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Scottish Royal Navy tugboat crews to strike over contract dispute

ROYAL Navy tugboat and marine services crews based in Scotland are set to take strike action in March in a dispute over proposed contract changes.

The National (Scotland)

Royal Navy tugboat crews to walk out in contract dispute

Unite said 300 of its members at Devonport, Portsmouth, Faslane, Great Harbour Greenock and Kyle of Lochalsh will take industrial action in March.

Evening Standard

Royal Navy flagship sails to prepare ahead of deployment to Australia

HMS Prince of Wales left Portsmouth Naval Base for ‘pre-deployment training’ and to collect stores.

Evening Standard

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Royal Navy tugboat crews balloted for strike action amid safety concerns

Royal Navy tugboat and marine services crews, some of whom move nuclear submarines, are being balloted for strike action amid safety concerns.

The National (Scotland)

Royal Navy tugboat crews balloted for strike action

The workers are employed by Serco Marine.

Evening Standard

Former headmistress presented with Naval cap to celebrate 100th birthday

Margaret Grey had a successful career in education but dreamed of joining the Royal Navy.

Evening Standard

No 10 defends decision to change name of HMS Agincourt submarine

Spokesperson denies decision to change name to HMS Achilles was made to avoid upsetting the French

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‘Woke nonsense’: Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name

Grant Shapps said ‘woke nonsense’ is being put ahead of tradition

The Independent UK

Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary

The Astute-class hunter-killer submarine planned to be called HMS Agincourt will now be HMS Achilles.

Evening Standard

Russian ships damaging UK underwater cables face raid by Royal Marine Commandos, signals Defence Secretary

The UK is ready to take ‘the strongest possible response’ as part of its ‘homeland’ security operations

Evening Standard

Rolls-Royce wins its biggest ever MoD deal with £9bn nuclear submarine contract

Agreement to make reactors for Royal Navy will create more than 1,000 jobs and safeguard 4,000 other roles

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now

Deteriorating security environment and incidents in Baltic have forced military reassessment in northern Europe

The Guardian - UK

‘We see you’: How a Russian spy ship prompted a UK scramble

Secretary of State for Defence John Healey said the Russian spy ship entered British waters on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Royal Navy submarine used to warn off Russian spy ship loitering over cables

The nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the Yantar to let the Russian ship know it was being watched.

Evening Standard

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British leaders could learn ‘lessons’ from Swedish government over Russia threat

Last year, authorities in Sweden distributed a pamphlet titled In Case Of Crisis Or War.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Navy tracks Russian ‘spy ship’ closely after it enters UK waters

Defence secretary tells Commons the Yantar had been ‘mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure’

The Independent UK

Royal Navy tracks Russian spy ship in English Channel as John Healey warns Putin: ‘We see you’

Addressing the House of Commons, defence secretary said the spy ship is currently in the North Sea having passed through British waters

The Independent UK

Russian spy ship in UK waters warned off by Royal Navy

It marks the second time the Russian spy ship has been in British waters in recent months

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Evening Standard

Royal Navy submarine surfaces close to Russian spy ship in British waters sending it packing

In a message to Vladimir Putin, Defence Secretary John Healey said ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country’

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Royal Navy sub used to warn off Russian spy ship, Healey tells MPs

John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.

Evening Standard

Navy recalls 200 sailors on Christmas Day to shadow Russian warships

HMS Somerset kept a watch over the Russian ships for 500 miles through the North Sea and English Channel.

The National (Scotland)

Faslane submariner found guilty of sex attacks on three women

A ROYAL Navy submariner who groped a colleague while on bail for another sex attack has been locked up ...

Evening Standard

Sailors on Royal Navy destroyer home for Christmas after six-month mission

HMS Duncan was deployed to the Red Sea amid Houthi rebel attacks but was ordered to stay in the Mediterranean as conflict escalated.

The Independent UK

‘Remarkable’ Second World War veteran to celebrate 100th birthday

Captain Walter Godsal RN, a Burma Star veteran who spent 37 years in the Royal Navy, will turn 100 on December 3.

The Independent UK

‘Robot Rib’ drone boat tested by Royal Navy in UK waters for first time

The craft can be operated autonomously and remotely to prevent risk to lives of sailors during missions.

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