3 h. ago British Army 'using Chinese 3D printers' to make weapons despite concerns from expert

The British army is using Chinese-made 3D printers to build weapons but security experts have warned of the dangers of relying on Beijing's technology. 

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21 h. ago Haunting vision of UK after nuclear war with warlords roaming streets & MPs scrambling to £126million secret bunker

WITH nowhere to hide, Britain would have just minutes to prepare for the total devastation of a cataclysmic nuclear strike. But what would the UK look like after ground zero? Here, former British Army colonel and intelligence officer Philip Ingram paints a chilling picture of the nightmarish reality facing the country in the aftermath of...

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7 d. ago Labour accused of allowing terrorists to 'rewrite history' with nine new cases set to be brought against British army veterans

Ministers have already drawn fire from veterans after scrapping the Legacy Act, a Tory law which gave soldiers immunity from prosecutions.

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7 d. ago Army reservist visits Dutch battlefield where grandfather fought Nazis

Colour Sergeant James Gould retraced his grandfather’s footsteps in the Netherlands on the 81st anniversary of Operation Infatuate.

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8 d. ago Identities of lost war heroes uncovered in time for Remembrance Sunday

The remains of 52 British and Commonwealth soldiers have been identified following investigations by Ministry of Defence ‘war detectives’.

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8 d. ago British soldiers sent to hospital with hearing problems just weeks before Ajax tank declared safe

Soldiers were sent to hospital with hearing problems and headaches after testing new British Army tanks - just weeks before they were given the go-ahead.

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1 week ago Ajax armoured vehicle programme has ‘left its troubles behind’, says minister

Ajax has declared a key delivery milestone that means it can now deploy a squadron on operations.

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1 week ago 'Classic' war film based on British officer's memoir on TV tonight

This British war film that was released in the 1950s and is based on the real-life of a famed British army officer who was imprisoned in Nazi Germany during World War Two.

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2 w. ago COMMENT: NATO is creaking, our foes are flexing their muscles... and the top brass's response? A letter soaked in HR babble telling soldiers to steer clear of men

COMMENT: Last week, Lieutenant General David Eastman MBE sent a circular to the officers of the British Army instructing them to review their 'affiliations' with private members' clubs

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2 w. ago NATO is creaking, our foes are flexing their muscles... and the top brass's response? A letter soaked in HR babble telling soldiers to steer clear of men

Last week, Lieutenant General David Eastman MBE sent a circular to the officers of the British Army instructing them to review their 'affiliations' with private members' clubs

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2 w. ago Three British and Irish women stranded in Himalayas' Hidden Valley for days

Three British and Irish women and 12 trekking guides from Nepal have been stranded in a remote valley in the Himalayas for the past three days after heavy snowfall.

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2 w. ago Police probe claims of sexual abuse during Army enlistment medicals

The alleged abuse took place at several Army locations in the UK between the 1970s and 2016, Wiltshire Police said

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2 w. ago Charles lays flowers at first national LGBT armed forces memorial

The King talked to a number of those who had their military careers cut short before the ban was lifted in 2000.

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3 w. ago ‘We took them to the wire’ – Bloody Sunday families vow to continue campaign

They were reacting outside Belfast Crown Court after former paratrooper Soldier F was acquitted of two counts of murder.

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3 w. ago British army veteran known as Soldier F not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders

Soldier F was on trial in relation to events in Derry in 1972 when Parachute regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protestersA British army veteran has been found not guilty of murder in relation to Bloody Sunday, when the Parachute regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Derry in 1972.Soldier F was on trial for two murders and five attempted murders during a defining event of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British defence forces participate in ‘gruelling’ taster of traditional race

The Doko race was introduced in 1989 and is a rite of passage for aspiring Gurkhas to be selected for the British Army (Brigade of Gurkhas).

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3 w. ago British defence forces participate in ‘gruelling’ traditional race

The Doko race was introduced in 1989 and is a rite of passage for aspiring Gurkhas to be selected for the British Army (Brigade of Gurkhas).

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4 w. ago Ukraine cannot win against Russia, warns top British army chief

Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight

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