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In protest of the Prime Minister s handling of bricks it is a strongly worded letter to Theresa May the labor pair accuses her of pursuing a course fraught with danger and suggest she is the voice of Ukip within the Tory party b.b.c. Political correspondent Ben Wright says it s unsurprising he stepped down considering his staunch opposition to the U.K. s departure from the e.u. That s felt odd for a while but he has remained in his job as the chairman of this body which advises the government on its long term infrastructure projects it s independent of the government but clearly here is an advisor and I think that has sat down comfortably and the government sources said look he has chosen to jump before he was pushed I think it was a matter of time before he quit the head of the British army says the service is getting stronger because it has significantly cut down its numbers of generals according to a report in The Times General cynic Carson made the remarks in response to claims that the British army was too top heavy nor make an issue it has more well General Carter disputes this top heavy allegation saying in the last 5 years the total number of brigadiers in generals has been reduced from $141.00 to $85.00 that s a cut of nearly 40 percent the ratio of generals to troops now sits at 122400 the number of 2 star headquarters has been reduced from 9 to just 5 the u.k. Has pledged more money to expand its work clearing land mines from areas raffish by war including Iraq Syria Lebanon Sudan and Yemen system 860000000 people around the world live with the daily fear of unexploded munitions Alister purses the International Development Minister some 20 people a day either killed or injured through landmines but numbers come down by 2 thirds since 1909 since Princess Diana highlighted the problem and more countries got behind the Ottawa Treaty to ban the use of landmines United Kingdom was a signatory to that 2 men will appear before the Old Bailey next month charged with preparing to build a bomb for use in a terrorist attack and the Sami. Stone from chest failed I m far from Sheffield appeared before magistrates in central London today investigators in New York s efile which killed 12 people in a block of flats was started by child playing with a hub the 3 year old had a history of turning the bun is on and wasn t being watched at the time New York s 5 commissioner Daniel NY crisis the child s mom got him in the sibling out but left the door open behind them this fire quickly spread up the stairs the stairway acted like a chimney it took the fire so quickly upstairs that people had very little time to react they couldn t get back down the stairs those that tried a few of them perished around 60 flood alerts remain in place the pulse of southern and central England following heavy rain icy conditions of also calls problems on the roads in northern England and snow lots of flights being temporary grounded. Out slightest. Change say because a co plane something just like this on Forces Radio b s b s is fake in Adam s old knees taking a look back at 2017 some of the events that happened and I m going to use the baby word now stand back brags it of course is the story that no getting away from in 2017 I think in 2018 is going to be there as well is not possible in 292020211 all I m thinking if we re doing this show in 10 years time we re in a lot of trouble but John handily reminds us just how far we ve traveled this year on the road to leaving the European Union it may have been almost a year ago but of course you remember the Lancaster House speech back in January threes and I finally went further than just saying bricks it means bricks it spelling out her vision for Britain s future we seek a new and equal partnership between an independent self-governing global and all friends and allies in the the government reckoned it could trigger Article 50 and start the process of leaving the e.u. Without approval from parliament Oh no it couldn t said the Supreme Court. The government cannot trigger Article 50 without an act of parliament authorizing it to do so Q a roundy debate in the Commons former Chancellor George Osborne said the will of the people cannot be denied to vote against the majority verdict I think it would provoke a deep constitutional crisis in our country in the end M.P. s voted in favor of triggering Article 50 and at the end of March European Council president Donald Tusk confirmed he d received a letter saying we re leaving from to reason why there s no reason to pretend that this is a happy day night in Brussels in London. And the prime minister confirms the process of leaving the e.u. Was underway this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back I m sort of a 2 year countdown to BRICs it began. So then to reason general election she said the opposition parties seem determined to jeopardize the process and she needed to boost her off the plan backfired but she vowed to power on this government will guide the country through the crucial Brecht s its tools that begin in just 10 days in a climbdown last month the bank said Secretary David Davis said M.P. s would have a take it or leave it votes on the final deal but breaks it will still happen either way so the stakes are high my crystal ball tells me well be just as much bricks that trauma in 2018 when he takes his Cristobal where every case is full says radio a b s b s one of my favorite tracks from 2017 Louis Tomlinson back to me. In. The. Bathtub. Well I. Got advised that. You think I didn t even try it you. But. Again. I think. You know I feel bad Adam because I mentioned Louis Tomlinson because his the big star from one direction like totally missed off baby Rex and he does most of the scene that s be honest I love