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14 hrs ago
Three Afghan soldiers in camouflage gear with guns peer around the corner of a sand-coloured building, with smoke seen around the corner

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn

Previously "overlooked" evidence shows some Afghan soldiers are eligible for resettlement to the UK, armed forces minister says.

14 hrs ago
Asia
17 hrs ago
A Royal Navy sailor in uniform, carrying a LGBTQ+ flag, faces the crowd during London's Pride March.

LGBT+ veterans redress scheme to launch in January

The government has promised a £50m compensation scheme for victims of the "gay ban" in the UK military.

17 hrs ago
Politics
4 Oct 2024
Sophie Brook

Women in Submarine Service suffered misogyny and bullying, Royal Navy finds

Admiral Sir Ben Key said: "We must be better than this and do better than we have."

4 Oct 2024
UK
3 Oct 2024
Staff Sergeant John McKelvie

Army criticised over soldier's death on exercise

Health and Safety Executive publish report into accident during training exercise at Catterick Garrison.

3 Oct 2024
29 Sep 2024
A man with long pushed back hair and wearing a light blue/green shirt looking into the camera.

Singer releases LP inspired by former weapons site

The musician says he didn't choose to make an album about the site, it "chose me".

29 Sep 2024
Suffolk
27 Sep 2024
Defence Secretary John Healey and Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP Alan Strickland being shown kit in the semiconductor facility clean rooms. Everyone is wearing full-body hazmat-style overalls and face coverings. The visitors' are green, while others are wearing white or blue.

MoD steps in to buy chip-making plant for £20m

The government defends bailing out Coherent, which considered closure after losing a deal with Apple.

27 Sep 2024
Technology
26 Sep 2024
Soldier with head bowed at coffin draped in Union Jack

Unknown Scots soldiers given military burial in France

The pair were among more than 59,000 British casualties during the Battle of Loos in 1915.

26 Sep 2024
Scotland
26 Sep 2024
Soldier standing next to a coffin draped in the Union Jack

Unknown Scots soldiers laid to rest in France

The remains of two unknown Scottish soldiers thought to have died in WW1 have been laid to rest in France.

26 Sep 2024
Scotland
3 Sep 2024
Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers on strike. Stood with RMT posters next to RFA Lyme Bay

Seafarers take strike action over pay

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) seafarers head to pickets in Portland, Portsmouth and Birkenhead.

3 Sep 2024
England

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