An investigation into UK arms exports to Bangladesh finds no conclusive evidence that British equipment was used during the country’s deadly 2024 uprising, but identifies troubling questions over helicopter components, unlimited-value licences, and the UK’s continued support for a government it had publicly criticised on human rights grounds.
UK arms and Bangladesh’s bloody summer: the questions that remain
Six in 10 Russian billionaires are still not being sanctioned by the UK Government
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK’s supposedly tough sanctions regime.
MoD’s annual accounts for 2024/5 receive a ‘qualified audit’. What basis is this for public spending assurances as defence budgets reach new highs?
The Ministry of Defence has received a qualified audit opinion after auditors found £6.13 billion in unverifiable assets (mostly linked to the Atomic Weapons Establishment) an overspend of £2.56 billion beyond parliamentary limits, and systemic record-keeping failures so severe that even its own finance chief, Aneen Blackmore, said she was “disappointed”.
British MoD admits its Kenya desk has not communicated with Kenyan authorities amid rape and murder claims against UK troops
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Kenya desk holds no records of communications with Kenyan authorities regarding ongoing inquiries into alleged misconduct by British soldiers stationed in the east African nation, AOAV has learnt.
The home that Gaza bought: BAE Systems CEO acquires multi-million pound property from share sales amid Gaza conflict
The sell-off is part of a larger series of share sales by Charles Woodburn so far this year amounting to over £10.9 million