7 h. ago British army prepare for an attack on the UK: Soldiers practise vital life

Injured people - played by both real people and medical dummies - had to be extracted and treated during the exercise at the SFRS National Training Centre in Cambuslang on January 17.

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8 h. ago Iranian government braces for possible attack as US navy arrives in region

American forces, aided by Israel, could have enough firepower to mount attack designed to topple regimeThe Iranian government is bracing itself for a fresh US and Israeli missile assault after it was announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has now deployed key assets to the region, observers have said.It is thought that Washington has the firepower in conjunction with Israeli aircraft to mount an attack designed to topple the government accused of brutally suppressing protests and killing thousands of Iranians. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Meghan posts pictures of Prince Harry serving in Afghanistan amid Trump’s claims UK troops ‘stayed back from frontline’

MEGHAN Markle has made a pointed show of support for Prince Harry after he criticised Donald Trump over insulting Afghanistan comments. She posted a series of pictures to social media featuring her husband in military service, after Trump claimed Nato allies had dodged the front lines. Harry spent 10 years in the British Army, during which...

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3 d. ago I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong; they were the front line

World affairs editor Sam Kiley spent six months alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand where British and US forces put their lives on the line daily to keep each other safe

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3 d. ago Anger over 'The Troubles' board game which pits the IRA against the British Army

Victim support groups have slammed the decision to make the game, warning that survivors of the conflict which raged across the British Isles could feel 'triggered'

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3 d. ago Babcock picks nuclear boss to lead business after chief announces retirement

It said David Lockwood will step down as chief executive by the end of 2026, to be replaced by Harry Holt.

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3 d. ago Trump’s ‘insulting’ fake claim about Nato troops slammed by mother of severely injured British veteran

The US president made false claims about the role of Nato soldiers in the conflict

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4 d. ago British Army debuts deadly new weapon in 'live fire' manned trials as WW3 fears rise

The Challenger 3 will be at the heart of the Army's warfighting capability as part of the MOD's modernisation plans. It has a crew of four, a 120mm smoothbore gun and weighs 66 tonnes

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5 d. ago British Army sets up 'drone degree' to train up civilian students as unmanned craft specialists amid Putin's war in Ukraine

Supported by a £240,000 investment from the Ministry of Defence, the undergraduate course will train 15 civilian students and up to five soldiers a year in the design, build and testing of drones

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8 d. ago Strangest death ever to happen on Mount Everest as climber made 'insane' mistake

Wilson, a Bradford born British Army officer with almost no mountaineering experience, attempted to the climb the mountain all by himself, convinced that through prayer and, incredibly, through fasting, he would be able to safely reach the summit.

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8 d. ago Haunting death of Brit on 'most dangerous ever climb' up Mount Everest

Maurice Wilson, a Bradford-born British Army officer with no mountaineering experience, attempted to climb Mount Everest alone

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9 d. ago ‘She had a hidden identity’: new film uncovers a mother’s second world war secrets

In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the warWhen journalist Marisa Fox was a young girl, her mother would regale her with stories of her own youth, all of which roiled with drama and consequence. When she was a 13-year-old girl living in Poland in the late 1930s, on the brink of the Nazi occupation, her mother told her she was pulled away from her mother and put on a boat to Palestine where she spent the rest of the second world war. As a teenager in that country, she said she became part of a radical Jewish underground group for whom she acted as a spy and a saboteur, smuggling bombs and guns which they used against the British army who ran the country at the time and who they very much wanted to force out. “I was a hero,” her mother would often boast, “never a victim.”Stories like those both dazzled and horrified the young Fox, but by the time she was nine she began to realize that certain parts of the tale didn’t ...

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1 week ago British Army may 'target one group of Brits' for conscription if WW3 breaks out

As tensions continue to rise around the world, one security expert and historian has said that some bits will prove to be vital for conscription should a full-blown World War 3 begin at some point

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1 week ago Lawrence of Arabia pictures given trigger warning by National Portrait Gallery because he is wearing traditional Arab outfit

The National Portrait Gallery cautioned the 'sensitive' images of the British Army officer over fears they may clash with 'today's attitudes'.

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1 week ago Former soldier who threw petrol bombs at police station jailed

Jamie Taylor, 34, previously admitted two charges relating to explosive substances and endangering life, and culpable and wilful conduct.

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2 w. ago How a family were shocked by allegations about a dead dad’s double life: best podcasts of the week

Was British army major Robbie Mills leading a secret double life? Or was his post-humous accuser hoodwinking Mills’ family? A true-crime investigation finds outA true-crime investigation into the supposed secret double life of British army major Robbie Mills. After Mills died in 1955, apparently from an accident on a submarine, a man called John Cotell turned up at his home claiming to be a friend of his – and a fellow spy. Journalist Eugene Henderson tells the troubling tale of Cottell, who rapidly insinuated his way into the Mills family’s lives. Alexi DugginsWidely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump move for Venezuela’s resources likely to weaken economic might of US | Heather Stewart

Oil is American president’s motivation but his concept of economic success feels as outdated as his music tastesThe word “loot” entered the English language from Hindi in the late 18th century, as the rapacious East India Company plundered its way across the subcontinent.It was a trading company, not a state – but it had the imprimatur of the English crown and its own large private army, mingling commerce and military force and opening the way for British imperial dominance of India. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Peak of courage! Veteran Gurkha who lost both his legs to a Taliban bomb scales tallest mountains on all seven continents

When British Army soldier Hari Budha Magar lost both legs to a Taliban bomb, he thought his life was as good as over.

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2 w. ago Voices: How ready is the UK to send troops to Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate

Is the UK’s pledge to send troops to Ukraine realistic in 2026, or does it risk overstretching a military already under pressure?

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2 w. ago U.S. vows to control Venezuela’s oil ‘indefinitely’ as British army helps Trump seize two tankers: Live updates

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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