The News Portsmouth https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/hampshire/portsmouth/rss Visit now for the latest news direct from The News Portsmouth and updated throughout the day en-gb Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:18:28 GMT 2026-11-07T02:18:28Z en-gb Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 <![CDATA[Russian bomber flies close to mighty HMS Prince of Wales with F-35B fighter jets 'scrambled' near Norway]]> https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/russia-bomber-hms-prince-of-wales-jets-respond-norway-9336198 The Royal Navy flagship is completing the second phase of Operation Firecrest

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:14:48 GMT 9336198 UK MOD Crown copyright 2026-11-06T19:14:48+00:00 <![CDATA[Drug peddlers jailed for more than 100 years after trying to smuggle £12m of cocaine dropped into sea]]> https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/drug-peddlers-jailed-cocaine-bust-portsmouth-court-9336039 The narcotics were dropped in international waters, with police officers setting an ambush when they were brought to shore

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:55:33 GMT 9336039 NCA 2026-11-06T17:55:33+00:00 <![CDATA['Important tradition' upheld as HMS Sultan sailors hold Drumhead ceremony ahead of Remembrance Sunday]]> https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/hms-sultan-drumhead-remembrance-ceremony-9335940 The service has been held at the naval base for decades

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:58:43 GMT 9335940 Leading Photographer Damien Bye 2026-11-06T16:58:43+00:00 <![CDATA['Can't put into words': Military wife thanks RBL for helping husband who forgot she existed after head injury]]> https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/rbl-military-wife-support-husband-head-injury-royal-navy-9335085 Allen Parton forgot who his wife Sandra and two children after a traumatic head injury while on deployment

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