A Royal Navy ship was given a hero’s welcome this morning as it returned to port in Portsmouth after shadowing and gatherings intelligence on Russian warships travelling around the UK. HMS Lancaster returned to the naval base in Hampshire having completed a tour to the High North where it led a freedom of navigation …
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Robot mine-hunters will replace Royal Navy sailors to detect and destroy suspect devices at sea in £184million programme with France Ben Wallace announced scheme at Franco-British Council Defence Conference Boats will be controlled from ‘mothership’ while towed sonar locates the devices Underwater vehicle will stop a weapon from exploding once …
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Sweden now has a higher Covid-19 infection rate than both France and Britain after shunning lockdowns in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ approach to the pandemic. Hospital admissions for coronavirus patients have almost doubled each week in Sweden, with the country recording 208,295 cases and 6,406 deaths since the outbreak began. Though this is …
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London’s FTSE is seen 65 points lower at 6,322, Germany’s DAX is seen 124 points lower at 13,075, France’s CAC 40 down 42 points at 5,469 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 121 points lower at 21,445, according to IG. LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower Thursday as a rally …
Read More »Israel will begin human trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry on 1 November after receiving regulatory approval. The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) began animal trials for its “BriLife” vaccine in March. The health ministry and an oversight committee …
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(Reuters) – European shares fell on Tuesday on fears that Britain was in danger of leaving the European Union without a trade agreement, with energy firms and technology stocks among the biggest decliners. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, …
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Prince Joachim has been pictured for the first time since undergoing emergency brain surgery last month. Joachim, 51, is seen recuperating at his holiday home, the Chateau de Cayx in Cahors, France, as he recovers from a procedure after he developed a blood clot on his brain. His brother Crown Prince Frederik, …
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The Mayor of Calais said Britain sending in the Navy to police the Channel would be ‘a declaration of maritime war’ amid a sharp rise in the number of migrants making the perilous crossing. Mayor Natacha Bouchart responded to Priti Patel’s formal request for help from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as …
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Priti Patel will today demand French co-operation in a massive new ‘blockade’ of the Channel to crack down on the migrant crisis. The Home Secretary will refuse to hand over any more taxpayers’ money to fund operations on French soil unless Emmanuel Macron’s government steps up action on illegal crossings. The …
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The Prime Minister today vowed to reconsider the law in a bid to tackle migrant crossings as France warned the government not to send the Navy into its waters. Boris Johnson branded Channel crossings a ‘very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do’ as he hinted at …
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