3 d. ago US issues 'brothers' remark days after JD Vance 'random country' slur

The Defence Secretary had warm words for British troops and veterans

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5 d. ago Starmer tribute to fallen British troops after Vance’s perceived slight

Sir Keir Starmer’s tribute to personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan came after JD Vance’s comments about troops from a ‘random country’.

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5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer opens PMQs with poignant rebuke of Vance's 'random country' comments

He told MPs that hundreds had died "fighting for Britain alongside our allies" as he paid tribute to fallen soldiers

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer's powerful swipe at JD Vance for attacking British troops

The PM gave paid tribute to British troops who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq after JD Vance suggested the UK was a 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

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5 d. ago Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

JD Vance appeared to described Britain as ‘some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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5 d. ago 'Dunce' JD Vance dubbed 'clown' after branding UK 'random country who hasn't fought wars'

JD Vance oddly claimed that an American stake in Ukraine’s economy was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years"

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6 d. ago Prince Harry's war hero friend who lost two limbs in Afghanistan demands apology from JD Vance after 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years' remark

Ben McBean, 37, from Plymouth, lost an arm and a leg after stepping on a landmine while patrolling in Afghanistan's notorious Helmand Province in 2008. He said JD Vance's comments were an insult..

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6 d. ago Veterans demand JD Vance APOLOGISE for 'disrespecting' British troops' sacrifice as US Vice President swipes at 'random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'

The US Vice President was accused of 'disrespecting' the sacrifice of British troops who fought alongside American servicemen in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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6 d. ago Scottish MPs condemn Donald Trump Ukraine aid suspension as JD Vance brands UK 'some random country'

The decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend military aid is another blow to Ukraine

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6 d. ago Volodymyr Zelensky says Trump showdown 'regrettable' as MPs condemn end to US aid

The decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend military aid is another blow to Ukraine

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6 d. ago Veteran backlash at 'shameful' JD Vance as he denies calling Britain 'a random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years' when asked about Keir Starmer's plan for Ukraine peacekeepers

The US Vice President desperately attempted to clarify his comments after he sparked a furious backlash among military veterans and MPs from all parties.

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6 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer breaks silence over JD Vance's 'some random country' insult

'This clown needs to check his privilege'

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6 d. ago Fuming Brits slam JD Vance calling UK 'some random country that hasn't fought in 30 years'

Vice President JD Vance made the 'some random country' comment while speaking to Fox News and it has left a bitter taste in the mouths of Brits across social media - with some branding him 'ignorant'

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6 d. ago Veteran backlash at 'shameful' JD Vance after he dismisses Britain as 'a random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 years'... even though hundreds of UK troops died in Iraq and Afghanistan

Military veterans and MPs from across the House of Commons led a furious backlash against Mr Vance's 'shameful' comments and called on him to apologise.

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6 d. ago JD Vance dismisses Keir Starmer's 'coalition of the willing' to secure Ukraine as '20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years'

JD Vance jibed that a force with UK and French boots on the ground amounted to '20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years'.

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8 d. ago Judo Olympian urgently seeks help to find missing brother after his disappearance following distressing 3am voicemail in Bristol

Olympic judoka Lubjana Piovesana has issued a desperate plea for help in finding her missing brother, Luis, as police express growing concern for his safety.

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2 w. ago Los Angeles DA opposes new trial for Menendez brothers over parents’ deaths

Nathan Hochman casts doubt on sexual abuse claims but declines to say whether he would support resentencingLos Angeles’s new tough-on-crime district attorney made clear on Friday he is taking a much less sympathetic view of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case, though his office has not yet announced what position it will take on the issue of whether the brothers should be resentenced.Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, Menendez were found guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Steak restaurant enters liquidation after staff left 'shocked' by sudden announcement

Brothers Steak and Seafood Restaurant issued a statement in January to say they would be temporarily closing due to 'performance challenges'

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2 w. ago Ronan Keating issues heartbreaking statement after man given suspended sentence over brother's death

Ronan Keating has issued a heartbreaking new statement after the man responsible for the death of his brother, Ciaran, was spared jail

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2 w. ago Ronan Keating issues update in heartbreaking statement as brother's killer avoids jail

Ronan Keating has spoken out in a heartbreaking new statement after the person responsible for the death of his brother, Ciaran, was spared jail

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