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Ukraine making ‘real gains’ but fighting is ‘close and hard’, Ben Wallace says

The Defence Secretary updated MPs on Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin yet to achieve any of his strategic objectives in six-month Ukraine war, says UK

Ukrainian forces were making “real gains” in their counter-offensive in the south of the country, according to Ben Wallace

Evening Standard

Who is expected to be in Liz Truss' new Cabinet?

The new Prime Minister will be finalising her Cabinet roles

Manchester Evening News

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The new top team: What could the Truss Cabinet look like?

Veteran Westminster watchers have started to speculate about who will sit round the table with the new Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss narrows down next Health Secretary to final two names

She is now deciding whether the crucial job of Health Secretary should go to her leadership campaign manager and Welfare Secretary Therese Coffey if Ms Truss wins the keys to No10 on Monday

Daily Mirror

'Best Five Alive': Rasheed Wallace picks 'Goin' to Work' Pistons as best all-time teammates

DETROIT — Former Pistons big man Rasheed Wallace is highly regarded as the piece that helped push the 2004 championship team — the 'Goin' to Work' Pistons — to an elite level. Wallace teamed with Ben Wallace for a formidable frontcourt, and his ability to score on the perimeter and…

Tribune News Service

Australian submariners to train onboard British nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS deal

Under the AUKUS deal, Royal Australian Navy sailors will join their British counterparts on the Astute-class submarines after completing specialised nuclear training courses.

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Australians to train on British nuclear submarines for the first time

Australian naval officers will be allowed to train inside British submarines for the first time as they prepare for the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines as part of a new security partnership with Britain and the United States.

Reuters

UK donating undersea minehunter drones to help Ukraine clear coastline

It comes as Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to increase by 137,000 troops from next year

The Independent UK

Johnson says high energy bills are price of ‘evils of Putin’ as he visits Kyiv

Boris Johnson made a farewell trip to Ukraine before leaving office next month.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss says she’s ‘ready’ to hit nuclear button if necessary

Tory leadership frontrunner appeared emotionless when asked how ‘annihilation’ would make her feel

The Independent UK

Minister rules out Russian tourist ban but hits out at oligarchs' wives 'enjoying themselves'

Ben Wallace said the UK can "toughen up" visa conditions, but appeared to reject calls from Finland, Estonia and the Czech Republic to bring in a ban on tourist visas for Russians

Daily Mirror

Britons must endure ‘short-term pain’ of energy bills so Putin is defeated, minister warns

Armed forces minister James Heappey admitted that a ‘really expensive winter lies ahead’ for many UK families

Evening Standard

Russia ‘in very fragile position’ and bracing for ‘major’ Ukrainian counterattack, say UK

Advance of Russian troops ‘can be measured in metres, not miles’, UK defence secretary says

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Ben Wallace says UK can ‘certainly toughen up’ visa conditions for Russians

The Defence Secretary said he does not like watching oligarchs’ wives “enjoying themselves in Greece or the South of France”.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine War a risky game of Mother May I?

'This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt," said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted that the explosions that destroyed at least eight warplanes at Saki Air Base in Russian-occupied Crimea on Aug 9 were due to "a violation of fire safety…

Daily Mirror

Russian state TV airs unhinged rant saying UK 'is right size' for nuclear strike

In prime time shows laden with hyperbole and hysteria, Russian state TV has launched a rant against the UK for helping Ukraine in the war and called for a nuclear strike against Britain

The Independent UK

Putin now unlikely to succeed in occupying Ukraine – Wallace

Denmark joined the UK in offering more aid to Ukraine at a conference in Copenhagen on Thursday, co-hosted by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

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Al Jazeera

UK says Russia ‘starting to fail’ in Ukraine war

UK defence secretary’s remarks come as Western countries promise $1.55bn more in military aid to Kyiv.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Western Nations Pledge More Military Support for Ukraine

Western countries agreed Thursday to continue long-term funding to help Ukraine’s military keep fighting nearly five and a half months after Russia invaded its neighbor, saying 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) has been pledged so far and more is coming. The money is for enhancing armaments production, including artillery and…

Reuters

UK to send more rocket launcher systems to Ukraine

Britain will supply Ukraine with more multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away.

The Independent UK

Britain says sanctions also impact Russia's defense sector

The European Union’s full ban on Russian coal imports kicks in at a time when British defense intelligence says that Western sanctions are increasingly having an impact

The Independent UK

Wallace dismisses Russian ‘excuses’ for Crimean air base explosions

There is speculation the fireballs – which killed one person and wounded several more – were the result of a Ukrainian attack.

The Guardian - UK

Tories abandon plans to house 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village

Desertion of RAF Linton-on-Ouse scheme is latest immigration policy climbdown after Truss and Sunak opposed plans

The Independent UK

Controversial plans to move asylum seekers to Yorkshire village scrapped

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he had ‘obligations to do something else’ with the disused RAF base near York.

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