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Dame Stella Rimington finds spying is a family game
Dame Stella Rimington, the former MI5 chief, says that Britain should have its own spy museum.
20 Oct 2011
Low-flying RAF helicopter spooked horses, trainer claims
A racehorse trainer claims an RAF helicopter deliberately flew 50 feet above her valuable horses, putting their lives at risk by almost causing them to bolt into the road.
20 Oct 2011
Liam Fox apologises for Adam Werritty affair
The former Defence Secretary has told the House of Commons that he is sorry for breaching the ministerial code.
19 Oct 2011
Prince Harry 'top of class'
Prince gets top marks during Apache helicopter training in America.
19 Oct 2011
Sir Richard Dannatt urges Alex Salmond to be 'honest' over defence
Alex Salmond must start being “honest” with voters and produce a detailed defence policy for an independent Scotland before his referendum, the former head of the British Army has said.
18 Oct 2011
Meet the spy who is harder than James Bond
Matthew Dunn, a former field officer with MI6, has lifted the lid on the Secret Intelligence Service to create a fictional spy, say Neil Tweedie and Thomas Harding.
18 Oct 2011
A right Royal town
Telegraph View: Wootton Bassett has earned the right to be Royal - and the name shall serve to remind us of the bravery of our Armed Forces.
17 Oct 2011
It’s time the PM tackled 'crony capitalism'
Telegraph View: David Cameron must take action over the too-cosy relationship between politics and lobbyists.
17 Oct 2011
Royal Wootton Bassett honoured
For four years the people of Wootton Bassett honoured British servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, never failing to pay their respects to the repatriated dead, conveyed in hearses along their high street with painful regularity. Now, they in turn have been honoured, with the bestowal of the royal prefix to the name of their town.
17 Oct 2011
Princess Anne: Wootton Bassett 'sets example'
Wootton Bassett praised by Princess Anne as she bestows it with new "royal" title in official ceremony.
16 Oct 2011
Liam Fox and Adam Werritty: latest
Liam Fox stepped down from his role as defence secretary on Friday, but it hasn't stopped damning allegations surfacing about his relationship with best man and "adviser" Adam Werritty. We bring you the latest:
16 Oct 2011
Adam Werritty 'plotted with Israel' to topple Ahmadinejad
Adam Werritty, the self-styled adviser to former Defence Secretary Liam Fox, plotted with the Israeli intelligence service Mossad to topple Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, it has been claimed.
16 Oct 2011
Liam Fox and Adam Werritty: LIVE
Defence Secretary Liam Fox's job hangs in the balance as senior Tories say new revelations about his relationship with Adam Werritty make his position "untenable".
16 Oct 2011
Hammond must complete Fox’s rescue mission
Telegraph View: David Cameron has chosen the right man to succeed Liam Fox at the Ministry of Defence.
16 Oct 2011
Wootton Bassett officially given royal title
Royal Wootton Bassett has honour bestowed by Princess Anne for role in repatriation of Britons killed in war.
16 Oct 2011
Prince Charles praises Highlanders
The Prince of Wales has praised the army regiment that played such "an important part" in his upbringing, as he unveiled a commemorative statue to the Gordon Highlanders in Aberdeen.
15 Oct 2011
Friends: The One Where the Cabinet Fail to Raise Liam’s Spirits
Bring Your Best Friend to Work Day doesn't boost morale, in the latest episode of our political sitcom by Iain Hollingshead.
15 Oct 2011
Taliban bomber responsible for British deaths captured
One of the Taliban's deadliest bomb makers, responsible for the deaths of at least seven British soldiers in southern Afghanistan has been captured.
15 Oct 2011
Philip Hammond appointed Defence Secretary
Philip Hammond was last night appointed as Defence Secretary in the wake of Dr Liam Fox’s resignation.
15 Oct 2011
Newcomer taking on 'dysfunctional department'
In rugby terms, The Ministry of Defence has long been regarded as a hospital pass for a ministerial career: few leave it for bigger and better things.
15 Oct 2011
The departed champion of traditional Tory values
In a Cabinet heavy with English public school privilege and social liberalism, Dr Liam Fox stood out.
14 Oct 2011
This was a sad loss, but a necessary one
Telegraph View: Dr Liam Fox only has himself to blame for his enforced resignation as Defence Secretary.
14 Oct 2011
Liam Fox and Adam Werritty: LIVE
Defence Secretary Liam Fox's job hangs in the balance as senior Tories say new revelations about his relationship with Adam Werritty make his position "untenable".
14 Oct 2011
Cameron: 'I understand why Liam Fox has decided to resign'
The Prime Minister says the Defence Secretary did a good job on Libya and Afghanistan and he is "sorry to see him resign".
14 Oct 2011
Liam Fox timeline: how events unfolded
The rise and fall of former Defence Secretary Liam Fox.
14 Oct 2011
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