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MoD criticised after delay in sending HMS Dragon to Cyprus
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter March 10, 2026

A week since UK said Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer would be deployed it is still at dockMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe pace at which HMS Dragon has been readied for deployment to defend a British military bas…

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Drone strike on UK RAF airbase in Cyprus said to be by Hezbollah
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Two more drones intercepted on Monday, authorities say, in what appears to be sustained targeting of baseUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesA one-way attack drone – said to have been launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah – struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base …

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Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
ByRobert Booth and Dan Sabbagh February 4, 2026

Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive informationPeter Mandelson’s involvement with the US tech company Palantir must be exposed to full public transparency, campaigners have sa…

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British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria
ByPA Media January 3, 2026

Guided bombs used to target tunnels at site near to city of Palmyra in raid intended to ‘eliminate dangerous terrorists’British and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by Islamic St…

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Britain sends small number of troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire
BySammy Gecsoyler October 21, 2025

Defence secretary says UK will play ‘anchor role’ in US-led civil military coordination centreBritish troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US.The defence secretary, John Healey, announced the de…

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Britain sends small number of troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire
BySammy Gecsoyler October 21, 2025

Defence secretary says UK will play ‘anchor role’ in US-led civil military coordination centreBritish troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US.The defence secretary, John Healey, announced the de…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia – podcast
By September 15, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsBy David Pegg. Read by Shane Zaza Continue reading…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia – podcast
By September 15, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsBy David Pegg. Read by Shane Zaza Continue reading…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
ByDavid Pegg August 7, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsThree days before he fled Saudi Arabia, Ian Foxley was summoned to h…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
ByDavid Pegg August 7, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsThree days before he fled Saudi Arabia, Ian Foxley was summoned to h…

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