Drones have provided Ukraine with an asymmetric advantage against Russia, a conventionally superior force, and have been used by the Houthis to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea - and last week an armed drone killed three US service personnel and injured dozens more in Jordan.

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The chief constable of Northamptonshire police will face an accelerated gross misconduct hearing after allegedly misrepresenting his military service, including wearing a medal from a war he did not fight in.

Nick Adderley, who served as police chief from August 2018 until he was suspended in October, has been accused of wearing a medal from the Falklands war – which took place when he was 15.

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Can Zelensky survive the stalemate?
Once feted for his showmanship, Ukraine’s president has become plagued by corruption scandals and military failures..https://www.newstatesman.c...
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Moment huge United Arab Emirates military plane took off from Manchester Airport today.https://www.manchestereven...
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Brits may face conscription ‘within six years’ unless Putin is defeated.https://metro.co.uk/2024/0...
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Rishi Sunak has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to announce a new package of military aid, security ******* urances and humanitarian support.

The prime minister has signed a UK-Ukraine Agreement on Security Cooperation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy - committing the UK to provide intelligence sharing, cyber security, medical and military training, and defence industrial cooperation.The UK will also provide £2.5bn in military aid to Ukraine in 2024-25, an increase of £200m on the previous two years.

About £200m will also be spent on a push to procure and produce thousands of military dr

The interventions by the UK's armed forces in the Middle East this week have been compared to protecting Atlantic convoys in the Second World War and airstrikes against Islamic State.

Earlier this week in the Red Sea, crews on the Royal Navy's HMS Diamond shot down seven drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthi fighters, the first time a UK vessel has had to defend itself in years, military ****** ysts say.Overnight, Britain's armed forces were busy elsewhere in the region, striking Houthi targets inside Yemen in cooperation with the US and other coalition nations.

The UK will provide £2.5bn of military aid to Ukraine over the coming year, Rishi Sunak has said - Britain's largest annual commitment since Russia's invasion.

The PM made the announcement during a rare visit to the country, where he will also sign a new agreement supporting its long-term security.

Officials said the package will provide Ukraine with long-range missiles, air defence and artillery shells.

Some £200m will be spent on drones, most of which will be UK-made.

Strikes against Houthi rebel sites in Yemen are "necessary and proportionate" to protect the global shipping in the Red Sea, Rishi Sunak has said.

The UK and US launched targeted strikes on military facilities overnight.

Mr Sunak said the action against the Iranian-backed group, who he accuses of threatening UK ships, was in "self-defence".

In response, Houthi officials have warned the UK and US will "pay a heavy price".

The US-led strikes are the first against the Houthi militia since it started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea last year.