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Exclusive: Trump team see Chagos deal row as ‘day one issue’ for new administration as it is unclear whether nuclear weapons will still be allowed at the Diego Garcia base

Several opposition MPs raised concerns over the agreement between the UK and Mauritius.

Investigation: The UK trained and paid special forces to fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. As hundreds of these fighters live in danger while Britain delays decisions on whether to give them sanctuary, the UK’s adversaries are circling. Holly Bancroft, Fahim Abed, May Bulman and Jessica Purkiss report

The UK will provide the cash to the country for new attack and surveillance drones, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

The incident comes after the Royal Navy shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel over the past week.

Hundreds of Afghan special forces soldiers are set to be relocated to Britain in a victory for The Independent’s campaign

Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence review admits some Afghan soldiers rejected for UK relocation were directly employed by the UK after The Independent revealed their fate at the hands of the Taliban

Great Britain won five medals in the Paralympic triathlon events, including two golds for Dave Ellis and Megan Richter

Ellie Challis and Louise Fiddes were among the golds for Great Britain, but Jonnie Peacock failed to claim a medal

ParalympicsGB finished second in the medal table at Tokyo 2020