Moment RAF Typhoon unleashes laser-guided Paveway bomb in strike on militant base in Iraq - as UK 'prepares to send high-precision weapon to Ukraine in military aid package'

Paveway IV bombs have been used to great effect by the RAF since 2008, and were the primary weapon of choice to hit Houthi targets in Yemen earlier this year

Moment Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond shoots down missile fired by Houthis in Yemen at merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden

HMS Diamond was defending the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday when her Sea Viper missile system was used to destroy the projectile, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Labour refuses to guarantee rail nationalisation won't push up fares and hints timetables could be CUT to make them 'viable' - as critics warn plan will cost billions of pounds and leave taxpayers at the mercy of unions demanding sky-high wages

Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh repeatedly dodged on whether costs could go up for travellers, merely saying there were no 'plans' for increases.

Labour refuses to commit to matching Rishi Sunak's defence spending pledge of 2.5% of GDP by 2030

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps questioned why Sir Keir Starmer would not back the plan despite claiming his 'changed' party would 'never shut its eyes to the threats our country faces'.

GRANT SHAPPS: We're cementing our place as the biggest defence power in Europe... This £75 billion pledge will mean we can defend our values by making sure our Armed Forces are fighting fit

GRANT SHAPPS: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (pictured) recently warned that defeat for his country could lead to World War Three.

Rwanda Bill is FINALLY passed by the House of Lords with unelected peers bowing to MPs after months of wrangling... so now can Rishi Sunak get deportation flights in the air by July?

Peers admitted defeat in their desperate efforts to water down the legislation just before midnight, with one describing the moment as a 'funeral'.

MPs overrule unelected peers in a FIFTH round of Parliamentary 'ping pong' over the Rwanda Bill - as the Lords briefly descends into darkness thanks to power cut

The House of Commons wiped out the latest change to the crucial legislation as the clashes continue.

Peers amend the Rwanda Bill AGAIN by 240 to 211 as bitter showdown continues after Rishi vowed Parliament will keep sitting until crucial legislation passes

The Lords has passed a change to the Rwanda Bill saying that an independent monitoring commission must declare the African state is safe.

Sleeping bags at the ready... MPs and peers dig in for late-night showdown on Rwanda Bill with snacks laid on - as Rishi warns Parliament must keep sitting until crucial legislation passes

The Commons and Lords are doing battle after Rishi Sunak insisted Parliament must sit for as long as it takes to break an impasse on the crucial legislation.

We WILL get Rwanda flights in the air... but not until July! Rishi vows Parliament will pass bill even if it has to sit all night - ahead of showdown with Lords over 'borderline racist' objections

Rishi Sunak told a press conference in Downing Street he is ready to make MPs and peers sit through the night to break an impasse on the crucial legislation.

Rishi Sunak vows Parliament will pass Rwanda Bill even if it has to sit all night - but admits first Channel migrants won't now be sent to African state until JULY

Rishi Sunak told a press conference in Downing Street he is ready to make MPs and peers sit through the night to break an impasse on the crucial legislation.

Rishi Sunak vows Parliament will pass Rwanda Bill even if it has to sit all night - but admits first Channel migrants won't be sent to African state until JULY

Rishi Sunak told a press conference in Downing Street he is ready to make MPs and peers sit through the night to break an impasse on the crucial legislation.

Russia suspected of targeting thousands of British holiday flights in 'extremely dangerous' electronic attacks jamming systems including GPS

The planes appear to be suffering from GPS jamming and spoofing, which uses fake signals to trick pilots into believing the aircraft is in a different location than where they actually are.

The end of hated 20mph speed limit in Wales: Roads revert to 30mph as transport minister reveals even his own family have signed 500,000-strong petition against the scheme

Transport minister Ken Skates said the decision to change some routes back to the its 30mph speed limits will address concerns that 'a lot of people' have raised 'on a consistent basis'.

Rishi Sunak vows Rwanda Bill WILL be passed on Monday as he warns unelected peers that he is ready to make Parliament sit through the night

Rishi Sunak warned peers he is ready to make Parliament sit through the night if they continue efforts to hamper the crucial legislation.

Demands for police probe as MP Mark Menzies is stripped of Tory whip and axed as PM's trade envoy after claims he used thousands of pounds in party funds to pay off 'bad people' and settle medical bills

Mark Menzies is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people'.

MP Mark Menzies is stripped of Tory whip and sacked as PM's trade envoy amid claims he called party volunteer at 3am demanding thousands of pounds because he had been locked up by 'bad people'

Mark Menzies is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people'.

MP Mark Menzies is stripped of Tory whip and 'sacked as PM's trade envoy' amid claims he called party volunteer at 3am demanding thousands of pounds because he had been locked up by 'bad people'

Mark Menzies is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people'.

MP Mark Menzies is stripped of Tory whip amid claims he called party volunteer at 3am demanding thousands of pounds because he had been locked up by 'bad people'

Mark Menzies is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people'.

British Army beards: Soldiers from the Welsh Guards show off their facial hair for the first time after King Charles gave defence chiefs permission to end 100-year ban

Fuzzy-faced troops from the Welsh Guards have become the first to be pictured sporting their military whiskers, while wearing their iconic black bearskin hats.

Royal Marines are poised to lead 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of Britons living in the Middle East after Iran launched massive drone and missile attack against Israel

Britain's famed Commando force has already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission.