Hi folks,

News-wise, all eyes are across the oceans as Trump and his campaign team face a series of high-profile legal battles but there are a few stories this side of the pond which we’ve been keeping an eye on.

Firstly, the looting of British Second World War shipwrecks 
by thieves stealing steel from the vessels. These ships are designated war graves as they still contain the remains of sailors killed during the conflict in the Far East. It can’t be stressed enough that this pirate activity is profoundly disrespectful to say the least and should be dealt with immediately to prevent any further damage to the resting places of some 830 war heroes.

The second story that grabbed our attention was the fact that the majority of young people (and an awful lot of the overall population) don’t know when the First World War happened  or how many servicemen and women lost their lives in the conflict. It’s this sort of ignorance that directly leads to situations like the story above, where people feel no connection to the sacrifices of the past. We’ve got to do more to ensure that people are armed with the facts if we want to reduce the risk of history repeating itself.

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News round–up    

Royal Navy shadows Russia's newest warship as the 4,000-tonne frigate becomes latest in Putin's naval fleet to sail through the English Channel

US announces mysterious £12m experiments to create 'bio-enhanced' super-soldiers

Inside the British military base where young hackers learn to stop cybercrime

Memorial Unveiled To Eight Soldiers Killed By 1988 IRA Bombing

Claims of 'Waterboarding' at Sandhurst Academy Investigated

Shameful snub to our war dead: Councils ignore plea to honour WW1 heroes

MOD report reveals why RAF helicopter burst into flames in Snowdonia accident

Health In Military Could Be At Risk Due To IT 'Failings', Says Senior Doctor

Give our Glorious Glosters the burial they deserve: MoD asks families to come forward to help identify the missing heroes of the Korean War

Britain 'must boost military presence in Arctic' to counter Russian aggression after years of cuts to UK forces

SAIL FAIL Sailing novice sparks HUGE security scare by beaching his boat yards from a Ministry of Defence weapons site

British sniper kills Isis commander from over a mile away

Military chiefs allow troops to remain in their regiment despite squaddies breaking ‘zero tolerance’ drugs policy amid Army recruitment crisis

MoD scientists turn to battlefield science in war against deadly hospital sepsis

Fury as Government lawyers’ probe 'allegations of wrongdoing' by Britain in Cyprus during the 1950s and veteran in his 80s is asked for his 'recollection' of bloody conflict

Liz Truss ‘felt threatened’ by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson after row over Armed Forces Funding

Veterans to be retrained as cyber warriors, under new partnership backed by the MoD

Ministry of Defence Police officers compete in Britain’s Strongest Police Officer competition

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A former is being interviewed about his cows for loacl TV.

Interviewer: How much milk do these cows give?

Farmer: Which one? The Black one or the brown one?

Interviewer: Brown one.

Farmer: A couple of litres per day.

Interviewer: And the black one?

Farmer: A couple of litres per day.

Interviewer(naturally a bit flummoxed): I see. What do you give them to eat?

Farmer: Which one? Black or brown?

Interviewer: Black.

Farmer: It eats grass.

Interviewer: And the other one?

Farmer: Grass.

Interviewer(now annoyed) : Why do you keep asking which one when the answers are the same?!

Farmer: Because the black one's mine.

Interviewer: Oh, and the brown one?

Farmer: It's also mine

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