Ministers promise a better deal for Afghan interpreters who helped British forces but were denied sanctuary Afghan translators who worked with British troops will be rewarded Just 2 interpreters have been allowed into the UK under a 2-year-old scheme Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson promised at the time that 50 interpreters would be given the … Read more
UK will defend itself against Chinese and Russian space weapons in biggest military shake-up since the Cold War, warns defence secretary Ben Wallace said it will be a ‘pivoting away’ from focus on conventional warfare He will look to ‘operate more in the newest domains of space, cyber and sub-sea’ It comes after the UK … Read more
ISIS remains the ‘most significant’ threat to the UK, the Defence Secretary has warned today. Ben Wallace said an estimated 360 people from the UK who travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for the terror group, also referred to as Daesh, remain in the region either at large or in detention. RAF aircraft have … Read more
Britain needs to be prepared to defend itself in space, as future wars will be fought above the Earth using zero-gravity weapons, says the UK Defence Secretary. In a speech on air and space power in the ‘age of constant competition’ Ben Wallace said China and Russia were already developing space-based weapons. Satellites, that provide … Read more
Dominic Cummings wields axe over Cabinet ‘leakers’ Liz Truss, Ben Wallace and Robert Buckland – who are at the top of Boris Johnson’s hitlist in his next reshuffle Friends of Ms Truss are feeling very pessimistic about her career prospects It followed the leaking of a letter she wrote to Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove … Read more
Dominic Cummings wields axe over Cabinet ‘leakers’ Liz Truss, Ben Wallace and Robert Buckland – who are at the top of Boris Johnson’s hitlist in his next reshuffle Friends of Ms Truss are feeling very pessimistic about her career prospects It followed the leaking of a letter she wrote to Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove … Read more
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ended a month-long absence from public view as he appeared at a meeting of the country’s political bureau on Thursday. Kim, thought to be 36, used the meeting to praise North Korea’s ‘shining success’ in fighting coronavirus as the Hermit Kingdom continues to deny having a single case. The … Read more
Japan has ‘some suspicions’ about the health of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un after months of speculation about his wellbeing. Defence minister Taro Kono revealed his county’s concerns at a press conference on Thursday, the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Kim was not seen for nearly three weeks in April and … Read more
Israel vows to continue operations in Syria until Iran leaves after missile strike kills 14 Tehran-backed fighters Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on Syria since the start of the civil war They rarely confirm operations but have targeted Iranian forces and Hezbollah Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett said: ‘Iran has nothing to do in … Read more
Israel vows to continue operations in Syria until Iran leaves after missile strike kills 14 Tehran-backed fighters Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on Syria since the start of the civil war They rarely confirm operations but have targeted Iranian forces and Hezbollah Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett said: ‘Iran has nothing to do in … Read more