Britain's announcement confirming the deployment of 330 military personnel to assist French military intervention in Mali has been met with a noticeab...

As Britain prepares to send hundreds of troops to West Africa to support French forces fighting Islamists in Mali, charities and human rights groups h...

Britain is sending up to 330 military personnel to help train a West African intervention force in Mali, Downing Street has said. The move was anno...

Security and defence chiefs will discuss increasing UK support for the French-led military operation in Mali after David Cameron vowed to show "iron r...

Troops serving in Afghanistan celebrated this Christmas with presents from home, a traditional roast turkey lunch and a charity fun run. Around 9,0...

The baby boy born on the British Army base in Helmand Province should be called “Bastion”, a military expert has suggested. Former soldier Maj...

G4S' failure to provide security for the Olympics games has lost the company in the region of £50 million. The security company is conducting an i...

Troops, students and teachers could all be asked to fill gaps left in empty Olympic stadiums, Lord Coe has said. Members of the military are being ...

David Cameron today insisted Afghan forces will be able to prevent their country again becoming a haven for terrorists after international forces pull...

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

Away, serving their country overseas. Whether that is in the Falkand Islands, one of the small detachments in the Gulf, on board a ship somewhere or in the very worst place... Afghanistan.