Problems in British military 'much worse than we thought', new defence secretary says

Defence Secretary responds to death of Russian general

Ukraine has claimed it is behind a bomb attack that killed a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside a block of flats some 7km (4 miles) southeast of the Kremlin. Defence Secretary John Healey said the general was a "bad man" with a proven record of "using chemical weapons against troops on the battlefield." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

MOD to buy back 36,000 military homes for almost £6bn

Thousands of military homes will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6 billion. The Ministry of Defence will buy back 36,347 homes from property firm Annington, reversing the 1996 privatisation process. Defence Secretary John Healey welcomed the sale, saying it is "a chance to upgrade military homes and widen the offer of home ownership for forces personnel". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Lammy and Healey host Australian counterparts

Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Healey host their Australian counterparts Penny Wong and Richard Marles for the annual AUKMIN meeting in London. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

COBRA meeting held on situation in Syria

Defence Secretary John Healey reveals a COBRA meeting has been held to see a “stable, peaceful and orderly transition” in Syria. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Keir Starmer hosts veterans at Downing Street

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts veterans and charities at Downing Street with Defence Secretary John Healey in the lead-up to Remembrance Day. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn