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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

Evening Standard

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.

Bangkok Post

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

Evening Standard

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Russia appears to deploy fresh stocks of Iranian kamikaze drones

Ukraine has reported attacks by Iranian-sourced one-way unmanned aerial vehicles for the first time in three weeks, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said.

The Independent UK

Peace campaigners organise ‘Tour of Shame’ for Bristol arms factories

Saudi Arabia is the largest buyer of UK arms and the country has led a bombing campaign in Yemen since 2015

Bristol Post

Russia investing a ‘large amount’ of firepower to capture town in Donetsk

In recent days, Russia has likely made small advances on the southern axis of this assault and is likely planning to encircle the town of Bakhmut

Evening Standard

Sir John Bourn obituary

Long-serving comptroller and auditor general who scrutinised government spending and shed light on royal finances

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The UK soldiers using 16-tonne Army excavators to restore Cornish wildlife haven

Troops from the Royal Logisitics Corps' 232 Port Squadron, 165 Port and Maritime Regiment, have been helping to restore sand dunes where snakes, lizards and orchids can thrive

Daily Mirror

Channel crossings top 43,000 for the year so far

Almost 900 migrants made the journey on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Independent UK

Residents forced to evacuate their homes after discovery of 'wartime explosives'

Bomb disposal experts from the Ministry of Defence are en route to the home in Canterbury, Kent to deal with the wartime ammunition

Daily Mirror

Fury as striking nurses set to be offered 'free tea and coffee' over better pay

The Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said his 'door is open' to resume talks with nurses' union over working conditions as staff set to walkout on 15 and 20 December

Daily Mirror

Scots cop who nailed EncroChat organised crime gang hailed after unmasking corrupt Royal Marines

Ministry of Defence Detective Constable Gary McArthur was tasked with unmasking five gangsters involved in the supply of drugs and laundering more than £7m in Glasgow and Merseyside.

Daily Record

Rolls-Royce and easyJet claim world first by powering aircraft engine with hydrogen

The ground test took place at the Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site in Amesbury, Wiltshire

Wales Online

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 277 of the invasion

UK defence ministry confirms providing missiles to Ukraine as civilians in Kherson flee from Russian shelling

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says Kyiv residents ‘need more protection’ as temperature drops – as it happened

Ukraine’s president calls on local government officials to do more as power cuts leave population vulnerable to the elements

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM set to appoint new army chief

The current army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, is to step down on November 29 after serving for six years.

Evening Standard

Russia ‘likely to have exhausted’ Iranian kamikaze drone supply - UK

The British Ministry of Defence said they initially replaced cruise missiles as the main Russian weapon in Ukraine

Reuters

Britain says Russia has nearly exhausted current stock of Iran-made weapons

Russia has likely launched a number of Iranian manufactured un-crewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Ukraine since September, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.

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Daily Record

Hero Scots cops saved woman who was ‘30 seconds from drowning’ after plunging into freezing loch

Ministry of Defence officers PC Iain McInnes and PC Jamie Byrne were called to the scene in Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, after reports four people had fallen into the water when their dinghy capsized.

Evening Standard

Russian commanders ‘worried about threat to amphibious flotilla’ after Ukraine strike

Russian commanders are “concerned” about threats to their amphibious ship flotilla after Ukraine’s army attacked their Black Sea port terminal, British defence chiefs have said.

Daily Mirror

Nuclear veterans finally win a medal, and tell Rishi Sunak: "We need more"

Calls grow for Rishi Sunak to order blood and urine records be opened up to nuclear veterans after they're finally granted a medal

Evening Standard

Russian forces ‘riven by poor junior and mid-level leadership’, says UK

In its latest intelligence update, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said two groups of Russian personnel recently fled from an unnamed area after their commander was killed, and later tried to cover up the incident

Evening Standard

Russia ‘borrows $13.6bn in largest ever debt issuance in a single day’ to continue faltering war

In its latest intelligence report, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) warned that the cash raised is a ‘key mechanism to sustain defence spending’

Birmingham Post

Shipbuilding returns to Belfast with £1.6 billion Harland & Wolff deal

The deal is expected to see 900 jobs created at the Belfast yard

Birmingham Post

Sheffield Forgemasters secures consent for huge new die forging press hall

£400m is being invested over a 10 year period

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