the way an 80 and you ve done a couple of quick questions on me I ve got a couple rest now for you I m going to start with a nice one for you because I know you know the answer to this no pressure which football club Adam Gilchrist became the 1st normally excite to reach the quarter finals of the f.a. Cup for 103 years when they beat Burnley one nail at turf maul or will you see we re going back to to March on with no pressure on this but I did test this out on a lot of the news from colleagues and all of them got it right all got it wrong were there which normally team got that far that will Yeovil. Hugh full no it wasn t you didn t Lincoln City and the amps what Landmark did Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Pass on the 6th of February 2017 by the way if you re listening in Majesty welcome aboard she will be. Open when new not opened what Lamont to Queen Elizabeth the 2nd pos on the 6th of February 27th so February could be nice to know why this year this week from a certain it begins Sleeping Beauty isn t it. Sycophant But what was she doing in February. That she passed to we have to listen to what we all thought in almost mind now. She passed the 65th anniversary of her accession to the 3 That s not a landmark that you passed some I m sorry it is and that s what happened in February of beatings and minutes looking back on the 2017 it was of course a tough year for the u.k. The country came under repeated attack from terrorists in the capital and further afield twice the armed forces were called on to the streets to help police protect the country. On the 22nd of March a car plowed into protest a bridge killing 3 people and injuring 49 others see me end of a kind of gray car and there was a few bodies so I followed it beating oxidant businesspeople flying off the site 52 year old callid Masood then tried to get into the Palace of Westminster where he night police officer and former soldier p.c. Keith Palmer to death before being shot dead himself Prime Minister treason may describe the attack as a despicable act and prayers go out to all who have been affected just 2 months later at the end of May terror spread north when reports came in of an explosion at Manchester Arena at a concert by u.s. Singer Ariana Grande I just heard this massive bong and then I m going to start running towards a scream and cry in everyone just terms of office to go. Wow this attack killed $22.00 victims and injured $100.00 many of them children in response the prime minister ordered the armed forces onto the streets and Secretary Amber Rudd explained their role the whole point about Operation tempera is that it provides a facility for the place to be able to get that additional support so that they can go and continue to do other elements after 4 days troops was stood down but in less than a fortnight there was a fresh attack in the capital 3 men jump out. Attacking people on the right head of counterterrorism policing. On response officers then responded very quickly and bravely and confronted the 3 male suspects he was shot and killed in her market 6 people were killed and 48 left injured and barely 2 weeks later a fresh attack on the 19th of June another worshippers leaving the Finn s Republic mosque after Ramadan evening presidential people approved people when they left people wanted rights caves in St Michaels to move Muslims one man died and 10 people were injured and still the capital was not out of danger on the 15th of September a bone partially exploded on a train of Pathans Green chief station the frames of the packed everything was a huge bundle of people all trying to get off the platform at the same time $29.00 were injured and soldiers were called on again to provide security at the end of a devastating year a report published by m I 5 claimed some of the terror attacks in 2017 could have been prevented maiden Forces Radio the M.P. s and this is one of the songs of the year surely human rights. 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To do look what she just made me do you know it s one of those songs that made me want to befriend tapis with because basically she s getting back at everyone he s done anything to have her she doesn t have the haters does she and I didn t get mention in there to win and if one else did and I kind of feel like I ve been left out because your lover not a hater I think you may have a quick question for you that happened in the last Yeah sort of technically speaking and it taught us a new trick as well who revealed that tried all tenets nostril breathing to cope with a hefty defeat and once you get into that. I mean that sounds a bit wet if you don t mind me saying If you play your nose recently also toll way it isn t a mine. It s my seat Wes s Well I don t. Know stroll does is it a race horse Millet s or not strangely enough say hold on they try to. Breathe they get to come after defeat Yes. Is it a racing driver no it s not. A sports person them guess a No it s not. Enough Oh it wasn t Donald Trump was a no because he actually hasn t suffered a hefty defeat as we know Casey has and so it could be the other one Hillary Clinton yes if she had it is Hillary Clinton highly recommends alternative nostril breathing is a way of calming yourself down definite going to give it a try but I m definitely going to play Mondays before I try to have a good hour as well now 2017 still the Islamic state terror group defeated on the battlefield in Iraq can Syria during the past 12 months the r.a.f. Is launch hundreds of a strikes in support of the u.s. Led coalition So what now for the u.k. Mission Simon nation looks back at the past year of. The past 3 years this is been the daily sound of the aria for more than a dodgy all falls in Thai food laden with weapons leaving or if Akrotiri in Cyprus bound for Iraq