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UK defence budget 'insufficient' as 'world totters towards World War Three'
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wanted an £11bn boost to take account of the war in Ukraine and the rising threat posed by China, but has been forced to make do with far less
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RAF drone blasts top ISIS extremist linked to chemical and biological weapons
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs the air strike, part of the UK's anti-ISIS campaign Operation Shader, took place in northern Syria
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Rishi Sunak pledges £5bn to help UK 'stand its ground' - HALF what was asked for
The PM Rishi Sunak is unveiling plans to increase the UK's defence budget by £5bn - but that's less than half what defence secretary Ben Wallace demanded
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Inside UK's abandoned 'ghost' village completely frozen in time
A forlorn abandoned housing estate sits on the edge of bustling Edinburgh, and it should be an ideal location - but more than 30 houses are empty, leaving it feeling like a ghost town
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Nuked blood: now ministers refuse to tell families why they can't see evidence
The Ministry of Defence holds the results of Cold War blood tests, but won't share it with veterans
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UK army regiment loses 22 veterans to 'wicked problem' in just 12 years
Veteran Baz Melia, a retired British Army Colonel, has called for more to be done to stop UK soldiers committing suicide after leaving the military after 22 have killed themselves in his army regiment
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Tenth of the Army 'on the sick' - but many would still be sent to war anyway
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said some of those on the soldier sick list were waiting for appointments with a dentist - and would be sent into battle "if the balloon went up"
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UFO expert 'solves UK's biggest alien mystery' that had best-ever photo evidence
Often regarded as one of the highest-quality UFO images ever taken, a recent development about who took the famous Calvine photo has led to a top UFO researcher to put forward a remarkable theory
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Send RAF Typhoon jets to NATO allies to 'unlock' warplanes for Ukraine, say MPs
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey faced calls to deploy a batch of British fighter planes to "backfill" air defence roles in countries which have aircraft bteter suited for Ukrainian forces
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Dramatic helmet-cam footage shows Ukrainian troops storming Russian trench
The footage begins by showing Ukrainian soldiers emerging from a shallow trench and making their way across a battlefield before they blow up the area and capture the Russians
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Star-studded Live Aid-style gig announced at Wembley to raise money for Ukraine
A huge benefit concert is set to be held at Wembley stadium this year, with big-name performers such as The Rolling Stones and U2 invited to play in order to raise money for the victims of the Ukraine conflict
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Putin's troops 'fight with shovels' as Russia suffers ammo shortage
Depleted Russian forces are telling troops to use shovels because they are so short of ammo, it has emerged, as dramatic aerial footage shows a Ukrainian city completely destroyed by war
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New £50MILLION taxpayer-funded helicopter on order for top Tories including PM
The new chopper, expected to be an Italian-made AgustaWestland AW149, will be a replacement for an aircraft currently in service based at RAF Northolt. It will also be used by senior royals
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Moment sonic boom shakes homes as RAF Typhoon aircraft scrambled
Aarondeep Mann heard the sonic boom while emptying the boot of his car in Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, and said his first thought was it may have been a gas explosion
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Heroes of Britain’s nuclear tests to finally get long-awaited medal this summer
The forgotten veterans will finally get official recognition for their service 71 years after they helped develop the UK’s first atomic bomb
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'Rishi Sunak delivered their medal - but broke his promise to nuclear veterans'
Nuclear veterans will get their long-awaited medal this summer - but Rishi Sunak still refuses to fulfil his promise to meet them, says Fleet Street Fox
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Tory minister boast he has more staff than rival in petty row over defence
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace boasted he has 224,000 staff while Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer has an office with just 12 people as they clashed over money for the Armed Forces
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Pay row at chemical weapons lab is national security issue, whistleblower claims
Workers at Porton Down are being balloted for strike action with the result set to be announced on Monday. The lab was used to analyse the novichok that poisoned Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia
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Weak Rishi Sunak is afraid of taking on Tory hawks on another front over defence
Determined to march in lockstep with Rishi Sunak to flee the Jeremy Corbyn era, Labour leader Keir Starmer elevates Nato to holy grail status
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British medics arrive in Turkey as 80,000 people still sleeping outside in -8C
NHS nurse Melanie Johnson is leading a team of 35 medics sent by UK-Med to respond to the devastating earthquake in Turkey which has killed at least 46,000 people
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NATO fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes
It comes ahead of an important meeting of NATO defence ministers today and tomorrow in Brussels as officials work to co-ordinate supplying more weapons to Ukraine, and to discuss the threat posed by spy balloons
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Russian soldiers dying at highest rate since first week of brutal war in Ukraine
Figures released by the Ukrainian general staff on Russian casualties show 824 Russian soldiers dying per day in February - four times the rate reported over June and July of last year
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Fears UK military too small to fight Russia as Germany asked to lead NATO force
Ministry of Defence sources suggest that Britain's military is not able to spare the 5,000 personnel needed to comprise a 'rapid-reaction force' tasked with repelling any potential Russian advance on NATO territory
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Over 18,000 troops are victims of bullying at work - yet 90% won't speak out
Members of the armed forces have faced discrimination and sexual harassment, with women being disproportionally affected, but 90% never make an official complaint.
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Speed-up UK weapons production to replace arms sent to Ukraine, warns Labour
The Shadow Defence Secretary makes the plea in an exclusive Mirror interview before he addresses the Royal United Services Institute think tank on Tuesday evening
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