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Defence Minister Johnny Mercer opens up about the trauma of watching his friend die as he cradled his body ‘like a baby’ after he was gunned down by the Taliban on patrol in Afghanistan Speaking on the Crisis What Crisis? podcast he opened up about trauma of war He says how he saw a good … Read more
A ‘debacle’ over Dominic Cummings’ trip to Durham during lockdown has ‘fatally undermined’ Boris Johnson’s fight against coronavirus, one of the Government’s scientific experts has claimed. Professor Stephen Reicher, who is a member of the Government’s advisory group on behavioural science which feeds into SAGE, said the actions of the Prime Minister’s top aide would … Read more
‘It was easy for Dominic Cummings to isolate at his parents’ home, his family had their own apartment and we got shopping’: Ex-brother-in-law of PM’s chief aide comes to his defence over allegations he broke lockdown rules Matthew Herriott said it was easy to self-isolate at Cummings’s parents’ home He said there are self-contained apartments … Read more
VE Day has a deep resonance for BAE Systems. Some of the legendary planes flown in the Second World War, including the Spitfire, the Lancaster bomber and the Mosquito – built mainly from timber and known as ‘The Wooden Wonder’ – were designed and built by businesses that are now part of the UK’s leading … Read more
Professor Neil Ferguson’s mother-in-law has rushed to his defence, claiming that it is not a big deal that he allowed a woman into his home twice during the lockdown he repeatedly encouraged. Eileen Pirie, 79, said the Imperial College scientist, who resigned from all government roles after his trysts became public, had been working long … Read more
Call to bring back national service to boost the public’s understanding of defence as Britain’s armed forces face an ‘existential crisis’ Professor Sir Hew Strachan commissioned to write report by Ministry of Defence He also said Britain ‘luxuriates’ in a sense of ‘continuity and self-identity’ UK abandoned conscription in 1960 due to demands for workers … Read more
It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more
The Australian Defence Force BANS the use of video conferencing tool ZOOM due to ‘security’ issues – just a week after Hamish Blake pranked an Air Force flight log meeting By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:26 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 10:27 BST, 6 April 2020 The Australian Defence Force has … Read more
March of the robots: Defence chief General Nick Carter says a quarter of the British Army will be automated by the 2030s General Sir Nick Carter said Britain’s military will need to be more dispensable Chief of Defence staff warned world was the most insecure he had ever known Government carrying out biggest review … Read more
The bad news is that there is no magic pill or miracle broth that will ‘boost’ our immunity against coronavirus overnight. The good news is that there are many ways we can give our immune system the best possible chance of operating at its optimum level. When it comes to maintaining good health, the immune … Read more