The UK is preparing for war... British military veterans up to age 65 are being told to prepare for mobilisation. The Ministry of Defence wants to raise the recall age from 55 to 65 as part of new “war preparation” powers. I’m ex-army. Ten years served. And I’m telling you plainly: a 65-year-old is no use on a modern battlefield... | Neil McCoy-Ward

The UK ministry of defence says British military assets - including RAF surveillance aircraft and a Naval supply ship - supported the American operation to seize the Russian-flagged Marinera in the Atlantic. | Channel 4 News