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UK armed forces chief urges US to ‘stay strong’ and resist isolationism
via theguardian.com‘Sticking together’ is vital as world becomes more dangerous, says Adm Sir Tony Radakin on Washington visitBritain’s most senior military commander has called on the US to “stay strong, stick together, and see through” conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East as he appealed against future American isolationism on a trip to Washington DC.Adm Sir Tony Radakin said at a conference he believed “the world is undeniably becoming more dangerous” and invoked mem -
Tory national service policy would leave UK’s poorest areas worse off, IFS warns
via theguardian.comThinktank says proposal to pay for scheme by scrapping shared prosperity fund would downgrade efforts to level up countryUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak’s election pledge to introduce mandatory national service would leave the UK’s poorest regions millions of pounds worse off, a thinktank has warned.The prime minister announced last weekend that if he was re-elected, every 18-year-old would have to spend time in a competitive, full-time military commission or spend -
MoD sued over allegedly carcinogenic fumes from military helicopters
via theguardian.comDozens of aircrew suing as lawyers say three people have died after exposure to toxic fumes, with two helicopters cited still in useThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being sued by dozens of aircrew who were allegedly exposed to carcinogenic emissions from military helicopters, some of which are still in service.At least three former helicopter crew members have died from cancer after being exposed to the toxic fumes, lawyers claim, according to a report in the Times. Continue reading... -
MoD sued by aircrew over alleged exposure to carcinogenic helicopter fumes
via theguardian.comDozens suing as lawyers say three people have died after exposure to toxic fumes, with two helicopters cited still in useThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being sued by dozens of aircrew who were allegedly exposed to carcinogenic emissions from military helicopters, some of which are still in service.At least three former helicopter crew members have died from cancer after being exposed to the toxic fumes, lawyers claim, according to a report in the Times. Continue reading... -
Kenya begins public hearings into alleged abuses by UK troops
via theguardian.comBritish soldiers stationed in Kenya have been accused of rights violations and offences including murderKenya has launched public hearings into allegations of human rights violations and abuses of power by British troops based in the former colony.The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) is an economic lifeline for many in the central town of Nanyuki, where it maintains a permanent base, but soldiers stationed there have also been accused of committing offences including murder. Continue rea -
Our schools don’t prepare young people for life. National service could change that | Simon Jenkins
via theguardian.comForget the military, but working under supervision in the NHS, care sector or for a charity could be hugely beneficial for manyRishi Sunak’s reinvention of national service is a desperate, last-minute election gimmick. But that does not make it a bad idea. If there is one phase in education across Britain that is way off course, it is the higher teens. Sixth-form, higher and further education are deeply reactionary, more plagued than ever by introverted academic syllabuses and obsessive te -
Sunak struggles to control Tory party on chaotic fifth day of election campaign
via theguardian.comPrime minister campaigns in Buckinghamshire as his military service plan is criticised and MP defects to ReformRishi Sunak struggled to keep control of his fractured party on a chaotic fifth day of the Tory election campaign, as one MP defected to Reform and a minister criticised the prime minister’s pledge to bring back national service.Sunak was in Buckinghamshire as he sought to get back on the front foot after a bruising start to the snap election, with Tory insiders increasingly worri -
RAF grounds Spitfire fleet after death of pilot in Battle of Britain air display
via theguardian.comAnnouncement raises questions about aircraft’s participation in national D-day event in PortsmouthThe RAF has grounded a fleet of Spitfire planes after the death of a pilot over the weekend, raising the prospect of the legendary aircraft being absent from the 80th anniversary of the D-day landings next month.Sqn Ldr Mark Long – a Typhoon pilot based at RAF Coningsby – was killed in a crash while flying a Spitfire belonging to the Battle of Britain Memorial Fleet as part of a me -
Rishi Sunak rejects claim he plans to move to California if he loses election – as it happened
via theguardian.comPrime minister dismisses speculation after Tory peer Zac Goldsmith became latest to hint at planned relocation Starmer is now running through his six first step promises.Starmer says he is fed up with hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. Continue reading... -
Rishi Sunak rejects claim he plans to move to California if he loses election – UK politics live
via theguardian.comPrime minister dismisses speculation after Tory peer Zac Goldsmith became latest to hint at planned relocation Starmer is now running through his six first step promises.Starmer says he is fed up with hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. Continue reading... -
