British Army

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...

Militarisation of Britain Should Trouble Us All

Scott Hill | Posted 02.03.2012 | UK Politics
Scott Hill

Pro-military cheerleaders will claim that they fight for their country and keep ungrateful cretins like myself safe and secure. Not once do they dare grasp the notion that some servicemen may enjoy the addictive nature of warfare.

British Army Helicopter Forced Down In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 24.12.2011 | UK

A helicopter carrying British troops has been forced to make an emergency landing after coming under fire in Afghanistan. The forced landing took p...

Soldier Who Lost Both Legs Tells Of Christmas Baby Joy

PA | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK

An Army medic who lost both legs in Afghanistan and feared he might never have children has become a father for the first time. Sergeant Simon Harm...

Admirals And Generals 'Face The Axe' Under MoD Cost Cutting Plan

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.12.2011 | UK

More than 1,000 senior British military officials face the axe over the next eight years under confidential Ministry of Defence cost cutting plans, it...

Warships, Jets And 13,500 Armed Forces - To Protect The Olympics

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 15.12.2011 | UK

Around 13,500 armed forces personnel will deployed to defend the London Olympics, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Defence Secretary Philip H...

Prince Harry Returns Home From American Helicopter Exercise

PA | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK

Prince Harry has returned to the UK after completing a major exercise in the US flying Apache helicopters with the Army, St James's Palace said. ...

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...

PHOTOS: Prince Philip Dons Military Fatigues To Award British Soldiers

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

Prince Philip donned military fatigues on Monday as he handed out awards to British soldiers for their service in Afghanistan. The Duke of Edinburg...

Iraqi Civilians Win Legal Battle Over Torture Inquiry

PA | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

More than 100 Iraqi civilians have won a landmark Court of Appeal battle in their bid for a fresh public inquiry into allegations of torture and inhum...

Ministry Of Defence Denies Injured Soldiers Face Unemployment

PA | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK

The Ministry of Defence has been forced to deny claims in a leaked Army memo that many more soldiers faced the axe than previously announced - includi...

British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

A soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The member of the 2nd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment, was killed wh...

British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

A soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The member of the 2nd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment, was killed wh...

Army Gets £1bn Warrior Vehicle Upgrade

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.12.2011 | UK Politics

The Army is to get a £1bn upgrade to its Warrior fighting vehicles, the prime minister and defence secretary have said. David Cameron and Philip H...

Bang in the City: The British Army Prepares for the Wars of the Future

Dr Lynette Nusbacher | Posted 17.12.2011 | UK Politics
Dr Lynette Nusbacher

Urban.docol{margin:0;padding:0}p{margin:0}.c5{width:432pt;background-color:#ffffff;padding:72pt 90pt 72pt 90pt}.c1{color:#000099;text-decoration:under...

Afghanistan: Ten Years On

Tom Scholes-Fogg | Posted 07.12.2011 | UK Politics
Tom Scholes-Fogg

It started with a terrorist atrocity that claimed the lives of almost 3000 people from over 90 countries including 67 Britons - 9/11 as it became known as. A terrorist attack that united the world shoulder to shoulder with the United States.

High Court To Rule On Challenge To Interrogation Guidance

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Equality and Human Rights Commission is set to learn whether it has won a High Court bid to block government guidance on the ...

Jihadist 'Amused' By Deaths Of British Troops Jailed For Life

PA | Posted 09.11.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A former Taliban fighter who ran a "recruitment centre" for extremist Muslims to go to Afghanistan to kill British troops has bee...

Gurkhas And RAF In Firing Line As MoD Makes Cuts

PA | Posted 31.10.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Nearly 150 Gurkhas are to learn that they are being forced out of the Army under the first wave of sweeping cuts to the UK's mili...

Tours Of Duty For British Soldiers Could Double To A Year

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 30.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Some British soldiers could be posted on year-long tours of Afghanistan to maintain continuity during the crucial withdrawal peri...

Army Faces 20,000 Troops Reduction

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 16.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Defence Secretary Liam Fox is to set out his vision for a "build-up" of reserve soldiers which could see a reduction in the size ...