Mark Ludlow

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Mark Ludlow

What you need to knowSir Keir Starmer will announce the government’s long-awaited strategic defence review on Monday, setting out the UK’s defence plan for the next ten yearsIt is expected to recommend the armed forces shift to warfighting readiness in an era of new threats, including the “immediate” danger posed by RussiaThe plan is based on a commitment to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence.

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Mark Ludlow

A 24-year-old former contestant on the BBC’s Race Around the World has died after a car crash in Manchester. Sam Gardiner, who appeared with his mother on the second series of popular series in 2020, rolled his car on the A4 near Manchester on the evening of May 26. He was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries. Greater Manchester police said Gardiner’s car left the motorway in Gatley, Stockport, and ended up on its side. There was nobody else in the car.

1 week ago | msn.com | Mark Ludlow

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1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mark Ludlow

The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has denied killing a crew member. Vladimir Motin, 59, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey on Friday. Appearing via video link from HMP Hull, he spoke briefly via a Russian interpreter to confirm his identity before denying the charge.