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The UK must change its approach to defence in a changing world which is more unstable and insecure than before, Sir Keir Starmer has said. But the Prime Minister could not say when his aim of raising defence spending to 3% of the UK’s economic output would be realised, amid questions about whether the Treasury had guaranteed to fund it. Britain will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines […]
A scheme to develop part of a town centre in Worcestershire has been delayed. The project connecting Worcester Street to Bromsgrove Street in Kidderminster, creating a new green community area, is now expected to be finished by the end of the year. The delay has been caused by the need for additional drainage, said Wyre Forest District Council. The finished space will improve access to the Bromsgrove Street car park, […]
More volunteers are wanted to make knitted hearts for families of patients receiving end-of-life care. Local knitters have been supplying them to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust since 2020, but stocks are running low. The kindness hearts were first given out during the pandemic, when many families could not see their sick relatives. Debbie Snooke, a Swan End of Life Care Specialist Nurse, said the hearts "bring comfort at […]
The Defence Secretary has called plans to boost the UK’s military might a “message to Moscow” but said he does not expect to raise the number of soldiers until the next parliament. The Government has pledged £1.5 billion to set up at least six factories, and will support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons in response to the strategic defence review (SDR) to be published on Monday. […]
More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year. The latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats, bringing the provisional annual total so far to 14,811. This is 42% higher than the same point last year (10,448) and 95% up from the same point in 2023 (7,610), […]
A British man has been charged in the US with spying for China, officials in the US confirmed. John Miller, 63, is accused of interstate stalking and conspiracy to commit interstate stalking, and conspiracy, smuggling, and violations of the Arms Export Control Act, the US Justice Department said. Mr Miller, is from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, according to the Mail on Sunday, which quoted a neighbour who said he often travelled […]
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a “formidable, integrated fighting machine” as part of the Government’s defence review. The Prime Minister said he would invest in a military that is “more integrated, more ready, more lethal than ever”. As part of the review, due to be published on Monday, the Government has pledged £1.5 billion to set up at least […]
Six migrant boats have left France in the first attempt to cross the English Channel and reach the UK in days. A group including children was seen boarding at a beach in Gravelines, between Calais and Dunkirk. French authorities were then pictured escorting a small boat. There have not been any arrivals of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats for a week, the latest Home Office figures show. But […]
A man has been arrested after a car collided with a number of pedestrians following a report of a fight, Leicestershire Police said. Those involved in the crash are understood to have attended a private event nearby, they said. Police were called to De Montfort Street, Leicester, just after 12.30am on Saturday where two men and two women had been hurt in the crash. Three of them suffered serious injuries […]
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