BBC -The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth £3.2bn to build the UK's biggest ever aircraft carriers.

Associated Press - The British Royal Navy ship on which Prince William is serving made a major cocaine bust in the north Atlantic.

The Times - Prince William is to go into action fighting the modern-day pirates of the Caribbean. He may be armed if he joins Royal Navy boarding parties that stop cocaine traffickers trying to smuggle drugs in fast launches.

The role is a consolation to the prince after he was banned from going to war in the Gulf with the Royal Navy because of fears his presence could provoke a terrorist attack on British ships.

Daily Telegraph - Prince William to take on Caribbean drug lords

The Times - A British nuclear-powered submarine was damaged when it collided with rocks in the Red Sea

The Times - A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine struck the bottom of the sea at more than 14 knots because of basic navigational errors made during a training exercise for three students on board.