65 m. ago Former servicemen settle legal claims for more than £700,000 over hearing loss

The cases were some of around 10,000 against the Ministry of Defence over hearing loss suffered during military service.

Economics

19 h. ago Soldier F trial hears claims paratrooper opened fire on Bloody Sunday

Statements from two fellow former paratroopers claim they were aware that Soldier F had opened fire in Glenfada Park where two men were killed.

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19 h. ago Labour should relax law on Brits serving in Ukrainian army – MP turned soldier

Jack Lopresti, former Tory deputy chairman, has been serving with the Ukrainian army since January.

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22 h. ago British Army probes major security breach at Royal Artillery HQ after thieves cut through fences to steal 'large quantity' of fuel

The raid took place at the Larkhill Royal Artillery Barracks in Wiltshire on Saturday and triggered a lockdown amid initial fears terrorists had breached the base's security.

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46 h. ago Man feared being shot when soldier aimed at him on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Soldier F is accused of two murders and five attempted murders.

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5 d. ago Ultrarunner Tom Evans tells how Garmin tech and his baby girl helped him win running's Super Bowl

The former Army officer has become just the second British man to triumph in the legendary Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. This epic 109mile race runs through France, Italy and Switzerland with 32,000ft of brutal climbing in the Alps

Politics

5 d. ago Bloody Sunday trial told of moment schoolboy was shot in face

Soldier F denies two murders and five attempted murders.

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6 d. ago Major military blunder as British Army recruits sent on WRONG training course

210 junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College near Harrogate were affected by the error

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6 d. ago Victim pretended to be dead after being shot on Bloody Sunday, trial told

Soldier F is on trial accused of two murders in Londonderry in 1972.

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6 d. ago Military funeral held for first female officer in Army’s most senior regiment

Captain Elizabeth Godwin, 28, the first female officer of the Life Guards – which is part of the Household Cavalry, died in Surrey on September 5.

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6 d. ago Victim pretended to be dead after being shot on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Soldier F is on trial accused of two murders in Londonderry in 1972.

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1 week ago Scottish Labour minister hails 'absolute hero' Ian Murray and compares him to British Army battle

Blair McDougall described Murray, who was Labour's sole MP in Scotland for several years, as "our Rorke’s Drift moment".

Politics

1 week ago Veteran who got 16,000 cards for 100th birthday set for France’s top honour

Dougie Shelley celebrated his 100th birthday at a tea party at the Royal Naval Association branch in Southend on Tuesday.

Politics

1 week ago Bloody Sunday: trial of Soldier F can admit hearsay evidence, judge rules

Prosecution request granted to admit ‘decisive’ statements by other soldiers present at 1972 shootings in DerryThe trial of a former paratrooper charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday can admit hearsay evidence that has been described by the prosecution as “decisive”, a judge has ruled.The judge, Patrick Lynch, on Wednesday granted a prosecution request to admit statements made by other soldiers who were present during the shootings in Derry on 30 January 1972. The statements include allegations that the accused veteran, known as Soldier F, fired into the courtyard where the two men he is accused of murdering were shot. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trial of Army veteran accused of murder on Bloody Sunday 53 years ago to proceed after judge rules key evidence can be admitted

The veteran, known as Soldier F, was accused of the 'unnecessary and gratuitous' shootings of James Wray, 22, and William McKinney, 26, who were killed.

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2 w. ago Judge to rule on admissibility of crucial evidence in Bloody Sunday murder trial

Former paratrooper Soldier F is accused of murdering two men on the streets of Londonderry on January 30, 1972.

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2 w. ago British soldiers accidentally open fire on friendly Army tank crew with cannon after 'mistaking Challenger 2 for an enemy'

Troops riding in the heavily-armed 25-tonne military fighter raked the tank with six shots from its armour-piercing 30mm cannon during a drill in Pembrokeshire,

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2 w. ago Look to Myanmar for a vision of a world where authoritarians have unfettered power | Simon Tisdall

The brutality and repression there highlight the failings of a dysfunctional world order. Unless we do better, this is the futureThe children were sleeping when death came from the air. A military warplane dropped two 500lb (230kg) bombs on their boarding school, witnesses said. Imagine, if you can, the carnage and the horror. At least 18 died. Others suffered life-changing injuries. The ruling regime claims to be fighting terrorists. Yet more often than not, it is defenceless, blameless civilians who are killed, maimed and displaced. No, this isn’t Gaza. It isn’t Ukraine. It’s Myanmar, where appalling atrocities, including crimes against humanity, often go unreported and unpunished. That doesn’t render them any less heinous or less deserving of universal condemnation.Myanmar, formerly British-run colonial Burma, where civil war has raged since an army coup overthrew the elected government in 2021, is a microcosm of today’s fractured world. National leaders gathering at the UN gener...

Culture

2 w. ago Claims that army veteran accused of Bloody Sunday killings opened fire are 'unreliable, flawed and inconsistent', murder trial hears

Soldier F is sitting behind a curtain during the non-jury trial, while relatives of the Wray and McKinney families and supporters watch on from the public gallery.

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2 w. ago UK developing AI military drone swarm after learning lessons of Ukraine

British Army to rely more on unmanned vehicles and systems - on land, sea and air

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