Defence in the Media: 11 March 2017
A number of Defence stories feature in today’s media, including preparations for the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers at HMNB Portsmouth, and the last flight of the Lynx.
Defence in the Media: 13 September 2016
Of note for defence news, was coverage of MOD’s decision to revise the way it issues anti-malarial drug Lariam to troops on overseas operations. Lariam BBC R4 Today Programme reported that the MOD has said service personnel will only …
Defence in the media: 1 September 2016
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Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of UK support to a Danish-led maritime operation to remove chemical weapons materials from Libya.
Defence in the Media: 24 May 2016
The prescription of anti-malarial drugs to the Armed Forces by the MOD is the top story of Defence interest this morning.
Defence in the Media: 13 January 2016
Leading today's Defence news are reports that Iran detained two US navy vessels in the Persian Gulf, and there is further coverage of training deaths in the Armed Forces. US vessels Multiple media outlets, including the The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and BBC R4 Today programme, follow …
Defence in the media: 12 January 2016
Today's defence-related news includes a Sky package on soldiers prescribed with the anti-malarial drug Lariam and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and BBC Breakfast featuring a Help For Heroes study predicting the support veterans will need in future.
Defence in the Media: 9 December 2015
There is reporting in the papers this morning of the launch of the 2015 Christmas Box campaign for the armed forces, foreign fighters travelling to Syria and Iraq and the Defence Committee’s inquiry into the use of Lariam.
Defence in the Media: 11 November
As the nation remembers the fallen at 11:00, media headlines report on the Valletta Summit in Malta where European leaders will discuss finding a resolution to the migrant crisis and continue reports on accusations of doping within Russian athletics.
Defence in the media: 15 October 2015
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Among today’s headlines European leaders will meet in Brussels for a summit at which the ongoing refugee crisis is expected to dominate, there are reports that Pauline Cafferkey is now critically ill due to a relapse following her contraction of …
Defence in the Media: 25 September 2015
Of note for Defence this morning, BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat looks ahead to one year anniversary of the parliamentary vote to take military action against ISIL in Iraq, while BBC Radio 4’s Today programme ran a feature on the effects of the anti-malarial drug mefloquine/ Lariam.