Defence in the media
Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
Among widespread reporting on Defence matters this weekend there was particular focus on EU Migration, the UK Government’s response to the Nepal earthquake and newspaper reports about nuclear safety and security in the Royal Navy.
...relief effort in Nepal, are still in India, where they have been for two weeks. Both articles suggest that a decision will be taken soon on whether the Chinooks will...
Today's newspapers are dominated by the publication of Prince Charles's letters to government ministers in the mid-2000s, after what the media describes as a long secrecy battle. It is widely...
...invasion. The paper reports that military chiefs from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have drafted a letter that will be sent to US General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander in...
Today’s broadcast news continues to focus on newly appointed Cabinet ministers. Elsewhere news has broken that Nepal has been hit by another earthquake of 7.4 magnitude broke this morning.
...positive for Class C steroids and that of those individuals, 10 were retained in service. The Sun breaks the figures down to suggest that seven servicemen a month are leaving...
...here. Ebola The Sun and regional outlets, including the Western Morning News, report that that RFA Argus is on its way home fromSierra Leone and is set to receive the...
...rewarded with a £285,000 salary and £250,000 performance-related annual bonus, making him the highest earner in Whitehall. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: I am delighted to welcome Tony Douglas into...
Falkland Islands It is widely reported, including in The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Guardian, that Britain is to boost its defenceson the Falkland Islands following Defence Secretary...
Falkland Islands The Sun has reported on this morning’s front page that the Defence Secretary will tell MPs that he is ordering a significant increase to the South Atlantic islands’...