in Syria 2017 saw the war and I asked 6 celebrate the terror group which once controlled an area the size of the u.k. And 10000000 people pushed back to its defacto capital Raca and crushed Commodore Johnny Stringer was the man in charge of the aria sworn I asked otherwise known as day to day still hold some residual territory in Syria yes they do is there still a threat out there that will need to go against in that country as well as Iraq yes I think we re seeing a caliphate that is but dissolved in that as well as jets they are a force so used to reproduce based in Kuwait to launch hundreds of air strikes against Dyess this year on the ground in Iraq 600 u.k. Personnel trained local security forces 2017 saw the coalition air campaign intensify in the 1st 8 months 32000 weapons were dropped over the whole of the previous year this autumn the government announced it was awarding a not shader medal to Warrior fare crew and troops it served in Iraq and Syria so how will shape the look in 2018 Stringer again though probably been an. During requirement some of. These for all drains I see the potential at a point in the future for a drawdown of some of the strike aircraft just to put a date on things but I could see it certainly within the next 46 months or so. Remains of what s behind it insurgency. And Afghanistan m i 500 Britons travel to join the Great 150 of them have. Been looming in a region that remains dangerous and unstable. Thanks . It s a. Glue . That. Has. 6. Jason Derulo and want to want me on fake United s old news his forces radio ping to be honest 2018 is e.a. That Jason to relay stops saying his name on every track I take the opposite view I like all artists to say the names it saves confusion you d like that would you say to the star would you like the queen tracks to be recorded and for them at the front but hear me in Rhapsody to say Queen. Mama I didn t think I would have a good group and we lost a few people this year few famous names one of the saddest for me Whitley was Graeme Taylor the Old England manager I love Graham Tate I thought he was so you have such characters and that she he performed fairly well in his England football manager yeah it was just that one that didn t qualify for a World Cup Soccer little question for you here Adam regarding Graeme Taylor the former England manager he had his 1st managerial post at which club. When I went to be in Watford it was a wolf it went to be an Aston Villa it was an Aston Villa so I ll go for half way between the 2 for putting the to. Michael coffee is Northampton now you again it s a link and there is a theme or is Lincoln. Lincoln but from the Queen on that wasn t so much like. Now NATO has been at the heart of defense policy of course for many Western European nations for decades in the treaty States any attack on a NATO state will be considered an attack on all NATO allies but only 17 has been a turbulent year for members of the alliance and the Us president has been making waves class Atlas been looking at this president chump in Chile defrosted start the year when it came to relations between America and its NATO allies including Britain his campaign claim that NATO is obsolete cause consternation when he came to office for many decades we ve been rich to foreign industry at the expense of American industry subsidize the armies of other countries while allowing for the very said the policeman of our military we ve defended other nation s borders well refusing to defend our own but it was only a matter of weeks before the commander in chief of the world s most powerful armed forces had changed his chief we strongly support NATO we only ask that all of the NATO members make their full and proper financial contributions to the NATO alliance which many of them have not been doing so European NATO allies were told to increase that military spending to 2 percent of g.d.p. Then u.k. Defense secretary said Michael Fallon agreed our defense budget here in Britain is growing every year and remains the biggest in Europe but Secretary Mattison have agreed that others must raise their game and those failing to. Meet the 2 percent commitment so far should at least agree to a year on year real terms increases it s not all been plain sailing for Britain though in November a senior u.s. General warned the u.k. Risks losing its place at NATO table if military cuts continue to new u.k. Ambassador and General James Mattis have made similar claims but the positives NATO is set to create at least 2 new come ons probably headquartered in Europe one for which Britain is a favorite will focus on maritime operations to protect sea lanes in the North Atlantic the other will send to a logistics to help move troops and equipment across the continent final decisions on the planning will be made in the New Year thank you. Thank you thank you big 3. Friends. One of those songs that taught us all Spanish. And Camilla Cabello as I like to go . Nicely done 2017 was a milestone year for the Royal Navy which still the 1st of its new aircraft carriers into the fleet team has been looking back in the h.m.s. Queen Elizabeth I named the ship crane owners of it that was back in 2000. He 14 from then until earlier this year huge amounts of work to get Age mess Queen Elizabeth ready to move away from a place of build Recife in late June in the dead of night the vast carious mark under the 4th bridge this aircraft Carrick And c.e.o. Of h.m.s. Queen Elizabeth cutting Gerry kit to serious just a ship is perhaps too simplistic she s a mobile. Airfield able to a whole range of operations from her in due course that will include the f. $35.00 Lightning 2 but until they re ready helicopters will have to do during sea trials this year the 1st Merlin landed on the deck of the carrier 26 year old pilot Lieutenant Luke raced given out on to a real privilege to be the 1st pilot ass to land a lot of people put in a lot of work to get to this point but from the squadron the ship I m from industry and said to be interested with making a small Stannis months at sea followed before she finally arrived in her home Portsmouth for the very 1st time here s how I described it as it happened on August the 16th. The band of the Royal Marines pulse was providing musical accompaniment on the jetty in the air a helicopter fly past the 1st of many featuring wildcats and Merlin finally the spectators on the ground saw the shift cowering above the historic buildings of all Ports World in a Solon to flotilla of small ships along the south coast providing unofficial escort multiple tugs to the job well h.m.s. Queen Elizabeth entered Portsmouth Harbor. Bands just a few weeks ago as Her Majesty welcome the ship to the fleet. A huge year for the world Navy and the carrier program 2018 will see the 1st f. $35.00 land on a day to keep her reporting there of course those planes will land on the deck assuming it s not so leaky that it s know. It will be fixed by next Wednesday all fine. Is 4th yes yes yes call. You 16 I love pink and you love blue and that s why Hanukkah and you re a boy that explains everything doesn t it is what about us on Forces Radio like yellow as well oh do you see it kind of gender neutral. That s very 27 tank you know 2017 facts mystical Chris that will make you feel disobey old he ready for this go on how repulsor turned 20 this year I mean that s not so scary scary thing Terry top is turned 20. I know you know they re still in the suit and still talking baby language I mean Koroma. Spice Girls world domination 20 years old fishing Yeah I know as is that Union Jack dress that Jerry wore the pretty walls are they getting back I can remember they doing a reunion they I think 3 of them agreed and then they sort of disagree they re not basically Men in Black Titanic in Good Will Hunting just 3 of the films that turn 20 it makes me feel old but I ll be. Waiting on some music is 1st dance loved it. 20 years old this year and according to the Chinese calendar 2017 is the year if the reast which suits you you are giant thanking the Army Navy rugby match is undoubtedly a highlight in the forces sporting calendar and this year was no exception at the end of April a sell out Twickenham crowd enjoyed the 100th meeting between the team s Julian Evans was that more than just a rugby match it s become an event that honors and celebrate servicemen and women across the world and the sacrifices they make this was the 100th meeting between the teams and the occasion was made even more special by the presence of athletes from the u.k. Invictus Games squads they were joined in the crowd by the Invictus movement founder Prince Harry himself a veteran of the conflict in Afghanistan that was part of the slide on the pitch the army were chasing their 1st into. 3 seasons and the men in red certainly posted the most powerful England international. Cup through the Navy s defense the set up tries with teammates junior bill in Macau and Chris Lee for James Dixon was on target with the further penalties that cushion helped the army to withstand a late maybe points but they held on to win $29.00 points to 19 afterwards he had captained allows himself a broad smile but really at the end they gave 4 or 5 bodies strewn across the park just testament to the physicality of the game place to say and a little bit relieved that we came out on top scientists opposite number chief petty officer could only lament missing out but praised the commitment of his team . 54 these boys the squad throughout the season they ve given every figure just extra just. Want to say victory for the army their 61st in total and anyone hoping to attend the 101st meeting between the sides next year but he warns the game is already. A. Ok and laid them down. Because then you. Think you knew. Where you claim. And you told Don t you know my soul. Would be going solo. Those souls so you know I ve played. Was. A. Most is radio b.m.p. . Yes and that s almost it from Vickie and I didn t use no time to mention snap elections Donald Trump or indeed all those Spanish songs that have taken over been another busy year for the shape is well there has to be sell and kicked off with a 2017 berth towards it included tributes to George Michael from former Wow members and a performance from Chris Martin. Meanwhile David Bally received the British album award as well as British male solo artist Emily Sunday took the solo female artists towards the Oscars went down in history in February for all the wrong reasons when Warren b.c. And fade away stood on stage and announced the wrong best picture in the Academy Award for Best Picture. La-La Land. I just statuettes were literally taken out of the hands of the producers of La La Land and placed into the hands of the moonlight produces once the mistake is being realized this is not a joke moonlighters won Best Picture following the terrorist attack it Ariana Grande days concert at the Manchester of Reno in May Ariana returns to Manchester for a charity concert 30000 words and I think to the community that display his images of the world right now one of the biggest films of the year was Christopher Nolan s World War 2 epic done Kirk hiding from the sun. We have a job to do. The film got extra attention as Harry Styles made his acting debut as a British soldier he just felt very special and I think everyone was aware of you know the history that was under a free. In November former Afghan army officer one the Great British Bake Off safe he found a served as a captain in the Royal Artillery and told full. She still serving that think that they. Are a lot. 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