Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Luke Pollard

Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship and freighter through British seas

“Russian warships are increasingly transiting through the English Channel,” defence minister Luke Pollard warned.

Evening Standard

Ministers deny 'turning a blind eye' to Gaza atrocities despite RAF spy planes

MINISTERS have denied that they are “turning a blind eye” to atrocities in Gaza despite routinely flying RAF spy planes over the territory.

The National (Scotland)

Chagos deal plan clears first Commons hurdle

Defence minister Luke Pollard insisted the draft new law would see off a legal “threat” to the UK-US military base in the archipelago.

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Patel: ‘UK’s enemies queuing up’ to get close to Mauritius after Chagos deal

The shadow foreign secretary said adversaries such as Russia, Iran and China back the deal, which was signed earlier this year.

Evening Standard

UK minister calls for end of Scottish Government ‘dithering’ on defence

The Ministry of Defence has announced plans for £250 million worth of defence growth deals for areas across the UK.

Evening Standard

British college teaching Israeli soldiers during Gaza genocide revealed

THE British college that has been teaching Israeli troops during the ongoing Gaza genocide has been revealed ...

The National (Scotland)

Thousands of Afghans won’t receive compensation from UK over data breach

The catastrophic leak saw details of 18,714 applicants for a resettlement scheme released in 2022

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

MoD to ‘robustly defend’ compensation claims from Afghans in data breach case

The data breach saw details of 18,714 applicants for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme released in 2022.

Evening Standard

UK looking to revamp defense laws as undersea cable sabotage and cyber attacks create 'gray zone threats'

When an eel bites the line and you're all out of time, that's a moray. I Can't help with the gray zone threats, though.

PC Gamer

Ministry of Defence to pay £1.6m compensation for Afghan data breach

The MoD has already been fined £350,000 over the breach, which saw the details of 265 people mistakenly copied into emails sent by the Government.

Evening Standard

Government wins Commons vote over plans for armed forces whistleblowing route

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard said the amendment ‘will establish genuine protection for people wishing to raise a concern anonymously’.

Evening Standard

UK lifts warning for Qatar as Trump says Iran and Israel have agreed ceasefire

Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar after America’s strikes on its nuclear facilities on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Labour MP warns proscribing Palestine Action would be ‘kneejerk reaction’

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has unveiled plans to proscribe Palestine Action after a break-in at RAF Brize Norton.

Evening Standard

UK ‘utterly condemns’ escalation after Iran attacks US military base

Qatar said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

David Lammy refuses to say whether US attack on Iran was ‘right’ or ‘legal’

In an awkward interview, the foreign secretary refused four times to say whether Donald Trump’s regime’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilites would pass the legal test

The National (Scotland)

UK Government accused of 'actively participating in genocide' by training IDF

The Labour Government has been accused of 'actively participating in genocide' after it admitted that the UK is currently hosting and training…

The National (Scotland)

UK 'currently' training Israeli soldiers on UK soil, Labour Government admits

The UK is hosting and training soldiers from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) despite allegations that the military is engaged in genocide in…

Evening Standard

Migrant crossings could hit 50k this year as minister voices ‘frustration’ at French police watching boats go

Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard said the government wants to see ‘French police take more action’

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

'We must prepare for conflict,' says Starmer with new weapons to down Putin missiles targeting UK 'homeland'

Launching the Strategic Defence Review in Glasgow, the Prime Minister said it was a ‘moment of danger and threat for our country’

Evening Standard

Minister defends ‘good value’ Chagos deal as Badenoch says Trump ‘laughing’

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard faced questions about the Government’s estimation of the full cost.

Evening Standard

RAF fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft flying close to Nato airspace

The Ministry of Defence said two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from Malbork Air Base in Poland on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

RAF fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Nato airspace

The deployment of six Typhoon jets and nearly 200 personnel is the UK’s latest contribution to Nato’s air policing efforts

The Guardian - UK

Lives at risk if UK fails to review intelligence sharing with US, say Lib Dems

MPs call for comprehensive review after White House inadvertently shares Yemen war plans with journalist

Evening Standard

UK has ‘high confidence’ in US security measures despite Yemen group chat breach

The armed forces minister said no UK personnel had been put at risk as a result of US officials using a messaging app to discuss war plans.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says military talks giving shape to plans to send UK troops to Ukraine

Keir Starmer has said a meeting of defence chiefs will turn the idea of a peacekeeping force for Ukraine from a political concept to “military…

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Government

the Ministry of Defence

279 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.