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Inside Britains drone capital where weapons built to hammer Russia are made

Andy Burnham tells Vladimir Putin UK will keep backing Ukraine after drone strikes threat

Politics

Russia's 10 new secret drone bases capable of striking NATO exposed

Nato

Army called in to help tackle wildfires as dozens of homes and acres of land destroyed across tinderbox Britain

Wildfires

Royal Navy's 12m drones 'secretly sent data to China' in huge security breach

Royal Navy

Anti-immigration protesters gather at former RAF base after Thetford unrest

Migration

Nuclear test veterans' medical records were gathered by secret government lab

Nuked blood scandal

Britain showcases cutting-edge tech to protect nation underwater amid Putin threat

Royal Navy

'Taliban tortured my dad and threatened to take my sister after MoD data breach'

British Army

UK must put right failures that left Afghan allies in danger after Taliban takeover, MPs demand

Taliban

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'Future of Andy Burnham's mission to transform Britain rests on dodging Starmer's destructive defence targets'

Andy Burnham

New Chancellor John Healey promises 'buy British' blitz in government overhaul

John Healey

UK hits back at Iran threats as BAE boss warns defence spending 'well short' of what's needed

Ministry of Defence

Putin prepares to mobilise drug dealers, mafia members and murderers for frontline

Russia Ukraine war

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'Andy Burnham draws line under Starmer era with Cabinet overhaul - and shocks with Chancellor pick'

Andy Burnham

MoD finally admits 'extensive' human radiation experiments on nuclear test veterans

Ministry of Defence

MoD admits "extensive" radiation experiments on troops but hides the news in World Cup mania

Nuked blood scandal

'Feral' British troops 'dropped Afghan prisoners from forklifts for fun', whistleblower claims

Special forces

Emails show MoD officials were told of Nuked Blood cover-up

Nuked blood scandal

Defence Secretary's Russia warning after Kremlin warplane buzzes UK aircraft carrier

Royal Navy

UK scrambles jets as Russian warplanes head towards HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier

Ministry of Defence

Keir Starmer forced on defensive on military spending in heated PMQs clash

Ministry of Defence

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'We saw UFO while getting a takeaway, I remember thinking we were going to die'

UFOs

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'Some say Dan Jarvis' 15billion defence spend is still not enough amid Russia's warnings'

Ministry of Defence

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The MoD as it exists today was created in 1971 to coordinate the work previously done by multiple government departments including the Admiralty, the War Office, the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Aviation. It is responsible for the armed forces and for implementing government defence policy.

UPDATED 04:32, 19 Aug 2026