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Empty Edinburgh homes to be bought from Ministry of Defence to help homeless

The council has agreed to buy more than a dozen properties on the Dreghorn estate to help families 'desperate' for housing.

Edinburgh Live

Fears for Scottish shipyards amid concerns UK will ‘offshore’ warship contracts

SCOTTISH shipyards need “greater clarity” from the UK Government over where contracts for new naval vessels will be placed in the coming…

The National (Scotland)

International procurement and an uncertain pipeline 'risk the prosperity of Scottish military shipbuilding'

Scottish Affairs Committee report warns that without regular orders, the sector could decline

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Scottish shipyards need ‘greater clarity’ over future military orders, say MPs

The Scottish Affairs Committee also challenged the UK Government to set out the reasons for awarding a recent contract to an international consortium.

The Independent UK

Troops may be called into Northern Ireland if firefighters strike

Exclusive: Fire service chief says he will ask MoD for help if unions do not cover ‘high-risk calls’

The Guardian - UK

British armed forces suffering shortfall of 4,000 troops as 16,000 quit last year

More than 16,000 people left last year – a six-year high. It's the highest loss of staff the Ministry of Defence has seen in six years and comes after numerous complaints about low pay and poor living standards

Daily Mirror

Ex-marine in fight with MoD after complaining about ‘noise-induced hearing loss’

Mr Justice Johnson is considering complaints by James Barry, 34, of Nottingham, at a High Court trial in London

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UK accused of abandoning 38 people adrift in Channel

French coastguards claim British rescue services said they would help people in dinghy but failed to do so

The Guardian - UK

Puma fighting vehicle to return to key NATO mission in first half of 2023 - Berlin

Germany expects to field Puma infantry fighting vehicles for a key NATO mission in the first half of 2023, its chief of defence said on Friday, after Berlin had to withdraw the Puma from the alliance's quick reaction force due to problems in a drill.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak asked to give Glasgow soup kitchen access to empty MoD building

A GLASGOW soup kitchen has issued an appeal to the Prime Minister to help them find a suitable building to serve hot food to vulnerable people.

The National (Scotland)

Britain considering sending tanks to Ukraine to help fight Russia

Move would constitute major boost to Western support for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Glasgow Homeless Project appeals to Prime Minister for help finding a base

The Homeless Project Scotland is trying to secure a permanent home in the city centre to help it feed hundreds of people every day.

Glasgow Live

UFO A70 incident that saw aliens abduct Edinburgh men resurfaces on US podcast

The incident was seen to be so puzzling that the Ministry of Defence was asked to look into. The two men have never changed their story and claim to this day they were abducted in 1992.

Edinburgh Live

Silence of Wiltshire ghost village broken for ‘last burial’ at its church

Mourners celebrate life of one-time resident Ray Nash, after MoD permits burial in village of Imber

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Evening Standard

Putin’s air chiefs ‘move long-range bombers to Russia’s far east after planes hit at base closer to Ukraine’

The UK’s Ministry of Defence says Russia had responded to the attacks by “dispersing” the long-range planes to several airfields

Reuters

Japan to develop 3,000 km long-range missiles, deploy in 2030s -Kyodo

Japan's Ministry of Defence is arranging to develop multiple long-range missiles with a range of up to about 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) and aims to deploy them in the 2030s, Kyodo news reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire neighbour fears Red arrows move will attract 'defecating litter louts'

He has sounded the alarm on what he expects the recently announced period of Red Arrows training will mean for him and his neighbour

The Independent UK

NIO wanted Treasury to cover spiralling costs of Bloody Sunday Inquiry

Hundreds of classified government files have been opened for public viewing at the Public Record Office in Belfast.

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Reuters

Russia intensifies attacks on Kherson in Ukraine's south, Bakhmut in east

Russian forces increased mortar and artillery attacks on the city of Kherson more than six weeks after it was retaken by Ukrainian troops, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Russia sending musicians to Ukraine front line to boost morale

The Russian ministry of defence said the entertainers would form “two frontline creative brigades” and focus on providing “moral, political and psychological support”

Daily Mirror

Desperate Putin sends opera singers and circus acts to Ukraine frontline to boost morale

Amid rumours the Russian President is about to bolster his army's numbers, Vladimir Putin has sent musicians, opera singers and circus performers to the frontline to boost the 'fragile morale' of his troops

Evening Standard

Brigades sent to improve ‘fragile morale’ of Russian troops ‘unlikely’ to ease issues, says UK

‘Fragile morale almost certainly continues to be a significant vulnerability across much of the Russian force’

Daily Mirror

Soldiers given sleeping bags for home leave as they can't afford to heat homes at Xmas

Troops who cannot afford to turn on the radiators during Christmas leave with their families have been handed extra bedding meant for use on military operations

Daily Mirror

Ministry of Defence spending £756k a year on cabs to ferry around senior staff and VIPs

One single booking cost £5,383 for several vehicles over a three-day period to drive 70 miles from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, to the Ministry of Defence's Whitehall HQ

Evening Standard

Russia changes missile strike tactics due ‘to concerns about vulnerability of Crimea’

A previous wave of attacks on Friday left large parts of Kyiv without power, officials said

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