Britain is in danger of being left with hollowed out armed forces, with "exquisite" equipment but without the soldiers, sailors and airmen needed to man it, the country's most senior military officer has warned.
Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Nick Houghton has warned politicians that cuts in defence spending simply cannot go on.
In a lecture given in the last few minutes, he said he has signed up to cuts for now in the interests of the wider economy, but sooner or later there will have to be real terms increases in defence spending.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.