The latest Royal Navy Astute Class attack submarine HMS Agamemnon was launched in October( Image

Minister of State for Defence James Cartlidge has confirmed that the UK’s brand new fleet of submarines will be ready by the 2030s.Mr Cartlidge said that the new subs, replacing the current Astute class vessels, will be complete by the end of the next decade.In a statement, Mr Cartlidge said: “ The Royal Navy’s submersible ship nuclear AUKUS submarines will be operational from the late 2030s, replacing the current Astute Class.” The development of the new submarines forms part of a recently form

A major fire has engulfed BAE Systems’ shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, which builds Britain’s new generation of nuclear submarines. Two people were taken to a hospital for suspected smoke inhalation after the fire broke out at the site around 12. 30am on Wednesday. Police said there was “ no nuclear risk ” from the incident.“ At this time there are no other casualties and everyone else has been evacuated from the Devonshire Dock Hall and are accounted for, ” a statement from Cumbria Cons

" This is the biggest blow against drug trafficking in our country this century," Duque said during a broadcast video message.... The government also accuses the group of threatening and killing community leaders across the country.... Though Duque said Otoniel's capture represented the end of the Clan del Golfo, Colombia Risk Analysis director Sergio Guzman said a new leader would surely be waiting to take over....

The Turin Shroud cannot be real because the “ image of Christ ” would be distorted if it had actually been wrapped around the three-dimensional body of Jesus, an expert has found. The shroud, which bears an image of a gaunt, bearded man with long hair, and blood stains at the wrists, feet and side, is one of history’s most disputed artefacts. Once believed to be a medieval hoax, recent studies suggest it does indeed date back 2, 000 years, suggesting it could have wrapped the crucified Messiah.

Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Only working royals| The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Duke of York will not be on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the start of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, as the Queen decides on a guest list of close working family members only.... For the Kremlin, the May 9 Victory Day parade, celebrating the USSR's victory over Nazi Germany, is a major annual celebration and also a useful propaganda tool.... Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian presid

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