A Royal Navy submarine was authorized to surface close to a Russian ship "strictly as a deterrent measure," British Defense Secretary John Healey said.

A whale was detected approaching and then moving away from one of the country's major naval bases where nuclear submarines are stationed - though it was initially believed it was a Russian spy device

British Defence Secretary, John Healey has warned Russia President Vladimir Putin after the Royal Navy tracked a ‘Russian spy ship’ that passed through UK waters earlier this week. Healey issued the warning while speaking to the parliament on Wednesday.

Naval authorities were concerned that one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s drone submarines had placed a listening device on the ocean floor between two Scottish islands, launching an inquiry

A Royal Navy submarine surfaced just yards from ... in remarks directed at Vladimir Putin, warned ‘we see you, we know what you are doing’. He told the House of Commons that the Yantar ...

The nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the Yantar to let the Russian ship know it was being watched.

The UK’s Royal Navy launched a frantic search for phantom Russians off the coast after picking up two mysterious sounds in the ocean — only to conclude that the noises came from a gassy whale, an official told The Sun.

John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close ... Pic: PA In a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mr Healey said: "We see you. We know what you are doing. And we will not shy away from ...

Nato countries have stepped up patrols to protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, which is bordered by eight countries, and other waters. A Royal Navy submarine was ordered to surface last November close to a suspected Russian spy ship which was loitering over undersea infrastructure in UK waters.

British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday the Royal Navy tracked a “Russian spy ship” that passed through UK waters, warning Russia’s President Vladimir Putin: “We know what you’

A former defence chief has accused the Government of “complete delusion” over the UK’s military capability and “complete vacillation” over funding of the armed forces.