Now, after a Vanguard-class vessel returned from a record 204 days at sea, submariners tasked with maintaining the deterrent have revealed what life is like on board the boats ⬇️

Exclusive: Britain’s “flawed” suicide risk assessment system is being overhauled after a campaign by a bereaved father

Philip Pirie has helped to transform clinical care in honour of his son Tom, who was judged "low risk" of suicide a day before his death
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

I joined @osc-london.bsky.social on board a small fishing vessel to intercept a sanctioned Russian gunrunner as she sailed up the Channel

We caught Maia-1, a vessel notorious for shipping arms between North Korea and Russia, transiting behind a convoy of cargo ships guarded by Kremlin warships

Yesterday, The Times went on a boat chase, to track down and photograph a Russian warship and cargo ship full of weapons as they transited the English Channel. We watched them, and they watched us back. Story coming soon...

British soldiers are being trained to avoid hitting reindeer with rockets in Lapland after an entire herd was wiped out in a mortar strike

The barrage by Finnish forces in the 90s killed 47 reindeer that strayed into a firing range, prompting new firing rules
www.thetimes.com/article/5976...

“If you sweat you die,” British soldiers training to fight in frozen woodlands near the Russian border have been warned

Getting wet in the -20C temperatures of Nato’s Nordic front line is more dangerous than combat with Russian forces, Finnish troops say
www.thetimes.com/article/170c...

NATO’s largest ever artillery exercise is taking place on the outskirts of the Arctic Circle this week

Finland is hosting alliance forces for the first time, including British troops who live-fired brand new 52-calibre Archer Howitzers today👇

👋 I'm among the many @thetimes.com journos jumping on the Bluesky bandwagon. I cover all sorts, but most enjoy writing about defence, crime, history and foreign interference

I've filed everywhere from Nato bases to Glastonbury hot tubs and next to the Queen's coffin, but here are a few favourites👇

Going to do a quick thread of my fellow @thetimes.com reporters who are on BlueSky and why you should follow them 👇

🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky.

We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow

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