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Rishi Sunak asked to give Glasgow soup kitchen access to empty MoD building

A GLASGOW soup kitchen has issued an appeal to the Prime Minister to help them find a suitable building to serve hot food to vulnerable people.

The National (Scotland)

Britain considering sending tanks to Ukraine to help fight Russia

Move would constitute major boost to Western support for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Glasgow Homeless Project appeals to Prime Minister for help finding a base

The Homeless Project Scotland is trying to secure a permanent home in the city centre to help it feed hundreds of people every day.

Glasgow Live

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UFO A70 incident that saw aliens abduct Edinburgh men resurfaces on US podcast

The incident was seen to be so puzzling that the Ministry of Defence was asked to look into. The two men have never changed their story and claim to this day they were abducted in 1992.

Edinburgh Live

Silence of Wiltshire ghost village broken for ‘last burial’ at its church

Mourners celebrate life of one-time resident Ray Nash, after MoD permits burial in village of Imber

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s air chiefs ‘move long-range bombers to Russia’s far east after planes hit at base closer to Ukraine’

The UK’s Ministry of Defence says Russia had responded to the attacks by “dispersing” the long-range planes to several airfields

Evening Standard

Japan to develop 3,000 km long-range missiles, deploy in 2030s -Kyodo

Japan's Ministry of Defence is arranging to develop multiple long-range missiles with a range of up to about 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) and aims to deploy them in the 2030s, Kyodo news reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

Reuters

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Nottinghamshire neighbour fears Red arrows move will attract 'defecating litter louts'

He has sounded the alarm on what he expects the recently announced period of Red Arrows training will mean for him and his neighbour

Nottingham Post

NIO wanted Treasury to cover spiralling costs of Bloody Sunday Inquiry

Hundreds of classified government files have been opened for public viewing at the Public Record Office in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Russia intensifies attacks on Kherson in Ukraine's south, Bakhmut in east

Russian forces increased mortar and artillery attacks on the city of Kherson more than six weeks after it was retaken by Ukrainian troops, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia sending musicians to Ukraine front line to boost morale

The Russian ministry of defence said the entertainers would form “two frontline creative brigades” and focus on providing “moral, political and psychological support”

Evening Standard

Desperate Putin sends opera singers and circus acts to Ukraine frontline to boost morale

Amid rumours the Russian President is about to bolster his army's numbers, Vladimir Putin has sent musicians, opera singers and circus performers to the frontline to boost the 'fragile morale' of his troops

Daily Mirror

Brigades sent to improve ‘fragile morale’ of Russian troops ‘unlikely’ to ease issues, says UK

‘Fragile morale almost certainly continues to be a significant vulnerability across much of the Russian force’

Evening Standard

Soldiers given sleeping bags for home leave as they can't afford to heat homes at Xmas

Troops who cannot afford to turn on the radiators during Christmas leave with their families have been handed extra bedding meant for use on military operations

Daily Mirror

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Ministry of Defence spending £756k a year on cabs to ferry around senior staff and VIPs

One single booking cost £5,383 for several vehicles over a three-day period to drive 70 miles from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, to the Ministry of Defence's Whitehall HQ

Evening Standard

Russia changes missile strike tactics due ‘to concerns about vulnerability of Crimea’

A previous wave of attacks on Friday left large parts of Kyiv without power, officials said

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak blasted on shipyard visit for 'betraying' UK workers by using Spanish firm

The Government awarded the contract for Fleet Solid Support ships to a Spanish-led consortium - prompting fury from MPs and unions who wanted a British-led bid to win the deal

Evening Standard

Putin adopting style of warfare abandoned by modern armies, says UK

Vladimir Putin's army has adopted a style of warfare abandoned by most modern militaries, the British Ministry of Defence said on Friday.

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Daily Record

Dumfries business honoured for support of the armed services

Vigilant Security and Currie Solutions have received a Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Award from the Ministry of Defence

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of unlawfully denying Afghan journalists UK visas

Ben Wallace and Suella Braverman ‘turned their back’ on former BBC journalists who are in danger, high court told

Reuters

Exclusive-The global supply trail that leads to Russia’s killer drones

The hundreds of Russian drones hovering ominously over the Ukrainian battlefield owe their existence to an elastic, sanctions-evading supply chain that often runs through a shabby office above a Hong Kong marketplace, and sometimes through a yellow stucco home in suburban Florida.

The Independent UK

Patients with major blood loss to get ‘whole blood transfusions’ in new trial

Health officials have launched a trial of ‘whole blood’ transfusions.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin ‘allocating over 30% of entire budget on defence’ as cost of Ukraine war weighs on Russia

In its latest intelligence update, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said Vladimir Putin has pledged more than 9 trillion rubles (£116 billion) to help fortify his nation’s defences in Ukraine in 2023

Bangkok Post

Conscription's days numbered

Late last month, 23 high school students in Narathiwat were rushed to hospital after harsh military training. Eight needed dialysis due to life-threatening dehydration and kidney failure.

Evening Standard

Troops at Heathrow and Gatwick airports ahead of Border Force strikes

Armed forces will keep things moving during eight days of industrial action over Christmas

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