Garry Chapman

[James @Surreycricfan]

Cricket…..You never disappoint 👌🏏

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Yemen’s security service is maintaining public order.

Nothing suspicious was found during the search.

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

Ukraine doesn't just learn from NATO. NATO learns from Ukraine.

At Exercise Baltic Trust in Latvia 🇱🇻, our JATEC experts shaped the counter-drone scenario, tuned the UAV flight profiles to real frontline threats, and ran the opposing force.

1,000+ participants. 25 Allied nations. One shared threat picture.

Read more:
https://t.co/HNqWEJNIZX

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

In a major move to secure domestic supplies, the UK will use its National Wealth Fund to spend up to £71 million to restart the Hemerdon tungsten mine.

The British government will secure an ownership stake in the mine and up to 50% of its planned tungsten output.

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

The official trailer for ‘THE GENTLEMEN’ Season 2 has been released.

Premiering September 3 on Netflix.

[Bizzare Vids @Bizzarevids]

UK police said “not today” 🚨💀 Scooter thieves got absolutely shut down in the middle of London 🔥

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

Genuine question.

Is this goal by Dan Ballard away at Birmingham today a serious contender for best goal of all time? 🤔

[Gripen News @GripenNews]

🇸🇪 Saabs mockup of unmanned aircraft concept "A3".

Saab is now building "A1". A similar design but with fins. Gripen-size & Gripen engine. About 50% constructed.

First flight at Vidsel hopefully before end of 2027.

Corren's coverage: https://t.co/IqQhJKtw9X

📷Annie Hogner

[Airbus @Airbus]

The ultimate unboxing! 📦 4,000 entries, 2 winning concepts and 1 unique livery later: our first #A350F has rolled out the paintshop.
Congratulations to the winners and #TeamAirbus who brought this milestone to life.

Next stop for the #NewGenFreighter: First Flight! ✈️

[Garry Chapman @chappers332]

@NorwichCityFC Great work media team! If that doesn’t make you feel proud and get you up for the start on what should be an epic season for the Canaries then nothing will!!!!🔰

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

It begins at Carrow Road... 🏟️💛

[Sky Bet @SkyBet]

Some highlight reel 😮‍💨

Sit back and enjoy some Cameron Jerome bangers to celebrate his 40th birthday 🎁

[Lalinha 🗣 @Lalinhafofoca]

Não tenho estrutura pra não rir disso. Mbappé ficou incrível. 🤣🤣

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

Two subsea data cables off 🇦🇺Western Australia cut after suspicious activity by nearby vessel.

Indigo West (linking Australia and Singapore) and and Indigo Central (linking Perth to Sydney) cut. Just 18 subsea cables carry 99% of Australia's internet traffic. #AUKUS

https://t.co/4KxGLk0hYK

[Hugo Gye @HugoGye]

Amazing graphic from the FT on Britain's high streets - explosion in the number of barbers and takeaways (plus, from a much lower basis, vape shops). Bookies experiencing serious shrinkage.

[Tyler Rogoway @Aviation_Intel]

Chinese Components In Royal Navy’s New Drone Boat Raise Cyber Security Concerns

The issue highlights supply-chain risks amid growing concerns over Beijing’s cyber access to Western military capabilities.

https://t.co/NgOAe2vKp2

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

8 people were killed waiting for a train last night. A journey they would never make.

Russia has been murdering civilians at train stations constantly. They killed 60 civilians evacuating Kramatorsk in 2022.

There’s no soldiers here. Just innocent people waiting to go home

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, many were shocked by yet another video of the drone “safari” Russians are carrying out against civilians in Kherson. A Russian drone deliberately hunted down a man selling vegetables and detonated right next to him. The Russians even admitted to the crime, showing zero regret and openly boasting about tormenting people. The man was wounded in the blast. Every single day, ordinary people in Kherson face these Russian "safaris."

