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Met firearms officers return to normal duties week after colleague charged with Chris Kaba’s murder

Crisis emerges in response to Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge officer with murdering Chris Kaba

The Independent UK

Met firearms officers return to normal duties

The crisis emerged earlier this month in response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge an officer with murdering Chris Kaba.

The Independent UK

Chris Kaba: Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomes a review into the situation by Suella Braverman

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Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Army on standby to fill in after dozens of Met’s armed police downed weapons

Military personnel could perform counter-terrorism duties if armed Metropolitan Police officers are unavailable.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Generals like Shapps because he was not a soldier

By any Whitehall standard, the Ministry of Defence is a weird place. I am not just referring to its forbidding architectural lines, partly Orwell’s 1984 Ministry of Truth and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, but its very nature. It is a hybrid, a frontline Whitehall ministry and an active military headquarters.

Evening Standard

Army tank stolen from military base in Israel found in scrapyard

The decommissioned tank was found in a scrap yard 20km from an army training base in northern Israel, authorities say.

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MoD management of supplies and spares ‘putting front line at risk’

The National Audit Office flagged concerns about how the defence department manages its £11.8 billion portfolio of equipment.

The Independent UK

UK ‘dangerously exposed’ due to cuts to combat aircraft fleet, MPs warn

The diminished number of aircraft raises questions as to whether the RAF could defend the country in an all-out war, the Defence Committee said.

The Independent UK

Munitions depot staff providing missiles to Ukraine set for fresh strike

GMB Scotland members at the MoD’s Defence, Equipment & Support centre in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out on Monday for two weeks.

The Independent UK

Shapps will ‘fight the corner’ on bigger defence budget

The new Defence Secretary has indicated that he will seek increased funding for the armed forces, as he warned critics not to ‘underestimate’ him.

The Independent UK

‘A personal toll to me and my family’: Read Ben Wallace’s resignation letter in full

Ben Wallace says it has been an ‘honour’ to serve alongside Ministry of Defence colleagues and thanks Rishi Sunak for his ‘leadership’ as prime minister

The Independent UK

Sunak set to name new defence secretary as Ben Wallace quits – who are the favourites?

PM prepares to reveal mini-reshuffle after Wallace formally steps down – amid speculation someone ‘unexpected’ getting top cabinet job

The Independent UK

What is quantum computing and how does it work?

Quantum computing is here and it’s many times more powerful than conventional computers. But will it replace the PC on your desk? We have the answers

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How the government fought against The Independent’s Afghan campaign – and was forced to capitulate

Rishi Sunak, his ministers and their officials dragged their heels for five months – saying it was not possible to offer the pilot help and arguing that the rules did not apply to him

The Guardian - UK

MoD must act to tackle impact of climate crisis on UK forces, MPs say

Defence committee report says British military needs urgently to adapt over coming decades to be effective

The National (Scotland)

MoD urged to 'get around the table' to end strike at Scots munitions plant

A LOCAL MSP has called for the Ministry of Defence to urgently "get around the table" to bring an end to industrial action at a munitions…

The Guardian - UK

‘You don’t survive that’: Ukraine sappers dice with death to clear Russian mines

Overworked and underequipped brigades face daily ordeal in the most heavily mined country in the world

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Zelenskiy sacks military recruitment heads over frontline bribes scandal

Ukrainian president describes taking of cash from people who want to avoid conscription as form of treachery

The Hindu

Army hands over 139 acres of Srinagar land for tourism

The Army will completely relocate its troops from Srinagar’s Tattoo Ground, which is spread over 139.04 acres, and will be thrown open for tourist activities in the near future.

The Hindu

‘TS has given nod for merger of Secunderabad Cantonment Board with GHMC’

The Independent UK

Privacy watchdog to make inquiries after MoD sends emails meant for US to Mali

Typing errors saw documents addressed to the west African country’s .ml domain, rather than the US military’s .mil.

The Hindu

Pixxel wins grant for manufacturing miniaturized multi-payload satellites for IAF

Bengaluru-based space startup Pixxel has won a multi-crore grant from Innovations for Defence Excellence under the Ministry of Defence (iDEX) for the Mission DefSpace Challenge under iDEX Prime (Space), to manufacture miniaturized multi-payload satellites for the Indian Air Force.

Evening Standard

James Cleverly tells Rishi Sunak he wants to ‘stay put’ amid reshuffle speculation

The Foreign Secretary has been tipped in some reports as a contender to replace Ben Wallace at the Ministry of Defence in the next reshuffle

The Independent UK

Cleverly warns PM he wants to ‘stay put’ amid reshuffle speculation

The Foreign Secretary has been tipped in some reports as a contender to replace Ben Wallace at the Ministry of Defence in the next reshuffle.

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