Editor of @UKDefJournal | Defence & security journalist | Cyber security graduate | @NUJofficial member & press card holder
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OK, here's the rub: the UK spends a LOT on defence - but where's the money going?
Bit of a hectic November coming up.
I'm heading out to sea again onboard a warship, now, I've done a fair few embarks over the years but it's always good to do another one or two, and this should be a good chance to see some hard-to-watch warfare from the deck of a ship, which is very cool, though I can't say much more yet.
Then it's straight on to an aircraft carrier for two big events for discussions on where naval power goes next, with a lot of very senior people from across the Alliance in the room, also very cool.
Then a few days at home to relax and have a few beers, and then I'm off to Turkey for NATO Edge in Izmir. It's run by the NATO Communications and Information Agency and it's essentially where NATO sits down with industry to work out what tech it actually needs and how to get it into service faster. AI, cloud, cyber defence, command and control. Over 2,000 people and around 200 companies, and SACT Admiral Vandier is among those opening it, again, cool.
Should be a good few weeks for the UK Defence Journal. If you're going to any of these, give me a shout.
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Well done @wesstreeting
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Households across Britain are being asked to keep enough supplies to manage three days of disruption to power, water, phones and the internet, under a campaign launched today that forms the first stage of a three-year programme. Click image for more.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨This has been an incredibly long and painstaking piece of work, led by @GazTheJourno who spent months looking at maps, an ungodly number of digital tracking data websites and plotting where various Russian ships had been and how that corresponds to the network of undersea cables.
It’s also one of the last stories I played a part in during my time at @Telegraph.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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This is remarkable. This type of journalism is vital in open societies to help develop an understanding of what attribution looks like and what’s needed to ensure it’s applied to create political costs. Bravo to the team.
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨This has been an incredibly long and painstaking piece of work, led by @GazTheJourno who spent months looking at maps, an ungodly number of digital tracking data websites and plotting where various Russian ships had been and how that corresponds to the network of undersea cables.
It’s also one of the last stories I played a part in during my time at @Telegraph.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
Good to see the UK Defence Journal cited during a Defence Committee evidence session. Our coverage was based on a fairly routine announcement from the defence company that had secured the work. It shows, though, why reporting on industry activity matters and how it can feed into wider debates on national security. Plus, for our small (but growing) team, it's still pretty cool to hear our publication mentioned by name in sessions like this. A nice reminder that our work is having an impact on the defence conversation.
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I recently interviewed General Lord Richard Dannat for @SkyNews Defence Insider on the threats facing defence workers after recent attacks against industry workers in their own homes. You can find the interview on the app. skynews-defence.noosphere.ap…
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The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to prepare for immediate updating of systems using PHP. Where immediate remediation is not feasible, organisations should consider taking the system offline until it can be fully mitigated.
For more⬇️
ncsc.gov.uk/news/critical-se…
I recently interviewed General Lord Richard Dannat for @SkyNews Defence Insider on the threats facing defence workers after recent attacks against industry workers in their own homes. You can find the interview on the app. skynews-defence.noosphere.ap…
New - Counter Terrorism Policing has re-arrested two men over last month's RAF Fairford incident on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service. Police have named Iran as the country the investigation relates to, and say they consider Iranian state involvement highly likely.
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Commandos from 24Cdo Engineers used lessons learnt from Ukraine to build a 3m deep, dug in medical facility over 5 days, that was then used on Ex STRIKE WARRIOR by the Commando Surgeon Team.
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GREAT WORK BY TV 2!
It is likely Danish military FIRED LIVE ROUNDS at a Boeing 737 Max-8 that took off from EDINBURGH to COPENHAGEN.
2 former fighter pilots have questioned the account of the Danish military that have already been rumbled lying before.
nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2026-…
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Footage from the scrapyard fire that's burned in Glasgow overnight shows emergency crews are reducing their presence.
Significant amounts of smoke continue to billow from the site. Residents are being told to keep their windows and doors closed, while those driving through the smoke are being asked to do so with their air conditioning off and air vents closed.
Video credit: @geoallison
People in Glasgow's Whiteinch area have reported hearing explosions after a scrapyard went on fire last night.
Emergency crews were called to the site on South Street at around 11.23pm. They're still tackling the blaze this morning.
No one's been hurt but nearby residents are being told to keep their windows and doors closed.
Anyone driving through smoke is being asked to keep their air conditioning off and air vents closed.
