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MoD told to 'come clean' after ministers not told about US troops on Scottish soil

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been urged to “come clean” over its decision to allow a “detachment” of US troops to be stationed at a…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers spent £2.4m fighting to keep huge Afghan data breach a secret

The Ministry of Defence exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants for UK sanctuary, putting them at risk of Taliban reprisals

The Independent UK

MoD claims serious radioactive leak at Faslane 'posed no risk to public'

A “category A” nuclear safety incident occurred at Faslane naval base earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed ...

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The Ministry of Defence has a long history of disregard for Scotland's environment

The Scottish Greens have demanded an investigation into a series of leaks of water contaminated by radioactive waste from a network of poorly…

The National (Scotland)

Labour face questions on UK spy plane 'over Gaza as Israel killed journalists'

THE UK Government is facing pressure to be “fully transparent” and disclose if it holds information gathered by spy plane flights over Gaza at…

The National (Scotland)

Investigation urged into radioactive leak in Scottish loch and ‘cover-up scandal’

THERE are calls for the UK Government to launch an investigation after radioactive water “leaked into a Scottish lock” from a nuclear weapons…

The National (Scotland)

More than 25,000 sign petition demanding answers on 1994 Chinook disaster

Families of the 29 people who died on the Mull of Kintyre crash have accused the Ministry of Defence of a ‘cover-up’.

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Top MoD civil servant quits after massive Afghan data breach

The top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence will leave in the coming months, the department has announced

The National (Scotland)

British Army weapons systems causing brain damage in soldiers, MoD admits

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that weapons systems used by the British army are causing brain damage in soldiers in a landmark…

The National (Scotland)

The failure to stand by Afghans who fought with the British has been unforgivable

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The incompetence of the Ministry of Defence effort to look after those Afghans who served with our forces requires accountability

The Independent UK

Why did the government hide a data leak about Afghans working with British forces and why did the courts finally reveal it?

When thousands of Afghans were quietly flown to the UK under a secret relocation scheme, few knew it was triggered by an error. A defence official had accidentally leaked the personal data of nearly 19,000 Afghan nationals who had worked with British forces and were at risk of Taliban reprisals.

The Conversation

Public ‘sick of cover-ups’ at MoD, says Chinook crash campaigner

All 29 military and intelligence personnel on board RAF Chinook ZD576 were killed when the aircraft crashed in foggy weather on June 2, 1994.

Evening Standard

'We saved lives,' says Grant Shapps in defence of super injunction on leaked list of SAS, MI6 and Afghan names

‘There are times where you simply have to act in the most maximalist way in order to stop people from being murdered and executed,’ said the former Defence Secretary

Evening Standard

More than 100 Britons’ details in leaked Afghan dataset, including spies and SAS

Defence sources have said that details of MI6 spies, SAS and special forces personnel were included in the spreadsheet.

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Government 'faces £1bn compensation claim' over Afghan data breach

Lawyers representing the Afghan data breach victims say they will sue for compensation

The Independent UK

Political superinjunctions put governments beyond the law – these powers must never be used again

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Afghan leak scandal reveals how easy it is for governments to conceal terrible blunders for so long. The law must be changed so gagging orders cannot be secretly abused

The Guardian - UK

‘When that data falls into the hands of the Taliban it will lead to my arrest, torture and death’

Afghans exposed in 2022 UK data breach fear for their own and their families’ safety and say it is a betrayal by country they risked their lives for

The Guardian - UK

The spreadsheet, the superinjunction and the relocation scheme: Afghan data leak

One email in February 2022 set off a chain of events that affected the lives of thousands of Afghans, but few knew about it until this week

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The Independent UK

Inside the two-year battle to reveal MoD data breach that put 100,000 lives at risk

The Ministry of Defence used a super-injunction to cover up a major data breach that put the lives of nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

International Business Times UK

Shock as 20,000 Afghans Set to Arrive in Britain on Taxpayer-Funded Flights: What Is 'Operation Rubicon'?

Court documents reveal a covert UK scheme to fly in 20,000 Afghans after a data breach. Here's the truth behind Operation Rubicon and what it could cost taxpayers.

Euronews

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak raised safety fears

The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022.

Evening Standard

MoD could face ‘substantial’ compensation claims over data breach, lawyer says

Sean Humber, from law firm Leigh Day, said that a data breach of thousands of Afghans’ personal information was ‘catastrophic’.

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary admits MoD ‘serious departmental error’ put thousands of Afghans at risk

Defence secretary John Healey has admitted a “serious departmental error” within the Ministry of Defence put hundreds of thousands of Afghans at risk.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Defence secretary addresses MPs over secret Afghan evacuation after superinjunction lifted

Watch live as defence secretary John Healey addresses MPs after it was revealed the Ministry of Defence used a gagging order to cover up a major data breach that put the lives of nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

The Independent UK

MoD data breach latest: MPs vow to investigate Afghan leak ‘mess’ after defence secretary apologises

An unprecedented gagging order prevented details of the government breach being revealed for more than 600 days

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