3 h. ago Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant

Call for UK state to step in after Gupta-owned Dalzell works in Scotland unable to produce metal for three new warshipsA shipbuilder for the Royal Navy faces an uncertain wait for the steel to build three warships because of a shortage of cash at the Scottish steel mill that has won the contract.Liberty Steel Dalzell in Scotland has been unable to start production in earnest because there is “no cashflow to buy slab”, despite an order to supply 34,000 tonnes of metal plates to build fleet solid support (FSS) ships for the navy, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading...

Economics

49 h. ago Royal Navy engineer sues MOD for £500k after being deafened by fighter jet landing

Lawyers say they should have been ordered to stay inside or in another safe place when the Mach 1.6 (1,220mph) fighter came in to land

Economics

4 d. ago UK Government says Faslane tugs won't be built in China as union demands clarity

The UK Government faced a backlash from trade unions after it was revealed a £200m contract to build supply vessels for the Royal Navy would go overseas.

Politics

6 d. ago 'Fake admiral' tried to convince neighbours he was 'spying on Russia for NATO'

Jonathan Carley was found to have 'set out to deceive' members of the public attending a Remembrance Day service in Llandudno, Wales, by posing as a Royal Navy admiral

Politics

7 d. ago Heel, Achilles! The abandoned Italian hunting dog who became a Royal Navy mascot after being rescued by British couple

With his shaggy brown hair, deep brown eyes and gentle nature, it is little surprise that Achilles has become an adored family pet since his adoption last year.

Events

9 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Britain send troops to Ukraine if Russia ceasefire is agreed?

Sir Keir Starmer has agreed - with France and Germany - to send a peacekeeping force of Army, RAF and Royal Navy personnel to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.

Events

1 week ago ‘Pivotal moment’ for UUP as nominations officially open for next leader

Current Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt announced earlier this month that he intends to stand down.

Politics

1 week ago Scot murdered on The Traitors lifts lid on who he thinks is this season’s secret villain

Motherwell-born Ben, a 66-year-old Royal Navy veteran, said being selected for the cult show was the best experience of his life.

Events

1 week ago How fake 'Royal Navy Admiral' who laid wreaths on Remembrance Day was rumbled

Jonathan Carley posed as a distinguished Royal Navy Admiral to lay a wreath on Remembrance Sunday, but people were suspicious from the off

Politics

1 week ago He wore the uniform and medals of one of the UK's leading military figures. But it was all a lie

Jonathan Carley posed as a distinguished Royal Navy Admiral to lay a wreath on Remembrance Sunday

Events

1 week ago Man, 65, posed as Royal Navy admiral at Remembrance Sunday commemoration

Jonathan Carley was even allowed to lay a wreath

Politics

1 week ago 'Fake Admiral' fined £500 for dressing up in Royal Navy outfit for Remembrance event without permission

Jonathan Carley, 65, admitted the offence at Llandudno Magistrates' Court on Monday

Economics

2 w. ago Hunt for missing Royal Navy sailor feared to have fallen victim to 'Frankenstein' serial killer ends after four decades

Simon Parkes, 18, from Bristol, was last seen drinking at the Horseshoe Pub on Main Street after the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, docked in the British overseas territory in 1986.

Events

2 w. ago Police end probe into Royal Navy sailor’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago

Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in the territory.

Events

2 w. ago Declassified photo shows British sub confronting Russian spy ship Yantar

A declassified image released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today shows a Royal Navy submarine and helicopter confronting the Russian spy ship Yantar in November 2024

Culture

2 w. ago Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline

The Royal Navy chief said earlier this month that the UK had seen a 30 per cent rise in Russian incursions in UK waters over two years

Politics

3 w. ago Royal Navy testing fleet of drones to patrol seas for Russian submarines & form ‘picket line’ between UK & Greenland

THE Royal Navy is testing a fleet of drones to patrol seas for Russian submarines. And they could also be used to form a "picket line" between the UK and Greenland. The size of a bicycle, these aquatic robots could soon be the Navy's "eyes and ears", if early stage trials with the Ministry of...

Events

3 w. ago Liverpool parade crash driver 'bit, chewed and spat out' Scots Navy veteran's ear

Stuart Lucas, who lives in East Lothian, stepped in to stop Paul Doyle from assaulting younger Royal Navy Reserve sailors at a service station on the M6.

Events

3 w. ago Russian sabotage submarines capable of destroying seabed cables 'are ready to be deployed to British waters', Royal Navy chief warns

The stark warning came as the First Sea Lord revealed that Russia's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, is back in action after a period of problems and delays.

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3 w. ago Liverpool parade crash driver ‘bit through my ear, chewed it up and spat it out’

Stuart Lucas told the Daily Mail that he was assaulted after stepping in to stop Paul Doyle from assaulting Royal Navy Reserve sailors in 1994.

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