8 h. ago British military announces first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles – eight years late

First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominateBritain’s military has announced the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles, eight years behind schedule and amid questions about their relevance as cheap drones dominate the battlefields of Ukraine.The junior defence minister Luke Pollard said the first 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, were ready to deploy on Nato’s eastern flank, though he acknowledged the problems of the past when delivery deadlines of 2017, 2020 and 2021 were all missed. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Ajax armoured vehicle programme has ‘left its troubles behind’, says minister

Ajax has declared a key delivery milestone that means it can now deploy a squadron on operations.

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7 d. ago British military instructor accused of spying for Russia arrested in Ukraine

UK suspect allegedly sent instructions about how to make an improvised explosive device

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8 d. ago Potentially diseased lab monkey on the loose after truck crash in Mississippi

Several rhesus monkeys escaped after the interstate crash, but all but one were reportedly ‘destroyed’ by late TuesdayA group of potentially diseased lab monkeys escaped after a vehicle crash on a main interstate highway in Mississippi.A truck carrying rhesus monkeys was involved in a wreck on Interstate 59 on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Jasper county sheriff’s department. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ghost village where everyone forced to leave overnight and heartbreaking note pinned to church

The tiny village of Tyneham in Dorset was a bustling community until World War Two when the British military requisitioned the village for training purposes and gave the residents a month's notice to leave

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2 w. ago British and German military aircrafts join forces to hunt down Russian submarines

British and German forces will jointly conduct defensive patrols for Russian submarines from RAF Lossiemouth

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2 w. ago British and German military aircraft join forces to hunt down Russian submarines

British and German forces will jointly conduct defensive patrols for Russian submarines from RAF Lossiemouth

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2 w. ago MPs sign off on 'surrender' of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius (along with £30bn) despite fears of 'secret deal with China'

Sir Keir Starmer used his massive majority to pass the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill by 149 votes in the Commons.

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2 w. ago British troops to shoot down drones over military bases to thwart Kremlin incursions in UK airspace

British troops to shoot down drones over bases amid fears of Russian invasions of UK airspace. New powers will be drafted following Kremlin incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace.

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2 w. ago Military to get new powers to shoot down drones menacing British bases

Defence Secretary John Healey will set out the planned changes to the law in a speech in London on Monday night.

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3 w. ago The heavy infantry: One in four troops is too fat to fight... and 11 have had weight loss surgery

Data shows 40,064 out of 147,300 military personnel are at 'increased, high or very high risk' of ill health owing to weight.

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3 w. ago Morrisons announces major delivery change coming to 158 stores

The supermarket plans to roll-out the change to 420 stores by the end of the month

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3 w. ago Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle, raises 2026 forecasts

Ferrari has raised its 2025 financial forecast despite facing 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the U.S. The company on Thursday unveiled the powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric vehicle the Ferrari Elettrica set for delivery late next year

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4 w. ago 'Ghost' village where everyone forced to leave in 1943 as time stopped and gates locked

Tyneham village in Dorset was abandoned in 1943 when the British military requisitioned the village for training purposes during World War Two - and the villagers were never able to return

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4 w. ago Panic on board British Airways flight from London as retired military chief dies triggering emergency landing with pregnant passenger also suffering a medical episode during chaos

A British Airways flight from London to Nigeria was forced to make an emergency landing after a retired military chief died mid-flight. 

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