8 h. ago Clean lines and a connection with nature: the modernist beach house jutting out over a Scottish loch

A couple’s dream home on Scotland’s rocky west coast is an audacious, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired feat of architectureBuilding a bold new contemporary home directly on the British coastline is a tall order. Aside from the logistics of designing a house that functions successfully in such an unforgiving setting, planning permission is likely to make it a nonstarter. But on the shore of Loch Long on the Rosneath peninsula, 40 miles north-west of Glasgow, John MacKinnon and his wife Laura found a way to make it work for their house, Rock Cove. While the area is wild and ruggedly beautiful, its history has long been intertwined with the military and was once a brownfield site, home to disused Ministry of Defence huts and garages, overgrown and strewn with rubble.Back in 2008, MacKinnon had bought a property on the same site, a 1940s cottage that had been repurposed as a navy signalling station. MacKinnon has a deep-seated passion for design, and worked closely with architect Stuart...

Society

20 h. ago Ministry of Defence forecast to exceed budget by £2bn in summer estimate

The department’s financial position has improved since then, it is understood.

Economics

32 h. ago Reeves 'coming for middle Britain's private healthcare': Chancellor's £2bn Budget tax attack on partnerships 'will push up costs outside the NHS'

Rachel Reeves is understood to be looking at targeting so-called 'Limited Liability Partnerships' as she desperately tries to bring in more cash.

Economics

37 h. ago London lawyers and accountants ‘targeted in new £2bn tax raid’ as Rachel Reeves prepares Budget

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a new tax hit on more than 190,000 people who use limited liability partnerships

Economics

51 h. ago Legally binding standards to be placed on military homes under renting reforms

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Renters’ Rights Bill will ensure military families have the homes they deserve.

Events

3 d. ago Chinook crash relatives hand letter to No 10 warning of ‘institutional silence’

Twenty-five intelligence experts and four special forces crew were killed when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.

Events

3 d. ago ‘A few unrecorded meetings and a handshake’: Damning verdict of probe into major Afghan data breach

Top secret information ‘bandied about like confetti' during catastrophic Ministry of Defence leak, MP claims

Politics

4 d. ago Russian hackers 'steal hundreds of sensitive UK military documents' and publish them online

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web

Events

5 d. ago Russian hackers leak sensitive details of UK military bases on the dark web

The hackers are believed to be Russian group Lynx and the 'catastrophic' security breach has seen eight Ministry of Defence (MoD) bases alongside staff names and emails posted on the dark web

Events

5 d. ago Ministry of Defence launches probe after Russian hackers 'put sensitive files on dark web'

Claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence

Politics

5 d. ago MoD investigating claims Russian hackers stole files on RAF and Navy bases

Cybercriminals accessed the cache of files by hacking a maintenance and construction contractor, reports have said.

Events

1 week ago British taxpayers could face a multimillion pound bill if Tony Blair is appointed head of interim Gaza government

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that plans for elite team of British bodyguards and special forces to protect Tony Blair have already been drawn up at the Ministry of Defence.

Economics

1 week ago Power restored to Kyiv homes after Russian bombardment on Ukraine’s energy grid

Russia’s Defence Ministry stated its strikes had targeted energy facilities supplying Ukraine’s military

Events

2 w. ago Ant Middleton to be sued for 'spilling secrets' after rant at military chiefs

Ant Middleton's furious rant at UK military leaders has reportedly led to the Ministry of Defence taking rare legal action against the former SAS: Who Dares Wins star

Events

2 w. ago Ant Middleton being sued by Ministry of Defence over alleged breach of contract

The television personality previously presented Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Politics

2 w. ago SAS Who Dares Wins star Ant Middleton is sued by military chiefs for 'spilling secrets about the special forces online'

The Ministry of Defence is understood to be taking legal action against the former special forces soldier, who later turned to reality TV with his SAS: Who Dares Wins series.

Events

2 w. ago UK signs £350m deal to supply India with air defence missiles and launchers

The Ministry of Defence said the lightweight-multirole missiles will be made in Northern Ireland, securing more than 700 jobs.

Economics

2 w. ago Chancellor given £2bn Budget boost after VAT error sees borrowing revised down

The ONS admitted that errors in VAT data meant that government borrowing estimates have been over-stated by between £200 million and £500 million.

Economics

2 w. 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.

Economics

2 w. ago British parts found in Russian drones being used to bomb Ukraine – Zelensky

The Ukrainian president said microcomputers for flight control produced in the UK were found in drones used in an attack on Lviv on Sunday.

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