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Tory minister blocked from seeing nuked blood files by his own department
Officials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment are said to be blocking a ministerial review of secret records about blood tests on Cold War troops
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Putin could deploy more troops to Ukraine as he raises army age limit to 70
The move comes as Russia continues to lose large numbers of its troops in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Nearly one-third of Russia's population is over 55
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One of UK's busiest airports named 'UFO hotspot' after near misses with planes
Stansted Airport is one of the UK's busiest travel hubs, and it has turned out that far more than just passenger planes have been flying around the area in recent years
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Royal Navy's £3billion aircraft carrier fails to leave harbour for NATO exercise
The HMS Prince of Wales was take over in Exercise Steadfast Defender off Norway on behalf of its sister ship the HMS Queen Elizabeth, but it failed to set sail on Sunday
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Suspected Russian spy 'worked for MI6 - and even met King Charles'
The man alleged by the Government to be a Russian spy claimed to have worked for GCHQ, MI6, the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office, during which time he met King Charles
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RAF Typhoon jets blasting into UK aiport leaves many residents 'scared to death'
A Scandinavian Airlines plane heading to Manchester Airportwas intercepted by two RAF Typhoons after a "brief and temporary loss of communications" which left residents in Greater Manchester startled
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David Cameron issues warning to Iran as Houthi Red Sea crisis deepens
The UK and the US struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight in the third wave of airstrikes this month as David Cameron issued a warning to Iran
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US and UK launch fresh strikes on Yemen's Houthis in retaliation for attacks
Royal Air Force FGR4s were supported by Voyager tankers and Paveway IV precision guided bombs were used in the operation against Houthi locations in Yemen, the Ministry of Defence has said
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RAF probe as sister plane of jet used by Sunak suffers 'blowout scare'
The plane - an RAF Voyager jet - blew a landing gear tyre while hurtling along a Nevada runway at around 160mph when it was laden with 80 tonnes of fuel
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'We will never give up fight for truth and justice for nuclear test veterans'
A fresh court case is about to launch, demanding the MoD provide the blood tests, compensation, and an apology following nuclear bomb tests in 1952 which then Prime Minister Winston Churchill said caused no casualties
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Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond shoots down Houthi attack drone in the Red Sea
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond was forced to defend itself with Sea Viper missiles on Saturday after the latest attack from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea
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Owner dedicates Grand Military triumph to fallen soldier killed serving in Iraq
Ex-cavalryman Jordan Wylie remembered racing enthusiast Lance Corporal Alan Brackenbury after his win with Farceur De Large at Sandown
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Ex-NATO chief says conscription of Brits needed to stop Putin from launching WW3
General Sir Richard Shirreff, who was a NATO chief between 2011 and 2014, says a voluntary call-up would not be enough and Britain would need to bring back conscription
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A town in Wales became convinced a UFO crashed in their town 50 years ago
People ran from their homes in the Berwyn Mountains of Wales believing they had been hit by an earthquake - but they became witnesses to an incident which became known as the Welsh Roswell instead
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MoD lied for 40 years that irradiated British troops had a "zero dose"
As Tory MPs demand an urgent review, the MoD refuses to bin the dodgy data and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still won't talk to survivors
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King's Guards should ditch wearing bear fur - poll results
Following actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry backing PETA's campaign for the King's Guards to stop using real bear fur, we asked if you think it's time the tradition stopped. Many of you thought it should, while others were happy for it to continue
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Brit tourist on easyJet flight sparks major bomb threat
The man is accused of posting a message on Snapchat which said he was a member of the Taliban, and that he had planted a bomb on the flight, which was flying from Gatwick to Menorca
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Houthi rebels issue chilling threat over UK airstrikes and warn of 'heavy price'
The UK joined US counterparts in carrying out airstrikes at around midnight last night against Houthi rebels in Yemen who have attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea
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UFO seen diving into lake after US military 'hunt' as expert claims 'it's real'
A video has emerged of a UFO speeding across the sky in Iraq with an investigative film-maker claiming it comes from the US military and that troops were ordered to "hunt it down"
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Should the King's Guards ditch wearing bear fur? Take our poll and have your say
'Tradition is never an excuse for cruelty', says actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry, who backs a PETA campaign calling for the King's Guards to stop using real bear fur. The Mirror asks if you think it's time the convention stopped
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Fujitsu still gets contracts worth £100m-a-year despite Post Office scandal
Since 2012 – more than a decade after the Post Office accounting scandal began – the public sector has awarded Fujitsu almost 200 contracts worth £6.8billion in total, analyst says
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Nuked blood: Minister says 'state secret' documents hold no useful information
Defence minister Andrew Murrison was accused of a "disgraceful response" on whether the government holds records of blood and urine tests on its own troops
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'Idris Elba wouldn't need to ask for a knife ban, if 247 Eton boys had died'
Hollywood star Idris Elba has launched a campaign to ban knives and fund community programmes, says Fleet Street Fox. He wouldn't have to if the country was run by a truly representative Parliament
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Veteran nuked blood records a 'state secret', admits government
Records of blood testing of nuclear servicemen have been locked away for decades as a state secret, the Mirror can reveal
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So long 'Jane Bond' UK's longest-serving spy retires from MI5 after 50 years
The 90-year-old MI5 spy known only to the public as 'Barbara' has finally put down her trench coat after a half-century, having joined the service at the height of the Cold War
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