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Naval destroyer sailors rescue crew of yacht sinking off the Isle of Wight

Sailors from a Royal Navy air defence destroyer have rescued four people after their yacht began to sink off the Isle of Wight. HMS Diamond had just left Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, on Thursday when it answered a mayday call. A civilian yacht, ...

11 Nov 2022 at 17:14

PM holds full Cabinet call amid speculation of strike over Red Sea attacks

PM ‘holding full Cabinet call’ amid speculation of strike over Red Sea attacks

Rishi Sunak held a full Cabinet call on Thursday evening amid mounting speculation that Britain and Western allies could take imminent action against Houthi rebels following attacks in the Red Sea. Ministers discussed a response to disruption on ...

11 Jan 2024 at 23:33

‘Watch this space’: Shapps in warning to Houthi rebels over Red Sea attacks

Shapps warns of ‘action’ against Houthi rebels if Red Sea attacks continue

The Defence Secretary signalled that the UK and Western allies could take action against Iranian-backed Houthis if attacks in the Red Sea continue, as he warned “watch this space”. It comes after UK and US naval forces destroyed “multiple ...

10 Jan 2024 at 16:45

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond shoots down Houthi drones in Red Sea attack

Royal Navy air defence destroyer HMS Diamond has destroyed “multiple attack drones” deployed by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, according to Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. The Portsmouth-based Type-45 destroyer working with US ...

10 Jan 2024 at 13:52

Red Sea response not escalating despite UK sending in new warship – Shapps

Grant Shapps has insisted the Red Sea shipping crisis has not escalated amid plans to send a new warship to the region, while also playing down recruitment issues in the Royal Navy. The Defence Secretary told MPs that HMS Richmond, a ...

08 Jan 2024 at 18:06

No current plans to send more warships to patrol Red Sea, No 10 says

The UK does not plan to send more warships or other military assets to deal with trouble in the Red Sea caused by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, No 10 said. Downing Street said the attacks on container ships by militants based in ...

02 Jan 2024 at 17:00

Royal Navy destroyer joins allies to counter threat to Red Sea shipping

A Royal Navy destroyer has joined international efforts to deter attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea that threaten to “undermine regional security”. HMS Diamond arrived in the region over the weekend and joins American and ...

19 Dec 2023 at 12:45

Sunak says Red Sea attacks ‘deeply concerning’ as Navy warship joins task force

Rishi Sunak hit out at the “malign” actions of Iran-backed militants targeting shipping in the Red Sea as a Royal Navy destroyer joined an international coalition to protect vessels. Downing Street said the UK had a ...

19 Dec 2023 at 15:48

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UK to be part of international coalition to protect Red Sea ships from attack

Britain is set to join an international coalition to protect ships sailing through the Red Sea after tankers came under attack from militants in Yemen. The announcement comes after oil giant BP paused all of its ...

19 Dec 2023 at 11:20

HMS Diamond to take over shipping protection duties in Red Sea

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond is returning to the Red Sea to help protect shipping as attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels on vessels continue. The warship will take over from frigate HMS Richmond, which ...

12 Mar 2024 at 11:08

Escalating situation in Middle East tops agenda as PM meets allies at summit

Rishi Sunak will discuss the dangerous conflict in Israel and Gaza, as well as the war in Ukraine, when he meets northern European allies in Sweden. The Prime Minister is on the Baltic island of Gotland ...

13 Oct 2023 at 08:33

Sunak says ‘terrorism must not prevail’ as he meets allies in Sweden

Terrorism “must not prevail” in Ukraine or Israel, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told a summit of northern European nations in Sweden. It comes as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a virtual ...

13 Oct 2023 at 14:31

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