11 h. 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...

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47 h. ago Poland intercepts Russian plane as foreign objects enter airspace

Comes as Putin wishes Trump a Merry Christmas

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51 h. ago NATO jets scrambled as Russian bombers fly near UK waters on Christmas Day

Russian Tu-95MS nuclear bombers flew over the Norwegian Sea northeast of Scotland on Christmas Day, prompting NATO fighter jets to scramble and monitor the 7-hour flight over neutral waters.

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63 h. ago Natasha Lyonne offers surprise insights about future of Russian Doll and Poker Face

Russian Doll ran for two seasons from 2019 to 2022, while Poker Face was recently canceled

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4 d. 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.

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Liverpool parade maniac bit through my ear, chewed it up and spat it out, says disfigured ex

Stuart Lucas, then a Royal Navy reservist, told how he bravely stepped in to stop powerfully-built Paul Doyle, then in the Royal Marines, from assaulting younger colleagues.

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil rig hit in Caspian Sea over 700km from Ukraine

Kyiv continues campaign of attacks on Russia-linked maritime targets; latest US idea is three-way peace talks. What we know on day 1,397 Ukrainian drones hit an oil rig at Russia’s Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea – more than 700km (435 miles) from Ukraine’s nearest border, as well as the military patrol ship Okhotnik and other facilities, Ukraine’s military general staff said in a statement on Saturday. It said the ship was patrolling near the platform. The extent of the damage was being assessed. The attack continues Kyiv’s recent campaign of strikes on Russia-linked maritime targets far from Ukrainian territory.Ukrainian drones struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine’s SBU security service claimed two Russian fighter jets were also destroyed at an airfield in occupied Crimea.Since Thursday, Russian forces have at least five times hit a bridge on the Dniester River near the village of Mayaky, south-w...

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7 d. ago William tells of respect for SAS as he becomes charity patron

The association looks after serving members and veterans of the special forces Army unit.

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7 d. ago King shares anecdotes of trying to avoid making headlines during Navy career

Charles delivered a speech during a ceremony at Royal Britannia Naval College in Dartmouth.

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8 d. ago King and Queen meet Royal Navy sailors returning home from eight

Commander Tom Leonard said that it was ‘phenomenal’ for the ship’s company and their families to be recognised.

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1 week ago Andrew suffers final humiliation as last title stripped after King Charles request

The Ministry of Defence has now confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's honourary Royal Navy Vice-Admiral rank has been downgraded - weeks after losing his prince and HRH styles

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1 week ago Tice declines to condemn candidate who said Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice was asked about Chris Parry’s post at a press conference

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1 week ago Ukraine strikes Russian submarine in unprecedented underwater drone attack

This operation targeted the Russian navy's most important remaining Black Sea base, located in Novorossiysk

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1 week ago Moment Ukraine destroys Putin's £298m Russian submarine in devastating strike

Explosive footage shows Ukraine's Sea Baby drones obliterating a Russian submarine believed to be carrying four Kalibr missile launchers at Novorossiysk port in a colossal blast

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1 week ago Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past | Austin Sarat

Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmireDonald Trump seems determined to have a military confrontation with Venezuela. He has deployed a massive military arsenal in and around the Caribbean Sea and taken a series of provocative actions off the Venezuelan coast, justifying it as necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.The Council on Foreign Relations says that deployment includes an “aircraft carrier, destroyers, cruisers, amphibious assault ships, and a special forces support ship. A variety of aircraft have also been active in the region, including bombers, fighters, drones, patrol planes, and support aircraft.” This is the largest display of American military might in the western hemisphere since we invaded Panama in 1989.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Bot...

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment Russian missile hits Ukrainian port as Putin threatens to 'cut country off from the sea'

This is the dramatic moment a vessel went up in flames after a Russian projectile hit Ukraine's Chornomorsk port.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy tracks Putin submarine entering English Channel as number of Russian vessels threatening UK waters soars

The operation involved a specialist Merlin helicopter from 814 Naval Air Squadron and RFA Tidesurge - a replenishment tanker which is part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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2 w. ago Russian submarine lurking in UK waters prompts Navy response as WW3 fears escalate

The Royal Navy has shadowed a Russian submarine in the English Channel - this is a breaking story

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