Keir Starmer says the UK will raise defence spending by £15bn over four years, funded by cuts to other government investment budgets. The plan would lift annual defence spending to nearly £80bn by 2029, though critics say it falls short of what the armed forces need.
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Ukraine launched a missile attack on the main headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea on Friday. According to the Sevastopol governor, the civilian infrastructure around the fleet headquarters was not damaged, but there is no information about casualties yet. Firefighters are battling a blaze at the fleet headquarters and more emergency forces are being brought in. The missile attack is the latest in a series of escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia.