Lorne Frayer
speaker
27 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 11 May
Lorne Frayer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The British Defence Ministry says the HMS Dragon is pre-positioning to protect international shipping once conditions allow transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
The ship is equipped with what's called a Sea Viper system to support mine clearance efforts.
The ministry says the strait remains effectively closed, disrupting shipping, including for about a fifth of the world's oil supply, which is still driving up global energy prices.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey says this warship deployment proves countries are not just talking but are ready to act.
With France, he's hosting a meeting of his counterparts from more than 40 countries to discuss military contributions to what he calls a defensive mission.
Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.
British Army medics have parachuted onto an island in the South Atlantic called Tristan da Cunha.
It's the UK's most remote inhabited overseas territory with no airstrip and a population of just over 200 people.
The Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docked there in mid-April to drop off a British passenger who lives there.
Two weeks later, he came down with symptoms and is isolating in stable condition.
The Ministry of Defense says six paratroopers jumped out of aircraft in tandem with an intensive care doctor and nurse.
Footage shows three parachutes floating down onto an island meadow dotted with corrugated metal shacks.
The government says oxygen was part of the delivery.
Two other Britons with confirmed cases are being treated in South Africa and the Netherlands.
Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
The 45-year-old suspect, a British citizen, is charged with two counts of attempted murder.
Police say he'd been referred to counterterrorism officials in the past and had recently been released from psychiatric care.
Jewish people protested outside the prime minister's office, accusing him of failing to protect them.
Police have boosted security at synagogues, and the government raised the country's terror alert level from substantial to severe, the highest in more than four years, indicating another attack is highly likely in the next six months.
Government officials say they're also considering banning Gaza demonstrations, some of which the country's chief rabbi has called anti-Semitic and irresponsible.
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