13 h. ago People are only just learning why WW1 soldiers kept spoons in their boots

British soldiers serving on the front lines during the First World War were under no illusion that there was a good chance they would never return home, so it's no surprise many of them had thought ahead

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44 h. 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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49 h. 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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50 h. ago Former British soldier fighting extradition to Kenya in death of woman

A former British soldier is fighting extradition to Kenya, where he faces murder charges

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3 d. ago Major phone network unveils groundbreaking offer that will let all British soldiers stationed abroad contact their loved ones for FREE

It comes as new research reveals that more than half of our military personnel restrict contact with loved ones when they are stationed abroad because they can't afford it.

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4 d. ago Major mobile phone deal 'will end scam loophole within a year using AI'

The Home Office has vowed to elimate 'spooling' - which means calls from overseas appear to be coming from the UK - within a year after reaching a new deal to tackle fraud with major operators

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7 d. ago Graves badly damaged after Israel bombs Hamas supply tunnel next to British war cemetery 

Hamas used the last resting place of hundreds of British soldiers buried at the British War Cemetery in Daraj Tuffah, Gaza City and Deir El Belah, also in Gaza, to store weapons.

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1 week ago Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post

An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from FranceOn a humid evening in Dakar, an Irish jig echoes through the country’s air-conditioned national theatre. The breathy, woody sound of the west African Fula flute brings a different cadence to the traditional tune. Actors dance across the stage, their peasant costumes stitched from African fabrics.The dialogue is in French, the playwright is Irish and the players are Senegalese. Set in 1833, Brian Friel’s Translations – one of Ireland’s most celebrated modern plays – follows British soldiers sent to rural Donegal to translate Gaelic placenames into English. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British soldier who died of 'gunshot to the head' in Ukraine after being injured by bomb was 'concerned about how war casualties were being dealt with', inquest told

Former Royal Marine commando Oliver Bovey, 27, was fighting against Russian forces in the Donetsk region when an explosion left him with leg injuries

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2 w. ago Now, end the witch hunt! Campaigners' demands after elderly ex

Former soldiers and ministers slammed the case against a veteran in his seventies known only as Soldier F, but warned more still face court. Pictured: British troops on Bloody Sunday

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2 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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2 w. ago Judge to rule in 1972 Bloody Sunday murder case against former British soldier

The only British soldier ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre is set to learn his fate in a Northern Ireland courtroom

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2 w. ago British soldier runs sick sextortion scam and blackmailed nearly 90 children into sex acts

"Depraved" soldier Austen Fleming, 29, was jailed after he was caught blackmailing nearly 90 young children into sending him explicit images and videos, while threatening to send the images to their family and friends

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2 w. ago London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting

‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic warsHe fought in the Napoleonic wars and is one of only nine Black soldiers known to have received the Waterloo Medal, the first British medal awarded to soldiers regardless of their rank.Yet the story of Pte Thomas James has been overlooked for centuries. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why was the internet down today? AWS explains Snapchat, Roblox, , Duolingo, Xbox outage

Major websites and mobile phone apps were hit by issues to start the working week 🚨🚨

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2 w. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Dozens of apps including Amazon, Zoom, Snapchat, HMRC and Lloyds Bank hit by online services crash

A huge internet outage has hit dozens of websites with banks, phone companies and major retailers among those affected.

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3 w. ago Vodafone blackout CHAOS: More than 130,000 customers across the country have NO broadband, internet banking or phone signal amid major outage

Furious customers took to social media to complain of 'complete outages' in their area - impacting work from home, social media usage and online banking.

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3 w. ago Vodafone issues statement after 'major outage' leaves thousands without internet and phone

Over 130,000 customers have flagged issues with the network

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3 w. ago Niece of woman 'murdered by British soldier' comes to UK in fight for justice

Greater Manchester soldier Robert James Purkiss is accused of the murder of Agnes Wanjiru

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