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MoD dismiss SNP call for inquiry into nuclear leaks at Trident bases

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed it is “factually incorrect” to suggest that radioactive leaks at Scottish sites posed a safety risk…

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'Short-changed': MoD spent 3 times less per head in Scotland than south of England

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) spent three times less per head on defence in Scotland than parts of the south of England last year ...

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Ex Scotland in Union chief given job in Ministry of Defence by Keir Starmer

FORMER Scotland in Union chief Pamela Nash has been given a top job in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) following Keir Starmer’s Cabinet reshuffle…

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Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

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UK minister calls for end of Scottish Government ‘dithering’ on defence

The Ministry of Defence has announced plans for £250 million worth of defence growth deals for areas across the UK.

Evening Standard

Scottish shipyard to build Norwegian warships in £10 billion deal

NORWEGIAN warships are to be built in Glasgow as part of a £10 billion deal, the Ministry of Defence has announced ...

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MSPs urged to join cross-party call for safety at Trident bases after leaks scare

SCOTTISH politicians are being urged to “put party allegiances to one side” and raise the alarm over repeated nuclear safety incidents at…

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Army spends £118m on more systems to shoot down missiles and drones

The new equipment will form part of Sky Sabre, a state-of-the-art defence system that can intercept munitions and aircraft.

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Watchdog urged to probe ‘dangerous shambles’ of Afghan relocation data breaches

A freedom of information request by the BBC revealed there have been 49 data breaches in the past four years.

Evening Standard

Government ‘admits 49 Afghan data breaches in four years’

Seven breaches were serious enough to be reported to the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Evening Standard

Call for MoD to investigate serious nuclear incident at Faslane naval base

THE SNP have demanded urgent answers in a letter to the Ministry of Defence after the UK Government confirmed a serious nuclear incident took place…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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 Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

Evening Standard

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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