5 h. ago Former police chief charged with fraud over 'lying about military service on CV'

Nick Adderley, who was once the most senior office in the Northamptonshire Police, is accused of claiming he served in the Falklands War even though he was 15 at the time

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7 h. ago Former police chief charged with fraud over military service claims

Nick Adderley is accused of making the false claims while applying to work for the police, the CPS said

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7 h. ago Former police chief is charged with fraud and misconduct in public office after allegedly lying about his military service

Nick Adderley, formerly the most senior officer in the Northamptonshire force, had previously been dismissed from the £176,000 a year role without notice last June.

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7 h. ago Former Northamptonshire police chief Nick Adderley to face criminal charges

Prosecutors say Adderley will be prosecuted over allegations of fraud and misconduct in public officeThe former Northamptonshire police chief constable Nick Adderley has been charged with fraud and misconduct in public office over allegations he made false claims about his military service and educational achievements when applying to work for the police, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.More details to follow Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Crimea oil refinery burns as Russia feels effects on fuel supply

Glide bombs knock out power supply and hit hospital in Kharkiv; Zelenskyy lining up Trump meeting with Tomahawks hot topic. What we know on day 1,329An oil terminal at Feodosia in the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula was burning on Monday after an attack by Ukrainian drones. A Ukrainian security official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the drones, launched by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service and military special forces, hit at least five reservoirs. The source said drones also hit at least two Russian electrical substations on the peninsula, which Russia took from Ukraine in 2014.Large heat signatures around the Feodosia terminal were visible on Nasa’s satellite fire monitoring service, Firms, and Crimea’s Moscow-installed governor confirmed the fire. The Feodosia terminal also came under attack last week. Ukraine has launched more than 30 strikes on Russian energy sites since the beginning of August, aiming to hamper funding of the Kremlin’s war machine and also tri...

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1 week ago Trump orders White House to use all available funds to pay military while firing fed workers

Trump said Saturday that his administration ‘identified funds’ to pay military service members on October 15 despite the ongoing government shutdown

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1 week ago Injured military horse that bolted through London retires from service

Injured military horse that bolted through London retires from service  Sky News

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1 week ago Former servicemen settle legal claims for more than £700,000 over hearing loss

The cases were some of around 10,000 against the Ministry of Defence over hearing loss suffered during military service.

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2 w. ago Pop star turned Islamist militant Fadel Shaker surrenders to Lebanese military after 12 years on the run

Shaker, wanted over his connection to deadly shootout between militants and army, had been hiding out in Palestinian refugee campA Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant handed himself over to the country’s military intelligence service 12 years after going on the run.Fadel Shaker had been on the run since the bloody street clashes between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2020 for providing support to a “terrorist group”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump to host large Navy celebration this weekend while military goes without pay during shutdown: ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON!’

Trump said thousands of active-duty servicemembers and military families will be at ‘the largest Celebration in the History of the Navy’

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3 w. ago At least 20 people reported injured after drone strike on Israeli city of Eilat

Two people seriously injured, says national ambulance service as military says drone was launched from YemenAt least 20 people were injured on Wednesday after a drone launched from Yemen hit Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat on the border with Jordan and Egypt, the Israeli national ambulance service Magen David Adom said.It said two people were seriously injured while others sustained medium to light injuries. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations

Veterans like Julio Torres are often promised that military service will be a fast-track to U.S. citizenship for themselves and their family members

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