British Soldiers

All Quiet on the Western Front: The Christmas Truce

Tony Mckenna | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Politics
Tony Mckenna

Like smoke drifting across no man's land as the sound of the guns and the mortar finally fell quiet, the Christmas truce of 1914 has been shrouded by the mists of time. A historical event which occurred early in the First World War and one many of us are familiar with; yet it has the feel and texture of legend as much as fact.

Man Who Said British Soldiers Should 'Die And Go To Hell' Spared Jail

PA | Posted 09.10.2012 | UK

A man who posted a Facebook message that said "all soldiers should die and go to hell" after six British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan was today...

British Soldier Killed While On Sentry Duty In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 18.08.2012 | UK

A soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards has been killed in Afghanistan while on sentry duty, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. The so...

Three British Soldiers Shot Dead By Gunman In Afghan Police Uniform

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK

Three British soldiers were shot at point blank range by a man wearing a Afghan police uniform at a checkpoint in Helmand Province, the Ministry of De...

Two British Soldiers Killed In Southern Afghanistan

PA | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK

Two British soldiers were killed by enemy mortar fire in Afghanistan today, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldiers, from the Royal Logistic Cor...

Teen Charged With Racially Abusing Six Dead British Soldiers On Facebook

PA | Posted 20.03.2012 | UK

A teenager will appear in court today charged with making comments on Facebook about the deaths of six British soldiers in Afghanistan. Azhar Ahmed...

War In Afghanistan 'Unwinnable'

PA | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK

Nearly three-quarters of the public believe that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable. The figure has grown from 60% in June last year to 73%, whil...

Teenager Faces Court for Afghanistan Facebook Comments

PA | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK

A teenager will appear in court after making comments on Facebook about the deaths of six soldiers in Afghanistan last week, police have said. Azha...

Death Toll Climbs As Focus Shifts From Afghanistan

PA | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK

The British death toll in Afghanistan continues to rise as politicians and generals shift their focus to extricating UK forces from the troubled count...

Six UK Soldiers Dead In Afghanistan

Huffington Post UK / PA | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK

Six soldiers have died in the single worst enemy attack on British troops of the Afghan campaign. The servicemen were on patrol yesterday when thei...

Republican Colin Duffy Cleared Over Massereene Murders

PA / Huffington Post | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK

High-profile republican Colin Duffy has been acquitted at Antrim Crown Court of murdering two British soldiers outside an Army base in Northern Irelan...

Police Investigate Allegations Of Afghan Child Abuse By British Soldiers

PA | Posted 18.01.2012 | UK

Police are investigating allegations of child abuse by two British soldiers in Afghanistan, it emerged on 18 January. According to the Sun, two ser...

Afghanistan Troops To Eat Turkey On Christmas

PA | Posted 22.02.2012 | UK

As the nation prepares for Christmas, frontline troops in Afghanistan won't be missing out, with plans in place to mark the special day. Personnel ...

Ned Simons

Afghanistan: Freak Storm Fails To Take Cameron's Eye Off Bigger Prize

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK Politics

A freak dust storm ruined David Cameron’s Christmas photo-op with British troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but that is not the photograph he has hi...

Public Urged To Stop Sending Christmas Presents To Soldiers

PA | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

Well-wishers sending Christmas presents to soldiers in Afghanistan have been urged to stop - because they are clogging up the postal system and stoppi...

British Soldiers Should Face War Crimes, Says Baha Mousa's Lawyer

PA | Posted 13.11.2011 | UK

British soldiers responsible for the brutal death of an Iraqi father-of-two should face charges ranging from murder to war crimes, a lawyer for the vi...

Baha Mousa Death: British Soldiers Could Face Prosecution

PA | Posted 08.11.2011 | UK

British soldiers could face a fresh prosecution over the brutal death of an Iraqi civilian after a scathing report condemned the "shameful" abuse of p...

Army 'Faces Further Redundancies'

pa | Posted 24.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A senior Army chief has warned of a fresh wave of redundancies that will wipe out entire battalions and regiments, a leaked lette...