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British people are “not safe” and describing the country as underprepared for war is an “understatement”, a former Nato chief has warned parliament.

Historically, UK spending on defence has often been pitted against welfare, education and local government. But at a time when the government has pledged to meet Nato’s target for defence spending – 5% of GDP in the next decade, up from around 2.3% – it appears to be offering a…

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity.

Even after Tony Blair’s bungled war, UK leaders still yearned to dominate the world stage. We can all see where that has led, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Europe's plan B when America can't be trusted anymore

Here are the key events on day 1,240 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Nato commander says separately that preparations under way to send first Patriot systems to Ukraine in deal involving European countries buying arms. What we know on day 1,241

The NATO Innovation Fund has co-led a $35 million Series A round into Portal Biotech, a U.K.-based life sciences startup that claims it has developed the world's first platform for full-length, single-molecule protein sequencing.

Russia isn't playing around anymore.

The agreement with the EU is independent of Iceland's NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the United States, public broadcaster RÚV said.