A top defence minister warned it was ‘impossible’ for the UK to protect every ship from Iranian forces in the Gulf today as he demanded more money for the Royal Navy. Tobias Ellwood denied that the UK had taken its ‘eye off the ball’ and said the Government was looking …
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Dramatic audio has emerged of the moment a British warship told a UK-flagged oil tanker to ignore Iranian orders to ‘alter its course’ before it was hijacked. On the tape, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard can be heard telling the Stena Impero: ‘If you obey, you will be safe. Alter course …
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Rubbish collection, cleaning and school dinner services will be taken back by local councils, under Labour plans to stop taxpayers being “ripped off” by private firms. The party has pledged to reverse four decades of outsourcing in local government, blaming it for “scandals” such as the collapse of Carillion at a …
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An Insider in Dubai’s royal family has broken his silence to tell how Sheikh Maktoum’s multi-million pound divorce battle with his estranged wife Princess Haya in the British courts will expose secrets of the UAE ruler. Sheikh Maktoum’s nephew Marcus Essabri says the divorce will show how his uncle has …
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Where WERE the Royal Navy? Former First Sea Lord is ‘amazed’ that British tankers were not escorted by our warships despite ministers knowing for weeks of Iranian shipping threat Lord West slammed UK for not anticipating retaliation from Iranian forces in Gulf Found it ‘bizarre’ British vessels passing through Strait of …
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I never look at the Moon without being reminded of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin and of the day, 50 years ago today, when they left their first footprints on its dusty surface. Along with hundreds of millions around the world, I watched the grainy TV images of this historic …
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Boris Johnson has been accused of spreading fake news after claiming “Brussels bureaucrats” were behind rules about sending Isle of Man kippers by post. Officials in Brussels pointed out that the rules were set in the UK and EU food safety commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis reminded Mr Johnson, a former Brussels …
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US officials now say they are unsure whether an oil tanker that disappeared in the Gulf was seized or rescued by Iran. The MT Riah, which sailed from the UAE, vanished when its transponder was switched off in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday night. Adding to the mystery, the …
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A woman in her 70s was killed when a lorry crashed into her while she was crossing the street. Police were called to the junction of Victoria Road and Mere Street at 2.30pm yesterday (Tues July 16) after reports that a Royal Mail delivery lorry had hit a pedestrian. The …
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A Russian beauty queen who married a Malaysian king has revealed new photos of their son, as she describes the couple’s whirlwind romance. Ex-Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, has taken to Instagram to proclaim her son as the ‘future King of Malaysia’ and details of how the couple met through a …
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