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Iranian man and Romanian woman charged with trying to enter Faslane nuclear naval base

Police Scotland have revealed they have charged two people for trying get into a UK nuclear submarine base, including an Iranian man. A 34-year-old Iranian man has been charged alongside a 31-year-old Romanian woman, after reports of two people trying to enter Faslane naval base, where Britain’s nuclear submarines are based, the force said. Police […]

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Man and woman arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base

Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said. The force said it was made aware of two people attempting to enter the base – where submarines that carry the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent are based – at around 5pm on Thursday. A spokesperson said: “A 34-year-old

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Ex-footballer Joey Barton denied bail on GBH charge over alleged assault near golf club

Former footballer Joey Barton has been denied bail after a court hearing. The 43-year-old was charged with GBH earlier this month after an alleged assault near a golf course in Merseyside. He has been in custody since 10 March. The former Man City and Newcastle midfielder, along with a second man, Gary O’Grady, are both

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Iran war: Households brace for cost of living pain as oil and gas prices surge

British households have been told to brace for a surge in inflation and multiple interest rate hikes this year after surging oil and gas prices sparked by Donald Trump’s war on Iran. Tehran has launched a series of retaliatory strikes on energy sites in the Gulf since the conflict began, and has throttled the key

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Navy monitors Russian warship and sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel

A Russian warship and a sanctioned oil tanker was shadowed by a Royal Navy warship and helicopter for 48 hours in the English Channel. HMS Mersey, based in Portsmouth, and a Wildcat helicopter were scrambled to monitor the Russian Steregushchiy-class frigate RFN Soobrazitelny and tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin. A Royal Navy spokesman said the operation

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