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HS2: a long and winding timeline of the troubled high-speed rail project

Since Labour announced plans for north-south high-speed rail network nearly 14 years ago, project has been beset by problems

The Guardian - UK

Shapps slams Musk’s ‘unhelpful’ Ukraine commentary

The Defence Secretary was responding to recent tweets by the billionaire entrepreneur.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps denies West’s unity over Ukraine at risk from US budget threat

Defence secretary also plays down pre-election tensions in Poland

Evening Standard

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Allies ‘plan for 2 more years of war’ in Ukraine

Britain and senior European allies are preparing a strategy for the Ukraine war lasting at least another two years - and factoring in a diminished role by the United States if Donald Trump returns to the White House, senior defence sources have revealed.

Evening Standard

Shapps plays down Western splits over Ukraine amid push for extra funding

Grant Shapps warned Vladimir Putin not to misinterpret domestic political wrangles as a sign that support for Kyiv is fading.

The Independent UK

Putin’s aide threatens to target any British soldiers training troops in Ukraine

Medvedev, who is considered to be a close aide of Putin, earlier issued nuclear sabre-rattling threats after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Sunak insists no plan to send British troops for training in Ukraine ‘here and now’

Rishi Sunak clarifies plans mooted by defence secretary would be for after the conflict with Russia

The Independent UK

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Shapps says £4bn worth of contracts signed to develop attack ‘hunter-killer’ submarines

Hunter-killer Aukus submarines will empower the Royal Navy to maintain strategic advantage under the sea, defence secretary says

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 586

As the war enters its 586th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 586 of the invasion

Joe Biden urges Congress to swiftly approve Ukraine aid left out of US government funding bill; Rishi Sunak rows back on defence minister’s suggestion that British troops could carry out training in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: UK’s plan to train service members in Ukraine makes them ‘legal targets’, says Medvedev – as it happened

Russia’s former leader responds to statements by UK defence secretary, who said UK is in talks to move training to Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky urges Ukrainian victory over Russia at national event honouring country’s military

The Ukranian president called for victory over Russia and praised the armed forces

The Independent UK

Shapps: £4 billion worth of contracts signed to develop attack submarines

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps also announced RAF Typhoons have been sent to Poland to support the UK’s fellow Nato country.

The Independent UK

Russia prepares to finance years of fighting in Ukraine according to leaked documents

The claims are based on leaked documents from Moscow

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

The UK defense secretary suggests British training of Ukrainian soldiers could move into Ukraine

Britain’s new defense secretary has suggested that British military training of Ukrainian soldiers, which currently takes place in U.K. bases, could move into western Ukraine

The Independent UK

PM insists no plan to send British troops for training in Ukraine ‘here and now’

Rishi Sunak made clear that plans mooted by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps would be for after the conflict with Russia.

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps to ramp up support for Zelensky by increasing troop training in Ukraine

Grant Shapps has spoken to UK military chiefs about ‘eventually’ moving training into Ukraine

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps reveals military training plans inside Ukraine

Britain has till date steered clear of formal military presence inside Ukraine to avoid direct conflict with Russia

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The Independent UK

Defence Secretary plans Ukraine training move ‘in country’

Grant Shapps has spoken to UK military chiefs about ‘eventually’ moving training into Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps

Defence secretary says proposal being discussed would reduce reliance on UK and other Nato members’ bases

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 583

As the war enters its 583rd day, these are the main developments.

The Independent UK

NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss battlefield and ammunition needs in Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 582 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have shot down 34 of 44 drones; Greenpeace criticises monitoring of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; UK defence secretary visits Kyiv

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps visits President Zelensky in Ukraine

The Defence Secretary met Mr Zelensky and other military officials in Kyiv.

Evening Standard

New Defence Secretary Grant Shapps in Kyiv for talks with Volodymyr Zelensky

The meeting came as Vladimir Putin’s military unleashed a large wave of air strikes on three regions of Ukraine

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