British warship tracks Russian submarine in Channel
A British warship has tracked a Russian submarine in the English Channel as part of a Nato effort to monitor Moscow's activity in European waters.
The Portsmouth-based HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a wider Nato operation to shadow Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it made its surfaced journey back to Russia from the eastern Mediterranean.
It comes just two weeks after HMS St Albans and HMS Mersey separately shadowed Russian vessels through the Channel.
Last month HMS St Albans was activated to monitor RFN Admiral Golovoko as the frigate sailed east through the English Channel, while Portsmouth-based patrol ship HMS Mersey tracked RFN Soobrazitelny as the corvette sailed westward.
It was the second such activation for HMS St Albans in April, after she had to monitor the Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoikiy in a three-day operation two weeks ago.
The announcement comes as world leaders meet at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Oslo on Friday.
JEF leaders are expected to discuss further protections to the UK and Euro-Atlantic critical national infrastructure.
The patrol vessel intercepted Krasnodar on entry to the Channel near the French coast, reporting on every move as it made its eastward journey before handing over duties to allies as the submarine left UK waters.
Earlier in its journey, Krasnodar was tracked by a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter of 815 Naval Air Squadron deployed with the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the Atlantic.
Once responsibility for Krasnodar had been handed over, HMS Tyne was quickly back on new tasking to shadow Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Boikiy as it headed westward from the Baltic Sea, through the busy Dover Strait.
'Dedication, courage and professionalism'
HMS Tyne and 815 Naval Air Squadron later monitored the corvette's return journey to the Baltic alongside three merchant ships.
Luke Pollard, the Minister for the Armed Forces, said: 'The Royal Navy has once again demonstrated its readiness to secure UK waters and protect the public.
'Our sailors acted swiftly and decisively to a potential Russian threat, and I pay tribute to their dedication, courage and professionalism.
'National security is a foundation of the Government's Plan for Change and we are giving our Armed Forces what they need to keep us secure home and strong abroad.'
HMS Tyne's Operations Officer, Lieutenant Bailey Denyer said: 'Activations like the one we've seen on this patrol to track Krasnodar are our bread and butter – defending UK sovereignty and that of our NATO allies is at the very heart of what the Royal Navy does.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Telegraph
27 minutes ago
- Telegraph
House of Commons apologises after trans barrister used women's lavatory
The House of Commons has apologised after allowing a trans woman to use female-only lavatories. Robin Moira White, a trans barrister who is a biological male, was told to use the ladies' lavatories in Portcullis House last week before being questioned outside by two women's rights campaigners. It follows a Supreme Court ruling in April that trans women are not women under the Equality Act. The judgment led to the Government saying trans women should use lavatories according to their biological sex. Ms White, who was at Portcullis House to attend a women and equalities committee in which the Supreme Court judgment was discussed, was challenged outside the lavatories by campaigners Kate Harris and Heather Binning. Ms Harris, the co-founder and trustee of the LGB Alliance advocacy group, told The Times: 'We were in the mother of all parliaments and it was not adhering to the law. It was not the fault of staff, who clearly have not been trained in how to deal with these issues.' Commons apologised in email The Commons apologised to Ms Harris and Ms Binning in an email seen by The Times. 'You noted that an individual, understood to be biologically male, had seemingly been directed to the female facilities,' the email said. 'At this point you made it clear that you were uncomfortable, left the facilities, and reported the matter to members of my team. 'We acknowledge that it is likely the individual you complained about should have not been directed to the female facilities and we apologise for that.' The email also drew attention to the parliamentary code of conduct which provides 'clear guidelines as to how we expect all users of the parliamentary [estate] to interact with each other'. The incident raises questions around how the Government is implementing the ruling of the Supreme Court, and whether women's spaces are being actively protected. Authorities 'reviewing facilities' A House of Commons spokesman told The Telegraph: 'We continue to act in full compliance with the law as set out in the Supreme Court's judgment and we remain committed to treating all those who work in or visit Parliament with respect, providing support to colleagues where needed. 'Like many organisations, we are awaiting full guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on this issue and are reviewing the facilities that are available on the estate.' Following the Supreme Court ruling, the EHRC told employers, pubs, shops and hospitals that they must all act in line with the Supreme Court ruling and that women-only spaces such as lavatories should be protected. The EHRC said: 'In workplaces and services that are open to the public, trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities and trans men (biological women) should not be permitted to use the men's facilities, as this will mean that they are no longer single-sex facilities and must be open to all users of the opposite sex.'
