Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
In Defence news, Doctors Without Borders says it has withdrawn from Kunduz, in Afghanistan, after an air strike by US-led NATO forces allegedly destroyed the city’s hospital and killed 22 people. It is reported that the charity is calling for …
A variety of Defence stories run across the media today, including investment in counter terrorism capabilities for our Armed Forces,
In today's defence-related media there is reporting on the Defence Secretary’s interview with The Sun on the subject of Russia military activity in Syria and news of HMS Ocean's participation in Exercise Trident Juncture.
Today’s defence-related media carries several prominent broadcast reports of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of France and Germany, which it’s claimed will cover the situation in Ukraine and Russian airstrikes in Syria. There is also broad …
Of note for Defence today, broadcast outlets including the BBC are reporting this morning that the US and Russia’s foreign ministers have agreed to hold detailed talks over co-ordination and deconfliction of missions over Syria.
In today's defence news there is further reporting from the UN about efforts to tackle ISIL in Iraq and Syria and a feature about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
Prominent in the media this morning are reports that four British jihadis are to face global travel bans and asset freezes and the apparent disagreement between President Obama and Vladimir Putin over preferred approaches to the conflict in Syria.
Today’s broadcast headlines are dominated by coverage from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, while there is also reporting on the deployment of British troops to Somalia and South Sudan as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission.
Today's news is dominated by the Labour conference. Broadcasters are leading with the expected vote on Labour's position on the future of the nuclear deterrent.
This morning’s Defence-related news includes BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and BBC News reporting that an RAF sergeant was moved out of a hospital waiting room because staff thought his uniform would "upset" other patients.
