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She's a doctor. He was a limo driver. They pitched a $30m arms deal

NEW YORK: After falling out with his partner at a limousine company in the St. Louis suburbs, Martin Zlatev recently sought a lucrative new business opportunity: selling $30 million worth of rockets, grenade launchers and ammunition to the Ukrainian military.

Bangkok Post

MoD accused of ‘deliberately delaying’ fresh inquest into Londonderry shooting

However a barrister representing the MoD said it is current pressure servicing a number of legacy inquests dealing with Northern Ireland’s past.

The Independent UK

Insider threat warning as rising number of far-right extremists flagged in Britain’s armed forces

Prevent referrals increase after scandal over British army soldier who was recruiting for neo-Nazi terrorist group

The Independent UK

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Russia ‘struggling to train recruits or find officers to lead units following mobilisation drive’

In its latest intelligence briefing, the MoD says officials have almost certainly drafted ineligible people

Evening Standard

Russian withdrawal from Lyman sparks ‘wave of public criticism of military leadership by senior officials’

Ukraine won a major battlefield victory after Russian forces withdrew from the key eastern city on Saturday

Evening Standard

Bolstering national security has been our top priority: Rajnath Singh

“Bolstering national security has been our top priority since the beginning. The allocation of a total budget of ₹5.25 lakh crore to the Ministry of Defence in 2022-23 is a testament to that unwavering resolve”

The Hindu

Russia’s long-range missile stock ‘likely limited’ amid ‘overall munitions shortages’

It comes after Vladimir Putin declared that large chunks of Ukraine were now part of Russia

Evening Standard

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Ministry of Defence operatives remove 'dummy' bomb which closed Scots railway line

Trains were off all day yesterday as an exclusion zone was set up around the bomb.

Daily Record

Number of migrants crossing the Channel this year edges closer to 33,000

The Ministry of Defence recorded 499 people making the journey on Thursday in 10 boats, taking the provisional total for 2022 to date to 32,807.

The Independent UK

Remains of RAF airmen who died during WW2 buried during ceremonies

Three full military burial services organised by the Ministry of Defence laid to rest nine men at Jonkerbos War Cemetery in the Netherlands this week.

The Independent UK

Russians flee being called up to Putin's army with 10 miles of queues at border

Last Wednesday Vladimir Putin ordered the mobilisation of an additional 300,000 military-aged men, sending them to fight on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine after his forces suffered devastating losses at Kyiv's hands

Daily Mirror

Smuggler 'who makes £1million a week sneaking people into Britain' unmasked

Hundreds of people every day are attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel from France aboard often flimsy vessels for thousands of pounds, thanks to criminal people smugglers

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian conscripts being sent straight to front, Kyiv says; UK sanctions Russians linked to ‘sham referendums’ – as it happened

Untrained conscripts being sent directly to Ukraine frontline, Kyiv claims; UK announces new package of sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Russian National Guard ‘under strain’ to contain domestic protests against mobilisation

Protests have erupted after President Putin announced a ‘partial mobilisation’ to recruit up to a million men in the armed forces this week

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

More than 600 people cross the Channel in small boats

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 15 boats carrying 656 people were intercepted on Friday.

Evening Standard

Russian commanders becoming ‘increasingly concerned about operational set-backs’

Russian forces are said to have struck the Penchenihy dam on the Siverskyy Donets River with ballistic missiles or similar weapons

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 people cross the Channel in small boats

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 21 boats were intercepted on Thursday carrying 1,150 people.

Daily Record

New £150 disability cost of living payment update for people due money from DWP

Payments for 6m people on disability benefits started on September 20.

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Evening Standard

Putin has exhausted supply of willing volunteers, says UK defence chiefs

The Ministry of Defence says Russia is likely to struggle to muster the extra 300,000 reservists who now face being called up for duty in the conflict

Liverpool Echo

When DWP £150 cost of living payment will land in bank accounts

Some six million people are eligible for a £150 cash payments

Daily Record

£150 cost of living payment set to start this week for 6m people receiving disability benefits

Millions of people across the country will be paid the extra cash support from Tuesday, September 20.

The Independent UK

Striking photo shows Beefeaters taking a break from 20 minute shifts holding vigil in Westminster Hall

Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London have been guarding the coffin in state

Evening Standard

Russian inmates ‘told they’ll be freed if they survive six-months on Ukraine frontline’

Leaked footage shows the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group attempting to recruit prisoners

The Independent UK

Migrants rescued from the sea as Channel crossings continue

The Coastguard said it co-ordinated a search and rescue operation on Thursday morning, working with the Navy, Border Force and police.

Daily Mirror

EU nations told not to 'appease' Russia as desperate Putin 'uses kit from North Korea'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU's alliance with Ukraine would be 'unshakeable' and 'this is the time for us to show resolve, not appeasement'

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