Press release: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt statement on the Matthew Hedges case in UAE
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has expressed shock and disappointment at the sentencing of British man Matthew Hedges in the United Arab Emirates. read more
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Press release: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt statement on the Matthew Hedges case in UAE
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: I am deeply shocked and disappointed by the verdict today. I have personally raised the case of Matthew Hedges at the highest levels of the UAE government, including during my visit to Abu Dhabi on 12 November. O… read more
News story: Maritime training deployments to deepen UK-Ukraine defence partnership
The UK and Ukraine will continue to strengthen their defence partnership in the face of intensifying threats and aggression, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed today. In a meeting with the visiting Ukrainian Defence Minister General Stepan Poltorak, Gav… read more
News story: Fishing company and skipper ordered to pay £37,926 for fisheries offences
Ellie Adhamh (WD206) is an Irish registered 25 metre fishing vessel operated by R & E Fishing Limited (Ireland). The court heard how the Royal Navy boarded the vessel during a routine patrol in the Celtic Sea on 29 April 2018. The Boarding Officer… read more
Press release: Joint Statement of the Ministry of Defence of United Kingdom and Ukraine
Joint Statement of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland read more