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MoD did not pass on information about risk of bouncing baton rounds – coroner

A coroner has ruled that 10-year-old Stephen Geddis posed no threat when he was shot by a baton round fired by a soldier in west Belfast in 1975.

The Independent UK

DWP issues new disability cost of living payment update ahead of due date this month

Eligible claimants will receive a £150 cash boost

Liverpool Echo

Pressure rises for new British PM as migrant Channel crossings hit new record

More than 1,100 people crossed the Channel from France to England in small boats at the weekend, new British figures show. Former foreign secretary Liz Truss, who takes over from Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Tuesday, has promised to take a hardline against irregular migration.

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Patel defends Rwanda plan as migrant crossings top 1,000 in a day

Ministry of Defence figures show 1,160 people were detected on Sunday in 25 boats.

The Independent UK

DWP shares new £150 disability cost of living payment update ahead of due date later this month

Around six million people on qualifying benefits will receive the payment from September 20.

Daily Record

Firm linked with Tory minister's husband 'awarded £24m' in taxpayers' cash

THE husband of a Tory minister works for a firm which was reportedly awarded £24 million of government contracts, it has been revealed.

The National (Scotland)

British troops join cold weather exercises with Swedish and Finnish armed forces

The Ministry of Defence said the exercise offered a strengthening of inter-operability, as the two European nations bid to join Nato.

The Independent UK

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Residential areas in Mykolaiv hit, says governor; ‘morale and discipline’ problems in Russian forces, says UK – as it happened

Mykolaiv governor says Russian forces damaged homes and three hospitals in strike; UK intelligence says Russian troops hampered by problems

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine ‘exploiting poor Russian leadership’ in new offensive, says UK

In its daily intelligence briefing, the MoD said Ukrainian forces have taken advantage of “poor logistics” by the Russians during renewed offensive operations in Kherson Oblast

Evening Standard

First DWP cost of living payment of £326 being paid from today - see who is eligible

More than one million people on Tax Credits will be getting a payment into their bank account over the coming days

Chronicle Live

First £326 Cost of Living Payment to land in bank accounts from today for those on tax credits

The Government is issuing extra help to some people

Wales Online

Navy sued over claims officer was removed from Faslane sub due to nuclear views

A FORMER Royal Navy weapons officer is suing the Ministry of Defence for religious discrimination after he was removed from a submarine because he…

The National (Scotland)

Six million people to receive DWP £150 emergency payment

The DWP has confirmed that anyone that is eligible for the payment will automatically receive it from September 20

Liverpool Echo

Army recruitment opened to shorter men

The Ministry of Defence has lowered the height requirement for young volunteers in its online recruitment drive for military service in 2023, to give "shorties" the chance of also serving the country, deputy army spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong said on Tuesday.

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Evening Standard

Putin’s army hit by Ukrainian counterattack ‘under-manned’ and relying on ‘fragile supply lines’, says UK

‘Ukrainian long-range precision strikes continue to disrupt Russian resupply,’ says the Ministry of Defence

Daily Record

DWP shares new update for 6m people due £150 disability cost of living payment this month

People claiming certain health benefits will receive the one-off payment automatically.

Wales Online

Soldier injured in explosion 'mocked for being Welsh' as video call mic accidentally left on during compensation hearing

He said he had never felt so belittled in his life

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 186 of the invasion

Radiation fears over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant linger amid accusations from Moscow and Kyiv of more shelling near the site

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The Guardian - AU

Reports EU set to suspend visa travel agreement with Russia – as it happened

Plan to freeze 2007 deal will make it harder and more expensive for Russians to get Schengen-area documents, FT reports

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

Ukraine: Putin’s commanders resorting to financial incentives to motivate troops in Donbas

Russian generals are likely resorting to using cash bonuses for troops as they struggle to motivate soldiers in the Donbas region of Ukraine, according to British defence chiefs.

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

Ministers letting Channel crossings plan 'completely unravel' as Navy 'pulls out'

The Ministry of Defence has reportedly told ministers that it will pull out of its responsibility for dealing with migrant crossings in January next year - and Labour's Yvette Cooper said the Tories had "repeatedly chased headlines rather than doing the hard work to tackle the problem"

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Threat from Putin’s Black Sea naval force to Odesa ‘largely neutralised’, says UK

Moscow’s naval fleet is struggling to exercise effective sea control outside the key southern port known as the gateway to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence says

The Independent UK

Imagine there’s been a nuclear attack. Here’s how Britain should respond

According to weapons experts and risk strategists, nuclear war is no longer a threat beyond our wildest imaginations. But, thinking rationally, what exactly would we do if an attack became imminent? And, asks Tom Ough, is there anything we should be doing right now?

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