Ali Kefford

@akefford

Naval Newspaper Journalist. Mostly tabloid, sometimes broadsheet. Spectator columnist. Specialise in submarine warfare.

Hampshire

Joined August 2009

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Paul Butterworth@ShippingButters · Apr 16

Fantastic! I worked with Malcolm during IFOS 2001 when I was Flags to CINCFLEET, then again during T200. A wonderful dit spinner and global expert on flag etiquette. BZ!

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Canny Comms@CannyCommsLtd · Jan 10

You're in for a treat - @akefford is joining our panel at the #ReputationMasterclass25 on 'the front line of reporting' along with @PhilipIngMBE @TomSharpe134, @jeromestarkey, Andrea Stovin-Bradford and Freya Lewis. @TheSun @Telegraph @spectator @ADSgroupUK @CannyCommsLtd #RM25

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Jul 24

No Royal Navy SSNs at sea, let alone one protecting deployed carrier HMS Prince of Wales. My @TheSun story with Alex West: thesun.co.uk/news/35985716/…

akefford's tweet card. THE Royal Navy has no submarines at sea to defend its surface fleet. HMS Anson arrived back at its Scottish base on Friday, leaving no attack subs currently on patrol. It means the UK’s warships ha…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Jun 25

Three submarine CO's stripped of their gongs, with @jeromestarkey: thesun.co.uk/news/35537432/…

akefford's tweet card. THREE disgraced former submarine captains have been stripped of their OBEs by the King. Top brass urged ministers to withdraw the prestigious gongs from the trio over sex and bullying scandals. One…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · May 15

No hot showers on HMS Queen Elizabeth: my Times piece with @larisamlbrown... thetimes.com/uk/defence/art…

akefford's tweet card. Sailors aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth have spent more months rappling with unreliable showers, raising concerns over maintenance delays

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Ali Kefford@akefford · May 9

Huge exclusive from @jeromestarkey, which I helped build...

JJerome Starkey@jeromestarkey · May 9

🚨 SCOOP: The head of the Royal Navy has been suspended over an alleged affair with a female subordinate. Admiral Sir Ben Key, Chief of the Naval Staff, is the most senior officer to face a misconduct probe in the Navy's. 500 year history thesun.co.uk/news/34880143/…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · May 9

VE veteran Dorothy Walsh worked on Bombe machines and knew Alan Turing. My piece for the @Telegraph aol.co.uk/news/veteran-c…

akefford's tweet card. A veteran code-breaker has told how she is still “haunted by the lives lost” because of her work.

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Apr 16

Falklands veteran becomes Royal Navy's oldest graduate, my story with @DavidhBrown: thetimes.com/article/55a13d…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Mar 31

For the first time in the Royal Navy's history a Royal Marine looks set to be First Sea Lord - my piece with @jeromestarkey: thesun.co.uk/news/34151990/…

akefford's tweet card. A ROYAL Marine commando looks set to lead the Navy for the first time in history – if King Charles gives his seal of approval. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins – who lists sailing as a hobby – has been pic…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Mar 28

The Sindbad disaster didn’t have to happen - my @spectator column: spectator.co.uk/article/the-si…

akefford's tweet card. For tourists aboard the Sindbad, the final moments of their planned jaunt below the waves will have been a hellish, adrenaline-fueled lunge for survival. Six Russian tourists, including two children,...

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Mar 21

RAF engineers face court for sawing Paddington in half - my @TheSun story with @jeromestarkey: thesun.co.uk/news/33954796/…

akefford's tweet card. TWO RAF ground crew are due in court next week over the disappearance of a Paddington Bear statue. Half the fibreglass model of the much-loved children’s character was ripped from a town bench this…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Mar 18

Our Trident submarines are spending too long at sea - my piece for the @spectator spectator.co.uk/article/our-nu…

akefford's tweet card. A Vanguard-class submarine used for Britain’s nuclear deterrent has resurfaced after a record-breaking 204 days at sea. Relatives gathered on the Rhu Narrows point yesterday to welcome back their...

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Mar 3

Winchester's dean resigns after bishop review: my piece with @DavidhBrown: thetimes.com/article/88e159…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Feb 14

Belter from the boss @jeromestarkey thesun.co.uk/news/33386706/…

akefford's tweet card. THIS is the moment Sun Man Jerome Starkey joined Royal Navy gunboats as they intercepted a Russian convoy in a dramatic Channel showdown. HMS Iron Duke charged at full speed up to a Russian warship…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Jan 29

It’s always nice to feel wanted

MMediazona@mediazona_en · Jan 29

A Kursk court has issued an arrest warrant for Jerome Starkey (@jeromestarkey), the Sun’s defence reporter. He is wanted for entering Russia from Ukraine to report on the cross-border operation. He faces illegal border crossing charges (if he gets arrested in Russia)…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Jan 9

Looking forward to speaking at this @CannyCommsLtd masterclass on defence communications on January 16th in Farnborough. Come and join the conversation by booking your ticket at canny-comms.co.uk/masterclass

akefford's tweet image. Looking forward to speaking at this @CannyCommsLtd masterclass on defence communications on January 16th in Farnborough.

Come and join the conversation by booking your ticket at canny-comms.co.uk/masterclass

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Patrick Gibbons@ReleaseGibbons · Dec 23

🎙This week's 🎄 @spectator out loud: 🗣 @theAndrewWatts on santa school 🗣 @WalkerMarcus priest's notebook 🗣 @akefford on Christmas on a sub 🗣 @RobertBathurst reads Roger Lewis 🗣 @Ayaan on a Christian revival 🗣 @BeardyHowse on the weirdness of carols spectator.co.uk/podcast/christ…

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The Spectator@spectator · Dec 12

🎄In this special episode of The Edition, Spectator columnists give their review of the year – and what a year 2024 has been. Plus: 🔸Ali Kefford on Christmas on a submarine 🔸Michael Farr on the politics of Tintin 🔸Dear Mary’s advice for Jacob Rees-Mogg spectator.co.uk/podcast/christ…

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Dec 12

Yule tides: my piece for the festive issue of The Spectator: Christmas on patrol with the Royal Navy’s submariners spectator.co.uk/article/christ…

akefford's tweet card. This Christmas, a Royal Navy Trident submarine will be quietly prowling the seas as part of the Continuous At Sea Deterrent mission. She will have slipped out of HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland in...

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Ali Kefford@akefford · Oct 25

Food shortage on "horrific" RN deterrent patrol - my @TheSun splash with @jeromestarkey.

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