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Politics
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Middle East Defence Secretary travels to Middle East to help deter wider regional conflict
Grant Shapps travelled to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to drive forward work to maintain regional stability.
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Remembrance Barriers put in place around Cenotaph ahead of Remembrance
There had been fears the 103-year-old monument could be damaged before the annual November remembrance.
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Middle East PM Sunak meets King of Jordan as Gaza offensive looms
King Abdullah II of Jordan has been the British Army regiment, Light Dragoons colonel-in-chief since 2003.
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Cyprus Defence minister highlights Cyprus bases' strategic importance amid Israel-Hamas conflict
"What has happened in Israel last weekend is abhorrent," James Heappey said.
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Navy Sunak gets taste of Navy life on HMS Diamond
The PM spent a night aboard the Type 45 destroyer ahead of the Joint Expeditionary Force summit.
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Ukraine Defence Secretary announces new £100m support package for Ukraine counter-offensive
The aid will include equipment to clear minefields and air defence capabilities.
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Naval History Museum chiefs battling for sunken WW2 British warships memorial
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by the Japanese in 1941.
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News Police patrol outside RAF Scampton after suspected petrol bomb found
The Home Office still plans to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers at the RAF Scampton site.
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Politics Aukus: How new £4bn deal could create Royal Navy's most advanced and most powerful attack submarine
What is the Aukus deal, why is it important and how long will it take?
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Ukraine Putin foolish to think internal rows show West's support for Ukraine is waning, Shapps says
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
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News Call for fresh evidence on experience of women in the Armed Forces
The aim of the appeal is to see whether there have been changes since a damning report in 2021.
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Ukraine Ben Wallace says he told PM to give £2.3bn more to Ukraine
Former defence secretary Ben Wallace urged the Prime Minister to increase the UK's support for Ukraine.
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RAF RAF Typhoons deploy to Poland for exercises with Nato allies
The deployment will enable Royal Air Force pilots to train in dogfighting scenarios against different aircraft.
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Ukraine PM says suggestion UK troops could train Ukrainians in Ukraine not for 'here and now'
The Prime Minister sought to clarify comments the Defence Secretary Grant Shapps made to the Sunday Telegraph.
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News No point sitting on kit and seeing Ukraine overrun, new Defence Secretary says
Grant Shapps was speaking to Forces News for the first time since taking over from Ben Wallace in the role.