Royal Navy: No spare capacity to patrol English Channel for migrants
It comes after a recent decision to use the military to counter migrant crossings.
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Feature Debunking the myth that Jewish people didn't fight during the Second World War
The notion that Jews did not fight back against the horrors of the Holocaust is a myth – here's why.
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Navy Royal Navy makes second multimillion-pound drugs bust in days
The latest haul brings the total of illegal drugs seized by HMS Montrose over almost three years in the Middle East to £88m.
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Navy Tonga tsunami: Royal Navy ship delivers aid
HMS Spey remains in Tongan waters, ready to help where needed in the coming days.
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Navy New state-of-the-art training boats for the first time in more than half a century
Eight sleek grey, futuristic-looking jet-powered boats will replace the old blue-and-white boats, active since the 1960s.
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Arctic/Antarctic Penguin parade welcomes Royal Navy icebreaker back to the Antarctic
HMS Protector is on a mission to support international research into wildlife, the changing climate and the shifting waters of Antarctica.
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Aircraft US F-35 jet crash injures seven sailors
The pilot was safely ejected from the aircraft which was later recovered by a US military helicopter.
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Navy Royal Navy aviators break off from training to rescue kayaker from icy Cornish waters
The man had capsized while paddling his kayak off the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall.
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Navy Royal Navy to arrive at tsunami-hit Tonga soon after collecting aid
HMS Spey set sail for Tonga on Friday and will "soon arrive" after picking up supplies in French Polynesia.
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Sea vessels Exclusive: UK attempts to dismantle nuclear submarine in a world first
The dismantling process has already started on three defuelled submarines – with about 90% of the overall metal free from radioactivity.
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Navy Royal Navy seizes almost £15m of drugs in Gulf of Oman
In total, 663kg of heroin, 87kg methamphetamine and 291kg of hashish and marijuana was seized by HMS Montrose.
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News Royal Navy warship joins effort to enforce UN sanctions on North Korea
The offshore patrol vessel gathered evidence and reported a ship suspected of being in breach of the sanctions.
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Humanitarian Navy delivering relief to Tonga after devastating tsunami
HMS Spey is setting sail following the tsunami, which was triggered by a volcano eruption on Saturday.
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Special forces British Special Forces – where they came from and what they do
An examination of the histories and current roles of the UK’s Special Forces units.
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Navy Warning Navy will become 'taxi service' for migrants under 'Operation Dog's Dinner'
Ministers came under fire from some on their backbenches for not seeking to push back small boats trying to reach England from France.
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Afghanistan Op Pitting: New medal will honour Kabul evacuation heroes
The Operational Service Medal Afghanistan has its own distinctive clasp and will be awarded to Navy, Army and Air Force personnel.