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Ministers square up over plight of Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain

Members of two elite units – championed by The Independent – have been denied sanctuary they were promised here after fighting with UK forces

The Independent UK

Inside the remote army base where hero Afghans are housed after being welcomed to the UK

Exclusive: The Ministry of Defence has transferred more than 1,100 Afghans to Garats Hay under a secretive mission codenamed Operation Lazurite

The Independent UK

Revealed: 1,500 Afghans scrambled to UK in secretive mission as minister speaks of Britain’s ‘enormous debt’

Exclusive: James Heappey lifts the lid on a military operation to airlift Afghans who fought with Britain out of Pakistan

The Independent UK

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Putin’s losses in Ukraine ‘top 300,000’ says UK in latest figures

Russia hasn’t shared data on its casualties from Ukraine invasion apart from one early acknowledgement

The Independent UK

Police appeal for help to find hate crime suspects on pro-Palestinian march

The worst of the disorder was inflicted by far-Right extremists taking part in a counter-protest

Evening Standard

Give police more powers amid 10-fold rise in antisemitic attacks, says UK adviser

John Woodcock claims largely peaceful Palestinian marches ‘clearly a factor’ in intimidation of Jewish communities

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly appointed home secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Sunak hopes to repair relations with police and soothe Tory right by moving foreign secretary to replace sacked Suella Braverman

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‘That’s it, isn’t it?’ Top Tory pressed on how it feels to lose ad agency that got Thatcher into power

Armed forces minister James Heappey said the public is not interested in ‘who’s backing who’, insisting the government is focused on ‘delivery’

The Independent UK

Sunak considering tougher protest laws after Armistice Day violence

The Prime Minister is reportedly seeking to tighten the laws to make it easier to ban pro-Palestinian marches.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman sacked in Cabinet reshuffle

Ex-PM is Foreign Secretary in the Lords but Sunak risks wrath of the Tory Right

Evening Standard

Israel facing ‘devil’s own choice’ as it prepares for onslaught

UK Armed Forces minister James Heappey said delaying a ground assault into Gaza would only allow Hamas more time to move rocket and ammunition stocks

Evening Standard

Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

Defence minister James Heappey warned of the ‘almost inevitable’ impact on civilians in Gaza of conflict with Israel.

The Independent UK

Celebrating deaths in Israel and Gaza is despicable, says minister

James Heappey said he hopes police find two women who wore stickers appearing to feature Hamas paragliders during pro-Palestine protests in London.

The Independent UK

Government to allow prisons to release some offenders 18 days early to ease overcrowding – as it happened

Justice secretary says move will not apply to anyone serving a life sentence and those released will be tagged

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The Independent UK

Israel’s offensive in Gaza will be ‘horrific’, UK minister warns

James Heappey says Hamas’ use of ‘human shields’ would make preventing civilian deaths ‘incredibly difficult’

Evening Standard

Confusion over whether Brits may be able to flee Gaza through Rafah crossing ahead of Israeli ground attacks

A minister raised hopes that Britons trapped in Gaza may be able to flee if the Rafah crossing with Egypt opens possibly as early as Monday.

The Guardian - UK

‘A new form of warfare’: how Ukraine reclaimed the Black Sea from Russian forces

Kyiv has turned the region into a no-go zone for Moscow’s bristling warships

The Independent UK

Russia facing ‘functional defeat’ in the Black Sea – but Kyiv allies warn they are running out of ammunition

Naval successes ‘every bit as important’ as last year’s counteroffensive, claims UK

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The Independent UK

Russia facing ‘functional defeat’ in the Black Sea – but Kyiv allies warn they are running out of ammunition

Naval successes ‘every bit as important’ as last year’s counteroffensive, claims UK

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Afghans who applied for sanctuary in UK waiting over two years for decision

Exclusive: Some 745 Afghans, who have applied for sanctuary based on their work with the British Army, said they were being ‘destroyed’ by the wait

The Independent UK

Thousands of Afghans still in limbo as ministers miss own deadline to slash resettlement backlog

Interpreters who worked with British army are among those waiting to hear if they will be relocated to UK

The Independent UK

Ben Wallace resigns as Sunak set to appoint new defence secretary

Mr Wallace announced last month he would resign from the senior Cabinet role at the next reshuffle.

The Independent UK

Sunak set to name new defence secretary as Ben Wallace quits – who are the favourites?

PM prepares to reveal mini-reshuffle after Wallace formally steps down – amid speculation someone ‘unexpected’ getting top cabinet job

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps vows to continue support for Ukraine after being appointed defence secretary

Claire Coutinho named as energy secretary in Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle

The Independent UK

Sunak expected to appoint new defence secretary to replace Ben Wallace

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen have both been linked with the post.

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