21 h. ago Royal Mail issues warning to 25 UK postcodes expecting deliveries

Royal Mail has announced that at least 25 postcodes may experience delivery delays due to high levels of sick absence and resourcing issues.

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69 h. ago Exact year WW3 could erupt as Brit war expert maps out chilling chain of events

World War 3 could be just around the corner, top British military expert Colonel Philip Ingram has warned, mapping out a chilling scenario that could erupt into devastating conflict in just a few years

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6 d. ago British Army forced to stop using new Ajax armoured vehicles after soldiers using them left vomiting and shaking so badly they couldn't control their bodies

Vibration and hearing problems have also been reported after the £10million vehicles were put to the test on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.

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6 d. ago Ajax armoured vehicles paused after soldiers report hearing problems

Suspension raises fresh questions around Ministry of Defence’s procurement processes

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6 d. ago UK halts use of Ajax armoured vehicles after soldiers report hearing problems

Suspension raises fresh questions around Ministry of Defence’s procurement processes

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2 w. ago Veterans outrage as £10million Falklands War museum inflates death toll by almost five times

One display at the museum in Bariloche, Argentina, says the British death toll 'could be close to 1,200, given that British military reports remain secret and will not be revealed until 2072'

Economics

2 w. ago Chilling moment humanoid Chinese robot ARMY marches for ‘first mass delivery’ of futuristic machines coming for our jobs

THIS is the chilling moment a humanoid robot army marches through a factory in China in perfect unison. Shenzhen-based UBTECH Robotics released a nightmarish video of hundreds of the industrial robots walking themselves into shipping containers, as the company announced the world's first "mass delivery" of the human-esque gadgets. The video, announcing the production of...

Society

2 w. ago King Charles' former employee shares monarch's 'true feelings' on Meghan Markle post

A former royal butler has suggested that King Charles might approve of Meghan Markle's online tribute to Prince Harry's military career and service to the British military

Politics

2 w. ago Britain has 'stopped sharing intelligence with the US' about suspected Caribbean drug traffickers after American lethal strikes

British military chiefs and spies are said to doubt the legality of Mr Trump's lethal strikes and do not want their own intelligence being used to identify targets.

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3 w. ago Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones

Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK’s armed forces, said the British military would provide “our people, our equipment” to help Belgium, though he was careful to say “we don’t yet know” the origin of the drones seen last week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Attackers board a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket

The British military says that attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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