


£20bn Trident useless, says military chief

BRITAIN'S Trident nuclear deterrent is "completely useless" and its £20 billion cost would be better spent on conventional weapons, former military chiefs said today.

Call to scrap 'useless Trident'

Britain's decision to spend £20 billion on renewing its independent nuclear deterrent was challenged by a group of retired senior military officers, who branded the Trident system "completely useless" against the threats of the modern world.

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Pictured: The self-propelling 'cocaine submarine' that can travel from South America to the U.S.

America's war on drugs has been forced underwater after Coast Guard officials captured this submarine stuffed with seven tonnes of cocaine.

Jail for Wren who cried rape after seducing her former lover

A woman naval officer who seduced her former lover and then cried rape was yesterday jailed for 12 months.

Russian sub dives one MILE to the bottom of the world's deepest - and oldest - lake

Forget the space race: today Russian explorers plunged to the bottom of the world's deepest lake as Moscow once again renewed its drive to set new scientific records.

Russia to rival Western naval power with revived fleet

Revived navy fleet: Russian warships during Russia's Navy Day festivities

Blunders created 'bombs' that killed sailors on nuclear submarine

A catalogue of blunders led to the deaths of two sailors after an explosion and fire aboard a nuclear-powered submarine as it dived beneath the Arctic ice cap.

Royal Navy's sonar testing may have killed dolphins off Cornish coast

The Royal Navy had been testing sonar equipment only miles from the bay where dozens of dolphins met an agonising death.

Macca in mourning for 'fifth Beatle' Neil Aspinall

The man known throughout the music industry as "the Fifth Beatle" has died from lung cancer.
Dad's Army

New guard heed the call-up

If you always wanted to see Dad's Army in the flesh, don't panic, as Corporal Jones would say. Just march to the Hackney Empire, where the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard is currently billeted. The original cast might have mostly gone to the great barracks in the sky but these raw recruits largely pass muster.

Live and let dive - inventor dreams up Bond-style boat that becomes a submarine

If James Bond is looking for a new mode of transport then this futuristic number just might do the trick. Sitting on the glassy waters of a lake the Hyper-Sub may look like a boat - but it combines the speed of a powerboat with the underwater capability of a submarine.



Harry diving with Royal Navy... while prosecutors prepare to rule on rare bird shooting

Prince Harry found himself in even deeper water yesterday following his brush with police investigating the illegal shooting of two rare birds at Sandringham.

Britain launches massive submarine that can hear a ship from across the Atlantic

She is four years late and a massive £900million over-budget.

Secret gold chest in treasure ship

Treasure hunters who recovered a £250 million bounty from a shipwreck off Cornwall may have left the most valuable haul behind.

Treasure hunters find the richest shipwreck in the world off Land's End

It's a haul that would make pirate Jack Sparrow's eyes water.

Years behind schedule and over-budget, the navy unveils its latest stealth submarine

The Royal Navy has unveiled its largest and most powerful attack submarine, a month before the over-budget, overdue vessel is due be launched.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Angelina and Brad 'ready to tie the knot'

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are ready to tie the knot - and have inquired about holding the ceremony in the Dominican Republic.

Blast victim had planned to leave the Navy to get married

A sailor killed in an explosion aboard a British nuclear submarine planned to leave the Royal Navy within weeks to marry his American fiancée, it has emerged.

Floral touch to weighty matters

It is a great boon to the casual viewer when paintings and sculptures supply strong visual cues as to how they should be interpreted.

45 held in Trident base protest

Forty-five people have been arrested after a blockade of Britain's nuclear submarine base.

Greenpeace breaches missile base

Greenpeace campaigners were arrested after they attempted to mount a blockade at the Naval base which houses Britain's nuclear deterrent.

Submarine pair die in Arctic blast

An investigation is under way into the deaths of two Britons killed in an explosion on board their submarine.

Sailors die in nuclear sub accident

Two British sailors have been killed in an accident aboard the nuclear submarine HMS Tireless, the Ministry of Defence said.

Activists stage last-ditch protest

Anti-nuclear protesters have gathered in Westminster in a last-minute demonstration against the controversial replacement of the Trident missile system.

Labour rebels demand Trident answers

The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, is facing calls to release his advice to ministers on the legality of the decision to replace Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent.

Prince will serve with RAF and Navy

Prince William will serve on attachment to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force next year following the completion of his time with the Household Cavalry Regiment.

Backbenchers 'oppose Trident'

Almost two thirds of Labour backbenchers oppose the Government's decision to replace Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent, according to a poll.

Warship petty officer charged with rape of woman sailor

A Royal Navy senior rating has been charged with raping a female colleague while serving overseas onboard a warship.

220 jobs axed at submarine base

More than 220 jobs are to be axed at the Clyde Naval Base because of a gap in demand for submarine maintenance work.

Teenager dies as storms lash Britain

A young woman died as storms wreaked havoc across Britain overnight, after a tree fell onto a caravan she was sleeping in.
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