 w. ago Putin's doomsday bombers wiped out in daring drone blitz by Ukraine as Russian war hawks demand nuclear retaliation

The attack - with drones possibly released from trucks near the bases - appears one of the most sensational of the entire war, and the blackest day for Putin.

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3 w. ago Britain must ‘prepare for war’, minister says ahead of defence review

John Healey admits he is struggling to halt a decline in the size of the army

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