Telegraph
an hour ago
- Telegraph
Starmer has been forced into this. Don't let this inquiry become a new cover-up
In January, Sir Keir Starmer accused opposition MPs expressing concern over grooming gangs of 'amplifying what the far-Right is saying' and 'jumping on a bandwagon'. Having fought tooth and nail against any public inquiry into the scandal for months, he now appears to have conceded they were right all along, announcing that he has accepted Baroness Louise Casey's recommendation of a full statutory inquiry. So that's that. Judged by his own words, the Prime Minister is jumping on a far-Right bandwagon. It demonstrates how absurd his reflexive statement was, but it also illustrates exactly how this scandal was permitted to go on for so long: an instinctive urge to protect the narrative of a cohesive multicultural nation built through immigration, with a few far-Right malcontents, rather than a deeply divided society where neutral enforcement of the law could lead to chaos on the streets. The reason the grooming gangs were not dealt with earlier is simple: a generation of politicians and state officials acted as if it was in essence better for society if children were raped by these gangs and officials covered it up, than if the state was to act to stop the violence and risk 'tensions' between communities. Read that again. And now read what they allowed to happen. In Telford, Lucy Lowe died at 16 alongside her mother and sister when her abuser set fire to her home. She was pregnant when she was killed, and her death was used to threaten other children. In Rotherham, the father of a 15-year-old rape victim was told by police officers the assault might mean she would 'learn her lesson'. The ordeal had been so brutal she required surgery. Children were 'doused in petrol and threatened with being set alight'; parents who tracked down their daughters and tried to rescue them were arrested by the police. In Oxford, a child was raped by four men simultaneously; 'a red ball was placed in her mouth to keep her quiet'. And this was allowed to go on because officials were terrified of being called racist, terrified of stoking community tensions. In Manchester, police officers aware 'the offending target group were predominantly Asian males' were 'told to try and get other ethnicities'. In Telford, when the council became aware that taxi drivers were offering children rides for sex, it leapt into action and suspended licensing enforcement. In Rotherham, a police officer stated that the town would 'erupt' if the routine abuse of white children by Pakistani heritage men became public knowledge. And remember: these are the stories that have come to light despite the state's reticence to investigate fully. As Conservative MP for Keighley Robbie Moore stated in the Commons in January, the scale of offending in Bradford, for instance, has still to be fully investigated; what is eventually uncovered may well 'dwarf' that uncovered in Rotherham. Now it is vital to make sure that this does not become another cover-up. We need answers rapidly; we need names; we need the full publication of evidence, witnesses compelled to give testimony from police officers and council workers to ministers. And we need to be honest about the sort of society we are today, and what we'd like to be. If the cover-up of mass rape of children is the price of preserving the status quo, it isn't worth paying.
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Gary O'Neil lined up for football return as Championship side prepare to sack boss after disappointing end to season
GARY O'NEIL tops Sheffield United's wanted list as they look into a change of boss. O'Neil has not worked since leaving Wolves in December but has big admirers at Bramall Lane where Chris Wilder's position is being put under threat. 3 3 Wilder, 57, is going to have to handle the new American owners giving him players based on AI data — as we revealed. The experienced gaffer wants a handful of his own targets — but if they do not happen, there will be trouble ahead. Wilder wants experienced players like free agent Jimmy Dunne and old boy Oli McBurnie, while Chris Mepham is another possible arrival. But the new advisers are working on a deal for a mystery Bulgarian right-back, which could spark a major row. Wilder signed a new deal in January and the compensation would be huge, a problem that may stretch the new owners' finances. But O'Neil is in line to get the SOS call, although he is also a potential target for other jobs. O'Neil, 42, was not in the market for work after his Wolves exit but is now prepared to take the right job. Former Hull boss Ruben Selles is another live candidate. Blades may also name a new director of football, with Bristol City's Brian Tinnion tipped for the post. Sheffield United finished third in the Championship last term. EFL club release 'gorgeous work of art' kit and even rival fans want to buy it Wilder's men led the table at the start of April, but a poor end to the season saw them slip into the play-offs. The Blades comfortably saw off Bristol City in the semi-finals, only to be beaten by Sunderland at Wembley. 3
