LONDON: Scotland’s Faslane naval base is to receive £500 million ($770 million, 688 million euros) in investment over 10 years, the British government announced on Sunday.

The site of Britain’s Trident submarine nuclear deterrent, Faslane is to receive investment in ship lifts, sea walls, jetties and other projects from 2017, with jobs at the base increasing to 8,200 by 2022 from 6,700, according to a statement.

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