Navy warship heads to Falklands
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless is to set sail for the Falklands. The ship will head for the South Atlantic on its maiden mission to "protect British interests" amid an ongoing row with Argentina over the islands.
HMS Dauntless to begin six-month Falklands deployment
The Royal Navy's newest destroyer is due to set sail on its maiden mission for the Falklands amid strained diplomatic relations between Argentina and Britain.
Warship HMS Dauntless will leave Portsmouth for a six-month deployment to the South Atlantic as Buenos Aires continues its vociferous criticism of Britain's control of the islands.
Argentina's Foreign Ministry yesterday accused David Cameron of "persistent glorification of colonialism" after the Prime Minister said the UK helped right "a profound wrong" during the 1982 war.
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