UK cabinet meets to discuss strikes on Houthi rebels Ministers join video call to consider response to Red Sea attacks on ships The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024
Houthis call west’s bluff with renewed Red Sea drone assault Barrage apparently targeting western warships suggest Hamas’s Yemeni allies are keen to test west’s warnings The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
Houthi rebel Red Sea attacks and the threat of escalation and supply chain chaos are a major headache – and not just for the west US and UK warships have repelled a mass drone attack launched by Yemeni Houthis rebels in the Red Sea. The incident, which reportedly involved a barrage of 20 rockets, drones and cruise missiles, was the largest concerted attack to be launched by the Iran-backed rebels. The UK defence secretary, Grant… The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024
US and UK navies repel largest attack yet by Houthis in Red Sea Yemen's Houthi rebels fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement, authorities said Wednesday. No damage was immediately reported. France 24 · Jan 10, 2024
U.K. to send naval groups for training with Indian forces The U.K. Navy will send its Littoral Response Group to the Indian Ocean region later this year, with plans for its Carrier Strike Group to visit India in 2025 The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024
UK, US Forces Repel 'Largest Attack' Yet By Huthis In Red Sea US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Huthis, in what London branded Wednesday the "largest attack" yet by the Iran-backed rebels. International Business Times · Jan 10, 2024
Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea aerial attack, but no damage is reported Drones and missiles targeted shipping in the sea, but ships from the U.S. and British navies shot down the projectiles. No damage was reported. The rebels say they aim to stop Israel's war on Hamas. WEKU · Jan 10, 2024
Britain warns of severe consequences after Houthi attack in Red Sea repelled US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships by Yemeni group The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
HMS Diamond and US jets shoot down biggest wave of drone and missile attacks in Red Sea on container ships Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says UK must maintain 'formidable presence in face of attacks' Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024
India, U.K. ink 2 deals during Rajnath’s visit Defence Minister Rajnath Singh kick-started his U.K. tour with a visit to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Tavistock Square in central London on January 9. The Hindu · Jan 9, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drones shot down over occupied Crimea, Russia says; Moscow using North Korean missiles, US says – as it happened Air raid sirens sounds in Sevastopol and traffic halted on key bridge; breach of UN sanctions on Kim regime will be taken to security council The Guardian - AU · Jan 5, 2024
Lord Cameron warns Iran-backed Houthi rebels Britain will 'act' to stop Red Sea missile attacks on ships America, the UK and other allies have sent what amounts to a final warning to Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or face potential targeted military action Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2024
Turkey blocks passage of two British minehunter ships intended for Ukraine Turkey says it will deny use of its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits as long as the war in Ukraine continues The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
Air strikes on Houthi rebels by UK and US are possible, says David Petraeus Top US military figure's remarks come as UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warns of 'further action' against the Iranian-backed fighters Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jan 1, 2024 IDF claims to have killed regional Hamas commander – as it happened This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the latest developments here and read all our Israel-Gaza war coverage here
Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2023 More than half a million Russian casualties in Ukraine by 2025, UK estimates The average daily number of the country’s troops injured or dead has risen by almost 300 per day over the course of 2023 compared to last year.
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023 UK sending hundreds of missiles to Ukraine after Putin’s biggest air attack of war kills at least 30 Grant Shapps has condemned Russian ‘barbarity’ and ‘murderous’ airstrikes after 18-hour bombardment
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2023 UK to send missiles to help Ukraine after Russia's 'biggest aerial barrage' of war kills at least 22 civilians Overnight attacks strike cities across Ukraine stretching from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023 Thousands of UK soldiers to go on standby as leaders of Nato’s first line of defence in 2024 One of the UK’s most prestigious brigades will operate as the core response unit for Nato next year
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023 Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries say
Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2023 UK welcomes claims Ukraine has destroyed Russian warship in Black Sea Grant Shapps said Ukraine's attack on a Russian ship shows that Ukraine's critics are 'wrong'
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2023 Lord Cameron warns of Iran’s ‘malign influence’ and global threat The former prime minister described Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah as ‘proxies’ for Iran and said they are contributing to an ‘extremely high’ level of ‘danger and insecurity’ around the world
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023 UK warship joins US-led international force to combat attacks on ships in Red Sea Iranian-backed Houthi militants have vowed to continue their attacks on vessels
The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2023 Rishi Sunak personally intervened to stop scrapping of helicopter contract Rishi Sunak intervened to reverse the scrapping of a contract that provides helicopter transport for him and other senior ministers, it has emerged.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023 Rishi Sunak intervened to ensure VIP helicopter contract was not cancelled Prime minister – often criticised over fondness for air travel – asked Grant Shapps to act