Outgoing Tory MP backs Reform candidate to succeed her – UK politics live
via theguardian.comTelford MP Lucy Allan, who will step down at the next election, has called on supporters to back Alan Adams’ campaignStarmer is now running through his six first step promises.Starmer says he is fed up with hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. Continue reading... -
National service? Will it be monkey tennis next in this meme election? | Letters
via theguardian.comReaders respond to the Conservatives’ idea of bringing back a form of mandatory national service if they are re-electedBringing back national service is not a policy, it is a meme (Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge is ‘bonkers’, says ex-military chief, 26 May). The Conservatives might as well have announced a fully funded project to “string ’em up”.James Cleverly has suggested recalcitrant teenagers could be working weekends as emergency health -
'Teenage Dad's Army': Starmer dismisses PM's national service policy – video
via theguardian.comThe Labour leader has called Rishi Sunak's policy to introduce a form of mandatory national service requiring 18-year-olds to either join the military for 12 months or undertake weekend volunteer work 'desperate', adding that it would create a 'teenage Dad's Army'.Delivering a keynote speech in West Sussex while campaigning for the general election, Starmer said: 'All this spinning round and round ... it's symbolic of the chaos and the instability'UK politics: latest updatesTories’ nationa -
Tories’ national service pledge was sprung on candidates, says minister
via theguardian.comSteve Baker says advisers came up with policy to bring back mandatory national service without agreeing it with ministersUK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservative campaign pledge to introduce mandatory national service was dreamed up by advisers and sprung on candidates, a government minister has said.Criticism of the headline-grabbing policy has centred on claims it was not fully thought through before being announced, while ministers said just two days before it was announced tha -
Keir Starmer says Sunak’s claim UK has ‘turned the corner’ is ‘form of disrespect’ – UK politics live
via theguardian.comLabour leader says prime minister’s claims about UK are ‘form of disrespect’ due to high taxes and commitment to abolishing national insuranceStarmer is now running through his six first step promises.Starmer says he is fed up with hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. Continue reading... -
Keir Starmer delivers election speech as Labour attacks Tory national service pledge – UK politics live
via theguardian.comLabour leader in East Worthing and Shoreham, where party hopes to take seat from Conservatives, as Rishi Sunak also hits campaign trailStarmer is now running through his six first step promises.Starmer says he is fed up of hearing Rishi Sunak says the UK has “turned the corner”. Continue reading... -
Starmer and Sunak on campaign trail as Labour says Tory national service pledge ‘unravelling by the minute’ – UK politics live
via theguardian.comLabour issues briefing note highlight 22 ‘unanswered questions’ including where recruits would live as ex-military chief describes it as ‘bonkers’The Conservatives have said they want to make participation in their proposed national service compuslory for 18-year-olds, but they have not said how they would do this. Yesterday James Cleverly, the home secretary, ruled out imposing criminal sanctions on people who did not join in.This morning Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the Foreig -
Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge is ‘bonkers’, says ex-military chief
via theguardian.comCriticism of proposed scheme comes as another blow to the party’s struggling election campaignBritain’s armed forces need more money not untrained teenage volunteers, former military leaders and Tory figures have said in a new blow to the Conservatives’ faltering election campaign.Within hours of being announced, Rishi Sunak’s election pledge to bring back military service for 18-year-olds was rubbished by army chiefs and a former Conservative defence secretary. Continue -
‘Passionate, professional’ RAF pilot killed in Spitfire crash named as Mark Long
via theguardian.comWilliam and Kate lead tributes to squadron leader, who died near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on SaturdayA “passionate, professional” RAF pilot who was killed in a Spitfire crash while taking part in a Battle of Britain event has been named.Sqn Ldr Mark Long died following the crash at RAF Coningsby on Saturday. An investigation into the incident that led to his death has been launched. Continue reading... -
William and Kate lead tribute to RAF pilot killed in memorial event crash
via theguardian.comAirman died at the scene after second world war-era plane came down near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire The Prince and Princess of Wales have led tributes to an RAF pilot who was killed in a Spitfire crash while taking part in a Battle of Britain memorial event.The airman, who has not yet been named by police, died at the scene from his injuries after the second world war-era plane came down near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire at about 1.20pm on Saturday. Continue reading... -
‘No one going to jail’ for avoiding UK national service, says Cleverly
