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Update (0846 EST): Video has emerged purporting to show the aftermath of the stabbing in which the suspect is pulled away from the victims. https://twitter.com/DeadpoolFriend/status/1783113400995725350 Update (0747 EST): A teacher and student have reportedly been stabbed by a female student. The teacher has reportedly sustained serious injuries to the neck, two air ambulances are on scene. https://twitter.com/NewyddionS4C/status/1783097023882834355 At approximately 0700 EST, initial eyewitness...

At approximately 0415 EST, five horses from the Household Cavalry broke loose after being spooked on Buckingham Palace Road in London, UK. https://twitter.com/DanielHewittITV/status/1783037580176499115 Initially, one soldier was reported injured as they were thrown from on off the horses. Emergency services surrounded the soldier in the street and threw up a blue tarp sheet to provide aid while onlookers recorded. By 0600...

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has appointed Royal Marines General Gwyn Jenkins to replace Sir Tim Barrow as the National Security Advisor, he will be the first serving British Armed Forces member to fill the role, traditionally dominated by career diplomats. Barrow has reportedly been selected to be the new ambassador to the United States, arguably the...

At approximately 0726 EST, initial reports indicated that an explosion impacted the BAE Systems munitions facility in Glascoed, Monmouthshire, UK. Emergency services have been dispatched to the facility. https://twitter.com/SWFireandRescue/status/1780558141677089102 By 0850 EST, BBC had confirmed with BAE that all personnel at the facility were reported safe. Eyewitnesses told South Wales Argus that the explosions "felt like an earthquake". The surrounding area...

India has reportedly been invited to join the United Kingdom's 6th generation fighter program to develop the Tempest, led by BAE systems. India will need to invest around $7.5 billion USD as its share of the project. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is a program by India to develop fifth-generation aircraft of domestic design. The current budget for the AMCA...