Unite says locking Royal Navy tug crews out of contract discussions raises concerns over safety. HMS Sutherland has returned to sea after a four-year long refit at Devonport Dockyard. A bomb ...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a grandad who 'couldn't be stopped' and saved countless lives in Worcestershire. Arthur Young, who worked as an ambulance technician for more than two decades and was ...

Arthur Young, who worked as an ambulance technician for more than two decades and was the Pershore Royal Navy flag bearer since 2002, has died at the age of 89. Mr Young spent more than four decades ...

The Indian Navy’s origins date back to the British Raj. The naval service was named Royal Indian Navy with its headquarters at Bombay. Indian Navy Flag: 1950 - 2001 on Jan 26, 1950 The first changes ...

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

“I changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track the Yantar. So far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation.

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A Royal Navy submarine surfaced just yards from a Russian spy ship in a dramatic show of force to protect British waters. The nuclear-powered HMS Astute emerged from the depths after the Kremlin ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the ...