via theguardian.comHome secretary says teenagers will not face criminal sanction if they refuse to join military or do volunteer workUK politics live – latest updatesNo teenagers will be sent to prison for avoiding the Conservatives’ proposed “mandatory” national service, James Cleverly has insisted.The UK home secretary said young people would face no criminal sanctions if they refused to join the military or do volunteer work under the Tories’ plan. Continue reading... -
What the last veterans can teach us all as D-Day fades from memory
via theguardian.comNearly 80 years since the Allied invasion, the testimony of Charles Shay, a 99-year-old former US army medic, reminds us of the significance of that dayNext month will see the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, when about 156,000 troops crossed the Channel to fight their way on to five Normandy beaches.No one who took part in that day, 6 June 1944, the largest seaborne assault in history, would ever forget the experience. Indeed, many were haunted by memories of it -
Sunak promises to bring back national service for 18-year-olds
via theguardian.comLabour lambasts youth policy as ‘desperate and unfunded’ and designed to make youngsters fix government-created problemsRishi Sunak announced last night that a future Conservative government would bring back mandatory national service last night, as he attempted to reignite his election campaign after an error-strewn start.Under the plan, which appeared to be his latest attempt to reduce Tory losses by winning over voters drifting to Reform UK, the prime minister said that every 18-y -
Pilot dies in Spitfire crash in field near RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire
via theguardian.comPlane was part of RAF Battle of Britain memorial flight, which maintains historic aircraft in airworthy conditionA pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field near an RAF base in Lincolnshire, a Royal Air Force spokesperson has confirmed.“It is with great sadness that we must confirm the death of an RAF pilot in a tragic accident near RAF Coningsby today,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said. Continue reading... -
Pilot dies in Spitfire crash at RAF Coningsby memorial event
via theguardian.comAccident happened as second world war aircraft was taking part in commemoration of Battle of Britain in Lincolnshire A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field near an RAF base in Lincolnshire, a Royal Air Force spokesperson has confirmed.The plane crashed during an RAF memorial event at an airfield in Lincolnshire. It is understood the plane was taking part in a commemoration of the Battle of Britain at RAF Coningsby. Continue reading... -
Pilot dies in Spitfire crash at RAF Coningsby event
via theguardian.comAccident happened as second world war aircraft was taking part in commemoration of Battle of Britain in Lincolnshire A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field near an RAF base in Lincolnshire, a Royal Air Force spokesperson has confirmed.“It is with great sadness that we must confirm the death of an RAF pilot in a tragic accident near RAF Coningsby today,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said. Continue reading... -
Spitfire crashes at memorial event at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire
via theguardian.comSecond world war aircraft was taking part in a commemoration of the Battle of Britain when the incident happenedA Spitfire has crashed during an RAF memorial event at an airfield in Lincolnshire.It is understood the plane was taking part in a commemoration of the Battle of Britain at RAF Coningsby. Continue reading... -
Grant Shapps orders review into plane shortage before 80th D-day anniversary
via theguardian.comDefence secretary says RAF’s fleet stretched owing to conflicts in Ukraine and Middle East, but expects aircrafts will be foundThe UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, has ordered an urgent review after it emerged there is a shortage of planes for a mass parachute drop to mark the 80th anniversary of D-day.The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have left the RAF’s transport fleet stretched and defence officials are scrambling to find more aircrafts for next month’s commemo -
Union warns of threat to Harland & Wolff jobs if Treasury vetoes £200m support
via theguardian.comGMB says historic shipyard’s workers are concerned by reports that chancellor could withhold vital export credit guaranteeA union representing workers at the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast has written to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, warning that doubts over financial support for the company are putting jobs in jeopardy.The GMB said that workers were concerned by claims that a £200m export guarantee could be blocked by the Treasury, despite having the backing of the -
Graffiti-covered door from French revolutionary wars found in Kent
via theguardian.comMarkings include public executions and a sailing ship chiselled into door in 1790s by bored English soldiersA scratched wooden door found by chance at the top of a medieval turret has been revealed to be an “astonishing” graffiti-covered relic from the French revolutionary wars, including an carving that could be a fantasy of Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged.Over 50 individual graffiti carvings were chiselled into the door in the 1790s by bored English soldiers stationed at Dover Cast
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