16 h. ago Former Royal Navy head sacked over affair with subordinate officer

Ministry of Defence says Ben Key’s conduct fell far short of standards expected following investigationBen Key, the head of the Royal Navy, has been fired and stripped of his commission after it was discovered that the married admiral had been having an affair with a female subordinate.The Ministry of Defence said Key’s behaviour had been found to have fallen far short of the standards expected following an investigation, triggered after the woman’s husband made a complaint. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Former head of Royal Navy sacked over affair with subordinate officer

Ministry of Defence says Ben Key’s conduct fell far short of standards expected after investigationThe former head of the Royal Navy, Ben Key, has been fired and stripped of his commission after it was discovered that the married admiral had been having an affair with a female subordinate.The Ministry of Defence said Key’s behaviour had been found to have fallen far short of the standards expected, after an investigation triggered when the woman’s husband made a complaint. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Married head of Royal Navy Sir Ben Key fired after affair with junior officer

Former First Sea Lord and Admiral Sir Ben Key has been stripped of his rank after his affair with a female officer under his command was exposed by the woman's husband to officials

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17 h. ago Former Navy head sacked after ‘falling short of values and standards expected’

Admiral Sir Ben Key was reportedly suspended from his role as First Sea Lord over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate

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17 h. ago Married head of Royal Navy sacked after inquiry into affair with female colleague

Admiral Sir Ben Key had been suspended while claims of his relationship were investigated by senior officers.

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17 h. ago Former Royal Navy head sacked as MoD says behaviour fell ‘far short’ of values

Sir Ben Key’s service and commission terminated following investigation after suspension over alleged affairThe service of the former Royal Navy head Adm Sir Ben Key has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell “far short of the values and standards expected”.Key was reportedly suspended from his role as first sea lord in May over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Moment Royal Navy warship and helicopters shadow a Russian submarine as it glides past the English coast

The RFN Novorossiysk, a heavily-armed Kilo-class sub, was detected as it made its way west through the North Sea and into the English Channel .

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18 h. ago Russian submarine off UK coast tracked by Royal Navy warship and helicopters

Helicopters and a warship were involved in the operation to monitor the RFN Novorossiysk submarine as it sailed west through UK waters, a Royal Navy spokesman confirmed

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18 h. ago Russian submarine shadowed by Royal Navy as it travelled through UK waters

The submarine surfaced as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel.

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18 h. ago Russian submarine is shadowed by Royal Navy forces through the English Channel

A warship and helicopters watched ‘every move’ of the RFN Novorossiysk as it sailed through UK waters

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42 h. ago Royal Navy warship sent to put pressure on North Korea amid rising tensions in region

HMS Spey has conducted operations in the Sea of Japan alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force

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3 d. ago As three submarine captains are stripped of their OBEs... How one brave woman

For more than a century, the Royal Navy's submarine service has operated behind a thick curtain of secrecy - but now, that carefully curated image is unravelling.

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7 d. ago It’s also a ‘new era’ for share prices in the defence sector

Nato’s spending splurge has made Babcock hot – a sign fundamental change in dull income defence stocks is happening It’s a miracle. Babcock International, the defence contractor with a specialism in kitting out the UK’s nuclear submarines, has emerged from the depths. After about half a decade in which the story was mostly about cost overruns, acquisition indigestion, accounting woes, pension deficits and too much debt, Babcock is suddenly back in the FTSE 100 index and is a hot stock. The share price has more than doubled this year.Of course it’s not really a miracle because the performance is easily explained. A fix-the-basics strategy was started in 2020 under ex-Cobham boss David Lockwood and has worked. The last of the badly performing major contracts – to build first-of-a-kind Type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy – is no longer spitting out provisions. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Russian warships shadowed by Royal Navy in UK waters as Putin vessel sails towards English Channel

Russian warships have been shadowed by Royal Navy warships and helicopters amid activity from Putin's vessels in the English Channel and North Sea. 

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7 d. ago Royal Navy to shadow Russian warships in North Sea under new orders

The Royal Navy has been ordered to shadow Russian warships in the English Channel and North Sea

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7 d. ago Russian Navy warships shadowed by Royal Navy in English Channel and North Sea

Royal Navy warships and helicopters have been deployed in the English Channel and North Sea as part of a four day operation - the mission aims to moniter Russian activity

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1 week ago What caused the Air India fireball: From the Indian government's 'cover

The world is still waiting for answers, with some making lurid claims of a government cover-up. So what really happened that day in Ahmedabad? Here are the key questions demanding answers.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy’s newest warship takes to water for first time in Scotland

HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction.

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2 w. ago SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Ben Youngs made the WRONG decision in the final knockings of Leicester's defeat by Bath, I could not understand it. But in many ways it summed up his career

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Leicester were deep in their own half after Ilione scored, but I could not understand the decision by Ben Youngs to box kick clear.

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2 w. ago Ben Ainslie’s choppy seas: SailGP, the America’s Cup and a split with Ineos

The Olympic great is rebuilding after a messy divorce with billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, all while trying to bring SailGP to the masses and win the sport’s ultimate prizeJust off Manhattan last weekend, a dozen 50ft catamarans soared across the water at speeds of up to 52mph. Navigating a precariously tight course, in the shadow of the city’s myriad skyscrapers, teams battled challenging conditions in a series of rapid, hectic races.“A lot of people don’t really know what SailGP is about,” says Sir Ben Ainslie, the four-time Olympic champion sailor. “And when they see it, it blows their mind. It’s not what anyone would think sailing is about.” Continue reading...

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