The world must see this. It must see every piece of evidence that Russia has gone mad and that its soldiers take pleasure in killing and abusing civilians. Without pressure on Russia, the dismantling of its capacity for aggression, and real security guarantees, it is simply impossible to imagine the world being able to coexist with this evil. We must remain resolute in defending life. We must act and support life in ways that force Russia to seriously think about peace rather than expanding the range of its drones.

This is not just about Ukraine. Russia’s campaign against human life must be stopped here in Ukraine before it spreads further. Finland and Kazakhstan, the Baltic states and Poland, the countries of the South Caucasus, Romania, and Moldova—all should work together to ensure real security guarantees and bring Russia’s war to an end. Peace is needed, which requires cooperation among everyone in the world who truly values peace. Thank you to everyone standing with Ukraine!

[TWZ @thewarzonewire]

Will The F-47 Have To Fly Initially With Inferior Engines?

The timelines for a next-gen fighter engine and the F-47 appear out of sync, which could lead to a stop-gap engine, something with historical precedent.
https://t.co/DloKJ49a15

[Tom Cotterill @TomCotterillX]

Two of Britain’s top generals are looking to mobilise an army of veterans to fight against Andy Burnham’s Troubles bill.

Gen Sir Peter Wall, the former head of the Army, and Gen Sir Nick Parker, who served as commander land forces until 2012, launched the Shoulder to Shoulder website this week.

The platform is calling on veterans and the public to write to their MPs to reject Labour’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which is stuck in parliamentary limbo.

The legislation will replace the Legacy Act, which was drawn up by the Conservatives and would have granted immunity to British troops who served in the conflict.

Retired military chiefs and former SAS commanders have repeatedly warned the legislation would open up a Pandora’s box of legal claims and risk elderly veterans being dragged through the courts.

“Those who serve under lawful authority do so on one understanding: If they act lawfully, the State will stand behind them,” a message on the generals’ new website said.

“Parliament is now considering legislation that could allow historic cases to be reopened decades later without genuinely new and compelling evidence.

“We are asking MPs to support amendments that will prevent that.”

The bill scraps the Legacy Act, introduced by the Conservatives, which would have granted immunity from prosecution to British troops who served in the Troubles.

Labour ministers claimed the immunity was “incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)” because it could prevent rights violations from being properly investigated.

However, Al Carns, the former Armed Forces minister who resigned last month and has since refused a role in Mr Burnham’s government, said the bill was “unfit for purpose”.  

"I set out changes I believed were necessary and the lines which I could not in good conscience go beyond. Those lines have not been accepted," Mr Carns wrote in his resignation letter to former PM Sir Keir Starmer.

"I have run out of room to argue this case honourably from inside government."

According to Westminster sources, Dan Jarvis, the former Defence Secretary who replaced John Healey after he resigned alongside Mr Carns, had been keen to tweak the Troubles bill.

The bill is currently at the committee stage in parliament and has yet to be ratified. It will be debated later this year after MPs return from summer recess.

Campaigners have demanded a series of amendments, which includes blocking vexatious legal action from taking place, where no new evidence exists.

Gen Sir Peter and Gen Sir Nick are now calling on the public to use their new website to send letters to MPs during the summer recess, demanding greater protection for Northern Ireland veterans.

Gen Sir Peter said: “To prevent soldiers being betrayed now and in the future, we have to change the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. Alert your MP by sending an email using the Shoulder to Shoulder website.”

A Government spokesman added: We owe an immense debt to the veterans who served with distinction in Northern Ireland. The Troubles Bill is a vital step in righting the wrongs of the flawed Legacy Act, which was rejected by our own courts and left veterans exposed to a legal wild west.

"Over the last few months, we have been listening closely to the concerns of Armed Forces associations. While the bill already includes a strong package of protections for veterans - including protection from repeated investigations - we are looking at how we can further bolster these through amendments, so they are as robust as possible. 

"Suggestions that veterans will be dragged through the courts are simply wrong. Our Armed Forces have always been bound by the rule of law, and those who served honourably and followed the rules have absolutely nothing to fear."