2 h. ago Tour de force! British soldiers don their finest uniforms for the Colonel's Review

The occasion transforms the Mall as crowds line up the streets waving flags as 1400 soldiers parade alongside 200 horses and 400 musicians from Horse Guard's Parade to Buckingham Palace .

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22 h. ago Police blunder put Colchester military base on alert over 'Lee Rigby

It is understood that due to an error logging the date the post was made, military officials were mistakenly informed it was a new threat

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33 h. ago Trump tells Putin: ‘It might be better to let Russia and Ukraine fight for a while’

Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine should be left to “fight for a while,” with other nations leaving them to it.

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48 h. ago Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’

US president casts doubt on peace efforts as German chancellor urges him to increase pressure on MoscowEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” rather than pursue peace immediately, as the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, urged him to increase pressure on Russia.During the Oval Office meeting, Trump voiced doubts about the potential success of peace talks, saying “sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago British soldier found dead in his barracks after lying there for three weeks was 'degraded' by superior officers, inquest hears

A friend of Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan, 33, said 'bullying would be an understatement'.

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4 d. ago Defence Secretary announces £5 billion investment for military drones and lasers

The funding, announced by Defence Secretary John Healey, includes £4 billion for drones and autonomous systems, and an extra £1 billion for lasers to protect British ships and soldiers

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4 d. ago UK to become 'battle ready' with £5 billion investment for military drones and lasers

The funding, announced by Defence Secretary John Healey, includes £4 billion for drones and autonomous systems, and an extra £1 billion for lasers to protect British ships and soldiers

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer turns to submarines and nuclear warheads to fight new cold war with Russia

Prime minister to unveil highly anticipated review, which defence secretary John Healey said would send ‘a message to Moscow’

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7 d. ago Ukraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets | Phillip Inman

Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economyUkraine needs more than long-range missiles and fibre-optic drones in its fight with Russia. What it needs is more money, and lots of it.In particular, the war-torn nation should be handed the €300bn (£250bn) of frozen Russian assets stored mostly in accounts hosted by the Euroclear trading system. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump 'is seriously considering lifting all restrictions on how Ukraine can fight Russia' after declaring Putin 'absolutely crazy'

With talks making little progress, and Russia still hammering Ukraine with successive drone strikes, one official said current restrictions are 'under review'.

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2 w. ago SAS officer 'blocked bid by Afghan troops to come to UK because they may have witnessed war crimes'

A United Kingdom Special Forces officer rejected the asylum applications of 1,585 Afghan soldiers who may have witnessed war crimes committed by British troops.

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2 w. ago Rise of UK robot soldiers as British Military to be the 'cutting edge' in battlefield AI

Defence Secretary John Healey has announced plans to take Britain's military to the 'cutting edge' of Artificial Intelligence as he suggested it will have a 'massive impact' on battlefields

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3 w. ago 'Old school' British Army corporal pulled bed out of the floor and screamed 'sort out your admin' before having a KNIFE FIGHT with a junior soldier

Corporal Geraint Evans-Dymond (pictured), 35, flipped over a bunk bed which had been bolted to the floor, before telling Fusilier Hezron Harper to 'sort out your admin'.

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3 w. ago Russian and NATO fighter jets clash as allied forces try to board Moscow oil tanker in high

Both NATO and Russia scrambled warplanes in a dramatic stand-off above the Baltic after a major standoff over a tanker in Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet.

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3 w. ago Russian fighter jet in 'dogfight' with NATO as allied forces try to board Moscow oil tanker in high

Both NATO and Russia scrambled warplanes in a dramatic dogfight above the Baltic after a major standoff over a tanker in Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet.

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3 w. ago Labour faces 'mutiny' over 'betrayal' of British soldiers over bid to axe law that protects Northern Ireland veterans from legal action

EXCLUSIVE: Soldiers from three regiments in the British Army appeared to break ranks to voice their anger over the law change which would strip legal protection away from Troubles' veterans.

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3 w. ago Cannibal killer who murdered pals and ate them freed for chilling reason

Denis Gorin, 45, was sentenced to 22 years in a penal colony in 2018 for stabbing a man to death before eating some of his flesh. He was later freed to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine

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3 w. ago Secret tunnel with staircase 'used by British soldiers to attack President' found under US Capitol building

Congressman Tim Moore says the hidden tunnels and secrets of the US Capitol are some of the 'neat' works about the building that he likes to show visitors to Washington D.C.

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3 w. ago British soldiers will be sent to fight Russia alongside EU troops under a landmark new pact

Laked documents revealed that the UK and EU are set to unveil a defence agreement next week, bringing Britain into the deepest military alignment with the EU since its historic 2020 departure.

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4 w. ago British couple stuck in Thailand with mounting £100,000 hospital bill after soldier slipped at tourist hotspot they had found on TikTok and shattered his skull and leg

Liam Gibson, from Hartlepool, was visiting the idyllic Na Muang Waterfall 2 when the 21-year-old slipped and tumbled onto a rock ledge metres below.

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