9 h. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship to see off Russian frigate that had entered British waters

The Russian vehicle, RFN Admiral Golovoko, was spotted sailing east through British waters.

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10 h. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship as Russian ship spotted in English Channel

The deployment of the Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate, the HMS St Albans, comes amid a spate of Russian naval incursions into British waters

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4 d. ago Crowds cheer Royal Navy's £3.5bn flagship HMS Prince of Wales as it begins eight

Crowds cheered as HMS Prince of Wales departed her home of Portsmouth to lead an international strike group which aims to send a 'powerful message' that Britain 'means business'.

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4 d. ago Brit diver buys WW1 shipwreck for £300 off Facebook because he 'fancied it'

Dom Robinson, 53, has been diving for over 40 years and has identified 20 to 25 shipwrecks including three Royal Navy vessels - but his latest purchase may be his most impressive

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5 d. ago Navy submarine recruitment crisis forces sailors to spend record

Royal Navy submariners are being forced to spend longer than ever before at sea, experts have warned, after Trident vessel HMS Vanguard clocked in a record 204 days underwater

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7 d. ago Navy's nuclear submarine hiring crisis as sailors forced to spend record 204 days underwater

The Royal Navy is struggling to hire and hold on to sailors manning the Trident nuclear deterrent, resulting in shortages of engineers and other critical roles.

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1 week ago MP refused entry to Hong Kong warns of closer relations with China

Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse raises concerns about a ‘hidden blacklist’ of MPs barred from entering former British territory

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2 w. ago Royal Navy on alert to escort essential fuel cargo to Scunthorpe after MPs vote to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners

The Royal Navy could be deployed to deliver an essential fuel shipment to Scunthorpe's blast furnaces after MPs voted to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners.

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2 w. ago Foreign Secretary David Lammy vows to challenge China over 'deeply concerning' decision to bar British MP from entering Hong Kong to visit newborn grandson

Wera Hobhouse, 65, flew to the Hong Kong, which was a British territory until 1997, on Thursday but was held back by authorities before being sent back to the UK.

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2 w. ago Parliament approves British Steel bill as sources say owners blocked from entering Scunthorpe plant – live

The Steel Industry (Special Measures) has now passed through the House of Lords and is awaiting royal assentIt’s been a busy morning for Sarah Jones, who is now on BBC Breakfast.Asked whether the government had received any private offers for the company’s Scunthorpe plant, Sarah Jones said:There is not at the moment, to answer your question, a private company that is there willing to invest at this point.When we came into government, there was a deal on the table with Tata Steel in Port Talbot.We negotiated in 10 weeks a much better deal, but there was a private company willing to invest, who are now investing.We are hoping that the company will co-operate with what we are asking them to do, we hope that we will give them a notice and they will continue.If they do not, we will step in. Now the company will be liable for any costs that we incur, and we will seek to get that money back.We have the £2.5 billion fund for steel which we had in our manifesto, that we will use if necessar...

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2 w. ago Chinese executives 'tried to enter key areas' of British Steel plant hours before crunch debate that could bring furnace under government control

Police were called to the scene and forced bosses of British Steel owners Jingye to leave after they were prevented from accessing core areas of the plant, according to The Times.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city after keeping an eye on Russian vessels

A Royal Navy ship, HMS Somerset, was seen firing into the air with smoke billowing across the water as it arrived in a UK costal city on Friday morning after departing Hamburg on April 7

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2 w. ago Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city as residents 'startled' by blasts

The ship has recently been tracking two Russian vessels in the Mediterranean.

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2 w. ago Plymouth Sound: Loud bangs ring out as Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city

Loud 'bangs' rang across Plymouth after HMS Somerset opened fire while coming close to land - the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate has recently been involved in monitoring Russian ships

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2 w. ago Oligarch spy yachts feared to have helped scout undersea cables as part of Russian plot to black out Britain: Putin 'had billionaire cronies send vessels fitted with mini

The Ministry of Defence and Royal Navy found that Russian reconnaissance devices and sensors had been placed close to vital undersea cables off Britain's coastline

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2 w. ago Like it or not, Kevin & Perry Go Large was proud British cinema – now it’s all but gone

Twenty-five years ago, Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke played libidinous teenage monsters in one of the most successful Britflicks in UK box office history. Since then, the British film industry has become crisis-stricken and largely Americanised, writes Adam White. Where did all the local stories go?

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2 w. ago British minister: UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel are traveling back to London

British minister: UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel are traveling back to London  The Times of Israel

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2 w. ago Revealed: Russian sensors suspected of 'spying' on Britain’s nuclear submarines found in UK waters

Royal Navy finds washed-up devices amid fears of secret Kremlin sabotage campaign

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3 w. ago We live in England's saddest town: Government injection of £200million is TOO LATE and we are destined to be forgotten folk living in a hell hole

Once Barrow-in-Furness was a booming centre for shipbuilding and steelmaking, launching vessels that were the pride of the Royal Navy. Now it has a deserted high street full of boarded up shops.

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3 w. ago Russia media falls for hilarious April Fool's gaffe involving Prince Andrew as RT left with egg on face

Russian media has fallen for an outrageous April Fools joke involving Prince Andrew.

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