Defence & Security Forces

                   
bbc.co.uk: Soldiers from the Afghan National Army and 3rd Battalion (The Black Watch) The Royal Regiment of Scotland board a Chinook helicopter in the desert in the Upper Sangin Valley, Helmand Province (file photo) bbc.co.uk

Critical task

bbc.co.uk
9 hrs ago 1 related
 

British forces in Helmand, southern Afghanistan, are paying a high price as the Taliban fight back with ever more deadly explosive devices. Caroline Wyatt, just back from Helmand, says it is a critical time for the coalition...

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telegraph.co.uk: Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe telegraph.co.uk

LtColonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond should not have died

telegraph.co.uk
2 hrs ago 191 related
 

It is shocking that the MoD did not ensure that British soldiers were properly protected from roadside bombs in Afghanistan, says Christopher Booker. Once again it exposes the series of truly scandalous decisions by the...

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Police treating tower block blaze as suspicious

timesonline.co.uk
7 hrs ago 188 related
 

Six people, including a baby and two children killed after fire swept through flats in Camberwell, South London One firefighter said it was the worst blaze he'd seen in 30 years in the Fire Service Police are treating a...

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We need digital leadership | Crispin Blunt

guardian.co.uk
10 hrs ago 1 related
 

After Labour's woeful inaction on cyber security, we need a new government with a new approach for the digital age A month after the US cyberspace policy review, the government has released its own strategy: the " Cyber...

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Two arrested over city drug farm

bbc.co.uk
10 hrs ago
 

Two men have been arrested after police officers found 468 cannabis plants being cultivated in a flat in the west end of Glasgow. Officers raided the property in Shuna Place in Maryhill on Friday where they also found drugs,...

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Frontline troops must now be a spending priority

telegraph.co.uk
2 hrs ago
 

David Cameron and Gordon Brown have both promised to protect spending on the NHS but what about defence? Gordon Brown has been embarrassed several times by David Cameron on the floor of the House of Commons. Mr Cameron has...

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Woman is killed in train incident

bbc.co.uk
10 hrs ago
 

A 55-year-old woman has died after being hit by a train in west Cornwall. Ambulance crews and police were called out shortly before 2200 BST on Friday following reports that a train had hit someone on the outskirts of Hayle....

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bbc.co.uk: HMS Monmouth bbc.co.uk

Naval warship visits Cornish town

bbc.co.uk
7 hrs ago
 

Visitors will be able to find out what life is like onboard the Type 23 frigate The Plymouth-based Royal Navy warship HMS Monmouth is spending the weekend in Cornwall. The Type 23 frigate, which is currently undergoing...

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Stuff the university bosses! Education workers in Sheffield, a call for OBU!

indymedia.org.uk
5 hrs ago
 

Sheffield University is about to be hit by massive cuts, job losses and cuts in workers pay. As part of the claw back of funding from central government as a result of the fallout from the economic crisis Sheffield University...

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OUR VIEW: The Fourth is about freedom

glasgowdailytimes.com
32 mins ago
 

Staff report Glasgow Daily Times GLASGOW — This Fourth of July as we all watch fireworks and eat at backyard barbecues, we all need to remember what the holiday is really about — honoring the sacrifices of those who have...

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