Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
This morning’s broadcast headlines focus on flooding in Cumbria, and reports that fresh troops and supplies have arrived in Sangin to give support to the Afghan forces in the town besieged by Taliban militants. There is also coverage of Russia’s …
Of interest for Defence in today’s news are reports that UK troops have been deployed to Helmand Province to help local forces, as reports suggest the Taliban is threatening Sangin.
Today’s defence news includes further coverage of women in combat roles, as well as reports on Helmand province and Syria.
In today's news of interest for defence the Sunday Telegraph reports that the Prime Minister has called for ground combat roles to be opened up to women, while the Sunday Times leads on a proposed review of police gun use following the …
Today’s news is dominated by the United Nations-endorsed peace plan for war-torn Syria, while legal claims, sleepwalking, F-35 and a ground-breaking female Army officer also make the headlines.
Today’s top story is the EU summit with reports that ‘significant progress’ has been made in Brussels as David Cameron discussed British demands for reform with other leaders. A roundup of today’s defence news is below.
The front pages of today’s newspapers offer a mixed bag of stories. Of note for Defence, The Times’ splash claims that British troops are “on standby” to deploy to Libya to counter Daesh efforts to make “land grabs” in Libya. …
There is further coverage of former Army Air Corps Major Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station as HMS Defender meets up with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on operations against Daesh.
Of note in today's Defence news is that former Army Air Corps Major Tim Peake will launch into space today, bound for the International Space Station. Daesh The Financial Times splashes with a story that an investigation by the paper has revealed while Syria’s …
Of note for Defence amongst the broadcast bulletins this morning is a Sky News exclusive, travelling with Kurdish fighters in Syria as they regain territory from Daesh, and claim they have killed large numbers of Daesh fighters in northern Syria after they launched …
