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    Princess of Wales cracks joke as well-wisher's chair collapses

    Catherine, Princess of Wales, 43, jokingly scolded a well-wisher after his chair collapsed. Hundreds of well-wishers were gathered at the Royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk on Christmas Day as the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children Prince George, Princess...
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    King and Queen welcome back Carrier Strike Group

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla welcomed back the crews of the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and her Strike Group after an 8 month voyage around the Indo-Pacific. The sailors were warmly welcomed by the Commander-in-Chief and his wife. As well as showing off her naval might to...
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    Royal Navy Christmas advert

    A new Royal Navy Christmas advert shows a Royal Navy warship in battle. The footage is that of the British destroyer HMS Diamond, which successfully fended off drone attacks in the Red Sea by the Houthis in 2023/24. The British warship was there to keep the vital shipping lane open, defending...
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    Royal Navy to unleash fleet of autonomous vehicles against Russians

    The Royal Navy is to rapidly enlarge its fleet of autonomous underwater drones Britain's First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Sir Gwyn Jenkins announces to the country that the Royal Navy is to launch its Atlantic Bastion programme to defend Britain's undersea cables and pipelines from...
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    Royal Navy Christmas advert 2025

    The Royal Navy has released a new Christmas advert based on true events. From 2023 to 2024, destroyer HMS Diamond came under repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea, shooting them down with her Sea Viper missiles.
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    Royal Navy Christmas advert 2025

    The Royal Navy has released a new Christmas advert based on true events. From 2023 to 2024, destroyer HMS Diamond came under repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea, shooting them down with her Sea Viper missiles.
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    Queen praises the Rifles at Guildhall dinner

    Queen Camilla has given a speech honouring the Rifles during the British Army regiment's biennial dinner at London's Guildhall. The Queen, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles, attended the event with Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family.
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    Brits welcome Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group home

    Hundreds of Brits waved Union Jacks to welcome back to Portsmouth the Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group. Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales - the Royal Navy flagship - arrived back home alongside Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless, gracefully floating past Portsmouth's famous Spinnaker Tower...
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    Britain scraps jury trials for defendants facing three years or less

    British Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy today announced to the Commons that he is to scrap jury trials for defendants facing sentences of three years or less. Offences that magistrates send to Crown Courts below this threshold will be heard by a single judge, rather than...
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    Nigel Farage's letter to Broken Britain

    A message to the nation from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage... The British economy is in desperate trouble. Despite what politicians pretend, you can see for yourself that nothing works anymore. When the next election comes, Reform UK will be ready. We will proudly be the party of alarm clock...
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    Royal Navy destroyers to be equipped with DragonFire drone killer in 2027

    Britain has just released footage of her new DragonFire drone-killing laser shooting down drones travelling at 400 mph. The laser can hit targets the size of a £1 coin from a kilometre away at a cost of just £10 per shot. The ammunition is unlimited. The British have said that they will start...
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    Royal Navy escorts Russian ships out of British waters

    The Royal Navy ship HMS Severn forced the Russian ships out of British waters to the coast of northern France where NATO allies took over Two Russian warships were intercepted in the English Channel by the Royal Navy, the British Ministry of Defence has revealed. HMS Severn – a Royal Navy...
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    King launches new Royal Navy submarine HMS Agamemnon

    King Charles III - Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces - has launched the newest Royal Navy warship into service. At Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, His Majesty launched HMS Agamemnon, the sixth of seven of the Royal Navy's powerful and hi-tech Astute-class nuclear...
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    Ukraine reveals it has British Terrahawk drone killer

    Ukraine’s air defences just got a major boost with the deployment of Britain's Terrahawk Paladin, a cutting-edge counter-drone and short-range air defence system. Now operational with Ukraine's 156th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, the Paladin combines mobility, AI-powered targetting and a 30mm...
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    Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Sir Brian May unveils 3D book of the galaxies

    Since cementing his place in rock's hall of fame, for his role as lead guitarist and songwriter in one of Britain’s biggest ever bands, Queen, Sir Brian May has also completed a PhD in astrophysics. And he has now helped put together what's being described as the first ever book to explore the...
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    Curaçao is smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup

    CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifier Jamaica 0-0 Curaçao Independence Stadium, Kingston Curaçao, with a population of only 156,000, has become the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup, after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica. Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean, isn't even a sovereign...
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    Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says UK

    British tell Russians: "We see you. We know what you're doing." A Russian spy ship has used lasers for what is believed to be the first time to disrupt RAF pilots tracking its activity in UK waters. The vessel called the Yantar was north of Scotland and had entered UK waters for the second time...
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    Scotland qualify for World Cup for first time since 1998

    Scots celebrate a remarkable win to reach a World Cup for the first time since 1998 UEFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier Scotland 4-2 Denmark Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 49,587 Almost 50,000 fans packed into Hampden Park in Glasgow tonight saw Scotland qualify for the World Cup for the...
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    Britain says carrier HMS Prince of Wales is ready for war

    Britain says that her Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, currently docked in Italy, is on five days' notice to defend Britain and ten days' notice to come to the aid of a fellow NATO member. Remarkably, half the ship's crew are under the age of 25. The Royal Navy...
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    Trump confirms he will sue the BBC

    Donald Trump has said he will sue the left-wing BBC for between $1bn and $5bn over the editing of his speech on Panorama. The US president confirmed he would be taking legal action against the broadcaster while on Air Force One.