3 d. ago Nato base in Britain could be knocked out by undersea cable attack, MPs hear as Russia is blamed for string of seabed missions

Nato's Allied Maritime Command in Hertfordshire, could be hit by a major communications blackout if deep sea cables linking the UK to Europe and the US are sabotaged, MPs have been warned.

Events

5 d. ago Revealed: The Royal Navy drone submarine designed to stop Russia blacking out Britain in battle beneath the waves

A prototype of the unmanned 19-tonne vessel, named Excalibur, was launched at Devonport naval base last week and will pave the way for production of an entire squadron.

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5 d. ago The USSR occupied eastern Europe, calling it ‘liberation’ – Russia is repeating the crime in Ukraine | Sergei Lebedev

In the post-Soviet states, statues can be removed and street names changed. But achieving sovereignty of memory is far harderWe often hear that it is Russia’s inability or unwillingness to deal with the crimes of its past that has led to the restoration of tyranny and the military aggression that we see now. Such a narrative usually focuses only on internal Soviet deeds: forced collectivisation, the Great Terror of the 1930s, the Gulag system and so on. Some of these things were nominally recognised as crimes, but no attempt was made to hold the perpetrators to account. Russia’s perestroika democrats were generally opposed to transitional justice.However, the most politically sensitive Soviet crime is nearly always left out of the discussion. And Russia’s failure to address this particular crime is far more dangerous and affects the fate of many nations. Continue reading...

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1 week ago We live in one of Britain's most popular seaside towns... there are so many second home owners we can't even go to the DENTIST

It's one of Britain's most popular seaside towns but the knock-on effects of a rise in second homes has made it impossible for locals to get an NHS dentist appointment.

Society

1 week ago We live in one Britain's most popular seaside towns... there are so many second home owners we can't even go to the DENTIST

It's one of Britain's most popular seaside towns but the knock-on effects of a rise in second homes has made it impossible for locals to get an NHS dentist appointment.

Society

2 w. ago Kier Starmer vows to destroy Putin's 'shadow fleet' surveying UK waters amid fears Russia could cause 'worldwide internet blackouts' by sabotaging undersea cables

Moscow was accused of sabotaging gas pipes in the North Sea in 2022 and the Baltic in 2023, and No 10 said its shadow fleet ships were 'known to be damaging infrastructure'.

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer warned disability benefit cuts 'impossible to support' by over 40 Labour MPs

In a letter the group of 42 MPs said the planned cuts to disability benefits represent the 'biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity'

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2 w. ago Greece and Egypt reaffirm their commitment to an undersea power cable

Greece and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to a major undersea electricity interconnection to deliver renewable energy from North Africa to Europe

Politics