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Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tactics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/13/dover-unrest-britain-far-right-extremism

#Farright #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Policeandcrimecommissioners #Police #Immigrationandasylum #Portsmouth #Protest #PalestineAction #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tactics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/13/dover-unrest-britain-far-right-extremism

#Farright #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Policeandcrimecommissioners #Police #Immigrationandasylum #Portsmouth #Protest #PalestineAction #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tactics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/13/dover-unrest-britain-far-right-extremism

#Farright #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Policeandcrimecommissioners #Police #Immigrationandasylum #Portsmouth #Protest #PalestineAction #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tactics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/13/dover-unrest-britain-far-right-extremism

#Farright #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Policeandcrimecommissioners #Police #Immigrationandasylum #Portsmouth #Protest #PalestineAction #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Wes Streeting praises Wargame docudrama for highlighting UK defence
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Defence secretary says five-part TV series, featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, has helped write his ‘defence spending review submission’

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/09/wes-streeting-wargame-tv-docudrama-uk-defence

#Televisionradio #Film #Documentary #Politics #WesStreeting #UKnews #Defencepolicy #MichaelGove #NicolaSturgeon #Labour #Conservatives #SkyNews #Culture #Media #Television #Televisionindustry #SkyOne #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

What is behind Russia’s ‘consequences’ threat over UK sending drones to Ukraine?
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Britain has supplied more militarily significant munitions to Kyiv before but there are political reasons for Moscow’s remarks

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/russia-consequences-threat-uk-drones-ukraine

#Russia #Ukraine #UKnews #Foreignpolicy #Europe #Dronesmilitary #Worldnews #Defencepolicy #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Armstrade #Politics #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/mi6-global-reputation-expertise-spy-agencies

#Espionage #MI6 #Europe #UKnews #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Worldnews #JamesBond #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Initial evidence suggests the drone, which was found near Ukrainian cargo planes at the German airport, came from Russia

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/the-leipzig-drone-bomb-marks-a-dangerous-escalation-for-europe

#Germany #Ukraine #Russia #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Prime minister to highlight investment in communities as he launches next phase of nuclear submarine replacement

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/29/trident-renewal-central-defence-reindustrialised-britain-andy-burnham

#Politics #Defencepolicy #UKnews #AndyBurnham #Labour #Cumbria #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Trump pausing Iran attacks shows US military power is not enough on its own
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Tehran has not been bombed into submission, leaving America unable to enforce its demands without a ground war that it does not want

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/29/trump-iran-attacks-us-military-power

#Iran #Worldnews #USnews #DonaldTrump #USmilitary #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

The Ukrainian start-up taking the missile fight deep into Russia
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Fire Point makes 100 long-range missiles and thousands of drones a month and is vital to Kyiv’s deep strike capability, says CEO Iryna Terekh

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/27/fire-point-ukraine-cruise-missiles-russia

#Ukraine #Worldnews #Europe #Russia #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Iran’s much improved missile systems pose a real threat to the US
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Tehran’s increasingly accurate and lethal attacks are showing up failures in American air defences in the Gulf

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/24/irans-much-improved-missile-systems-pose-a-real-threat-to-the-us

#Iran #USmilitary #USIsraelwaronIran #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #China #Russia #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Increased defence spending will boost UK economic growth, Streeting says
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

New defence secretary emphasises military will be spending priority over other departments under Burnham

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/22/increased-defence-spending-uk-economic-growth-wes-streeting-military-andy-burnham

#Defencepolicy #WesStreeting #Military #MinistryofDefence #AndyBurnham #Labour #Taxandspending #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of Plymouth

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/21/russian-warship-carries-out-live-fire-exercise-uk-coast-neustrashimy-plymouth

#UKnews #Russia #Military #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Iran proves it can still inflict damage despite waves of US attacks
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Leaked US intelligence report concluded Iran retained 70% of missiles and launchers after 38-day spring campaign

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/17/iran-inflict-damage-us-attacks

#Iran #StraitofHormuz #USIsraelwaronIran #USnews #USforeignpolicy #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

MI5 lied about relations with neo-Nazi informant, watchdog says
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Review of case criticises handling of agent X, who exploited role with agency to violently threaten his girlfriend

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/mi5-lied-relations-neo-nazi-informant-watchdog-says

#MI5 #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Espionage #UKnews #Farright #Crime #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor