UK government pays £6bn to end privatisation of military housing

Ministry of Defence to save £230mn in rent every year by buying back 36,000 properties sold off in 1996

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UK government’s NatWest stake falls below 10%

State has been selling shares in bank since 2015
Financial Times - 4d
Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector

Teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants are among those covered by the proposals.
BBC News - 6d
Damp and mouldy housing could see personnel leave military

MPs want to see military housing improved but say they are "not confident" funds will be available.
BBC News - 6d
Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls

The officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and “sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime,” ...
The New York Times - Dec. 10
The benefits and limits of privatisation

We can draw important lessons from the UK’s varied experience
Financial Times - Dec. 9
White House announces nearly $1 billion in military assistance to Ukraine

President-elect Donald Trump's election victory has cast doubt on the future of U.S. aid for Ukraine.
CBS News - Dec. 7
Military leader dissolves Burkina Faso's government

Yahoo News - Dec. 7
Burkina Faso's military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government
ABC News - Dec. 6
Migrants brought to UK from remote military island

Their journey to the UK marks the end of years of complex legal battles.
BBC News - Dec. 3