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Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.

The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.

This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.

David Lammy refused to confirm whether any other criminal asylum seekers have been “accidentally released from prison” - just moments before police announced that another convicted sex offender is on the loose.

The UK is set to build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme, under its strategic defence review.

Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending