Haunted by the ghosts of Gallipoli, I went to my own war in Helmand
As a young British Army officer heading for Afghanistan, Barney Campbell visited the Dardanelles, scene of one of the First ...
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Royal Navy tugboat crews vote in strike ballot
Royal Navy tug boat crews are being balloted for strike action amid claims they are being locked out of contract discussions. The crews, at Devonport, Portsmouth, Faslane, Greenock and Kyle of ...
London Evening Standard24d
Royal Navy submarine surfaces close to Russian spy ship in British waters sending it packing
RAF maritime patrol aircraft were deployed, as were two Royal Navy warships and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Proteus to follow it. “Today, I also wanted to confirm to the House that I ...
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Royal Navy attack submarine warned off Russian spy ship from UK waters
A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.
Plymouth Herald26d
Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke move means 'all UK frigates based in Devonport'
Thats according to Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, who has welcomed the decision to baseport the final Royal Navy Frigate in HMNB Devonport. Starting this week, the new ...
Kent Online23d
Royal Navy sees off Putin’s Russian spy ship Yantar in UK waters
A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the ...
London Evening Standard24d
Royal Navy submarine used to warn off Russian spy ship loitering over cables
A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spy ships operating around UK waters. The hunter-killer submarine was ordered to surface ...
ITV23d
Royal Navy sub warned off Russian spy ship in North Sea, defence secretary tells MPs
A Royal Navy submarine has been used to warn off Russian spy ships operating around British waters. Defence Secretary John Healey gave details about the activities of the Yantar, which he said the ...
Daily Mail23d
Revealed: How Royal Navy submarine successfully drove Vladimir Putin's 'spy ship' out of UK waters in a show of force
A Royal Navy submarine surfaced just yards from a Russian spy ship in a dramatic show of force to protect British waters. The nuclear-powered HMS Astute emerged from the depths after the Kremlin ...
Daily Mail4d
Retired Royal Navy officer, 65, died from rare condition in front of horrified wife while scuba-diving in Indonesia, inquest hears
A retired Royal Navy officer died with 'panic in his eyes' in front of his horrified wife while scuba-diving in Indonesia, an inquest has heard. Robert Bolton had been on a dream cruise with his ...
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Russian spy ship detected off U.K. as British official warns Putin: "We know what you're doing"
British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...