Military
April 2026
- Politics Weekly UKIs Keir Starmer ‘complacent’ on defence? – podcast
Balancing UK’s welfare and defence spending ‘not zero-sum game’, minister says
‘Bizarre’ lack of urgency in putting UK on war footing, says defence review co-author
How war in Gulf reveals the ‘cut corners’ on British defence
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowReeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– as it happened
UK’s armed forces are in a sad state – and they have only themselves to blame
Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief
Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil
Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch
UK navy foiled Russian submarines surveying undersea cables, defence minister says
Abandoned Battle of Britain control tower to become a home for holidaymakers … and six species of bat
Starmer says UK wants to help with opening of Hormuz strait on Gulf visit
‘When the knife came up through the pool table, audiences gasped’: how Iraq war epic Black Watch conquered the world
What has conflict in Iran revealed about UK’s geopolitical standing and military readiness?
HMS Dragon docks in eastern Mediterranean after problems with water systems
Starmer urged to limit US access to UK bases after ‘dangerous’ Trump threats
UK veterans ‘forced to resign’ for being gay launch legal action against MoD
A bittersweet thrill: daytrippers watch US warplanes in action at RAF Fairford
Coalition of countries discuss ‘every possible measure’ to pressure Iran into reopening strait of Hormuz
Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago