All news on the topic: Royal Navy

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Drone drops fake bombs on £7,000,000 navy warship during Nato war games
The Royal Navy has been staging exercises at sea weeks after Vladimir Putin staged his own war games in the Arctic.
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Narco-Subs Sail the Caribbean
The Caribbean, historically a key region for drug trafficking, has once again become the center of attention with the seizure of a narco-submarine, signaling the use of these types of vessels is potentially becoming a more common tactic for drug shipments in this smuggling route.
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A Royal Navy serviceman has died after a Merlin helicopter crashed into the English Channel
The Royal Navy has confirmed a crew member has died after a Merlin Mk4 helicopter ditched in the sea during a night flying exercise from the HMS Queen Elizabeth
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Royal Navy intercepts £40 million worth of cocaine from Caribbean smugglers
HMS Trent confiscated half a tonne of the Class A drug from a speed boat south of the Dominican Republic earlier this month, taking its annual total of seizures to more than £550m.
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Royal Navy sailor under investigation for ’stealing secrets from nuclear submarine’
A sailor in the Royal Navy has been accused of stealing secrets from a nuclear submarine.
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Titanic shipyard owner Harland & Wolff awaits news of funding lifeline
About 1,500 jobs at risk as shipbuilder waits on reported £200m state deal in early test for Labour industrial policy
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Britain’s Armed Forces are no longer credible amid cuts to record-low, warns ex-defence chief Lord Dannatt
He said allies expect the UK to field 35,000 soldiers in a division of three brigades
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The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond successfully intercepts and neutralizes a missile launched by Houthi forces in Yemen
A Royal Navy destroyer has shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
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Woman's dehydration was actually warning sign of brain terminal cancer
Petty officer Jessica Zentilin-Dorey, 33, was diagnosed with a grade 4 astrocytoma in June 2022 after a seizure at home. Her diagnosis came just nine weeks after marrying wife Gabriella
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Russia, Iran, and China begin joint naval exercises amid rising tension
The Russian Ministry of Defence said Russia, Iran and China have begun joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman to 'improve the safety of maritime economic activity'
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Royal Navy ships shoot down two Houthi drones as strikes continue
The Royal Navy warship HMS Richmond has used interceptor missiles two shoot down an attempt drone attack on shipping lanes in the Red Sea by the Yemen-based Houthi movement
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All-female team plan to make history rowing the Atlantic
The five sailors - collectively known as the Valkyries - face 3,000 miles of open seas and competition from around three dozen other teams as they take on the World's Toughest Row
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Nan in wheelchair and unable to smile but GP says symptoms are 'all in her head'
Grandma Petra Walker-Barrera, 68, from Stone in Staffordshire, says her life has been changed forever after doctors prescribed her with metoclopramide, which should only be used for five days at a time
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Victoria Cross awarded WW1 hero killed in battle could fetch £220k
Lieutenant-Commander Edgar Cookson while trying to force his way through enemy lines in Iraq during World War One. He was awarded the Victoria Cross which is now up for auction
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Caroline Stanbury and Sergio Carrallo's awkward mistake when booking plane seats
Celebrity couple Caroline Stanbury and Sergio Carrallo book 'best seats on plane', but end up 'mortified and uncomfortable' in a TikTok video that's gone viral
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MoD confirms exact nature of 500kg Nazi bomb that sparked Plymouth evacuation
The Ministry of Defence said the 500kg SC-500 WW2 bomb that was found in a back garden in Keyham, Plymouth, earlier this week has been successfully detonated at sea
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Deep-sea expedition planned to 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold billions
Colombia's government announced plans for a deep-water expedition to explore the mythical galleon San Jose, sunk in the 18th century in the country's northern Caribbean and believed to contain cargo valued at billions of dollars
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Military moves 500kg WW2 unexploded device after thousands evacuated from homes
An unexploded bomb found in Plymouth has been transported by a military convoy and taken to sea as residents told to stay away were told the evacuation order has ended
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Putin 'laughing at us' after test flop as 'UK put all nuke eggs in one basket'
Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'laughing' at the UK after our nuclear deterrent Trident flopped in its latest test, according to Prof Anthony Glees, security and intelligence expert at the University of Buckingham
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Royal Navy killer who murdered two young men has parole hearing delayed
A parole board hearing for serial killer Allan Grimsom, who wanted to be released from prison on licence, has been adjourned at the last minute - with no reason made public
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Defence agency staff due to vote on industrial action over pay dispute
The agency is responsible for managing MoD procurement across the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force
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'Frankenstein' killer who said murder is 'better than sex' could be free in days
Allan Grimson, known as the 'Frankenstein killer', could be freed from jail this week as the family of one of his suspected victims branded him a 'danger to society'
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William and Kate's surname - and what George, Charlotte and Louis use at school
Prince William has employed a number of different surnames over the course of his life - but neither he, nor Prince Harry, even have one on their birth certificates
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Royal Navy's £3billion aircraft carrier fails to leave harbour for NATO exercise
The HMS Prince of Wales was take over in Exercise Steadfast Defender off Norway on behalf of its sister ship the HMS Queen Elizabeth, but it failed to set sail on Sunday
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King Charles has been left 'frustrated' by cancer diagnosis for two reasons
King Charles shocked the world he revealed he has cancer and is already undergoing treatment, but said he remains 'wholly positive' - however royal insiders say His Majesty is also a little 'frustrated'