All news on the topic: Armed forces

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Survival experts share three ways murder suspect living in woods could be caught
What's happening in the woods around where Michael Burham escaped from a Warren County, Pennsylvania, prison last week? Survival experts have some ideas and also shared what it might take to catch him
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Amputee war hero skydives into his wedding with pals - and breaks a world record
Army veteran Chris Parkes, who lost a leg while serving in Afghanistan, parachuted into the grounds of a castle in Hexham along with his groomsmen for his wedding
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Cost of UK defence projects rocketed by £9billion in just a year, report shows
The analysis comes as the Prime Minister prepares for this week's NATO summit in Vilnius where the war in Ukraine is expected to top the agenda
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Serial killer finally caught by his DNA - but true body count may never be known
Because he’d killed abroad, John Arthur Getreu's DNA wasn’t on a US criminal database, so investigators collected a disposable coffee cup that he’d discarded, which proved he was a match
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Rishi Sunak 'to be urged to say sorry' to LGBT+ forces veterans over report
The study is said to include accounts of troops being given electric-shock conversion therapy and intrusive medical examinations amid witch hunts of people suspected of being gay
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Huge rise in soldiers seeking mental health help as cost of living crisis blamed
The annual Ministry of Defence report found almost 21,000 went to their GP or the armed forces last year with depression, anxiety, PTSD or other psychological issues
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Brit injured after being blasted by Russian landmine while on Ukraine frontline
James Smith, from the Wirral, was working with a team to clear a number of landmines about 20 metres away from Russian trenches when he stepped on a landmine
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Soldier who deserted unit to fight Russia jailed for risking pulling UK into war
Royal Welsh Fusilier Alexander Garms-Rizzi, 21, was deployed to Estonia for NATO's Operation Cabrit when he went AWOL for six months, joining the war in Ukraine
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British Army soldier admits selling sperm whale teeth on Facebook marketplace
Lance Corporal Tevita Lavaki, 50, has admitted selling sperm whale teeth after the UK's biggest ever haul was found at his Oxfordshire home with a value of more than £18,000
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Military veteran trying to live on UK's most remote rock for 60 days rescued
Chris Cameron was winched to safety by a coastguard helicopter 32 days into his world record attempt to live on the tiny islet of Rockall, in the North Atlantic, for 60 days
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West's backing for Ukraine has hit Russian military 'without NATO firing a shot'
British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey pointed to the Kremlin's losses as evidence of how NATO's support for Kyiv had harmed Russian forces without the alliance needing to fire weapons
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West should arm for a 'generational struggle' with Russia, warns defence chief
Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders used a speech at the Royal United Services Institute’s Land Warfare Conference to highlight the threat from Moscow
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Mum of tragic cancer patient makes incredible vow in her daughter's name
Nicola Nuttall, whose daughter Laura died five weeks ago, is calling on MPs to back an Early Day Motion in Laura’s memory calling for more funding to beat the disease
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William expresses 'concern' over soldiers collapsing in heat during parades
The royal has asked for measures to be put in places to protect teams, after three guardsmen collapsed due to high temperatures
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Brave Ukrainians ready to take fight to Putin after special training in the UK
The British Army have been running basic infantry training courses since June last year and have so far helped train 17,000 Ukrainian troops in how to perform life-saving treatments.
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OceanGate CEO admitted sub was made with carbon fibre from plane past shelf life
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush reportedly said that the carbon fibre used for the vessel's hull came at a "big discount" from Boeing as it was past its aeroplane shelf life
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Route, times and when to see the Red Arrows at huge Armed Forces Day event
Red Arrows is showing off its incredible aircraft at an Armed Forces Day extravaganza in Falmouth, Cornwall, an event that will also feature a military parade and bands
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Brit's chilling final post before vanishing during English Channel charity swim
Iain Hughes spent two years training for a 21 mile swim across the English Channel but tragically never reached his destination with French authorities calling off the search
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Families of missing Titanic sub tour 'praying for a miracle' as clock ticks
As one of the world’s most extensive underwater search missions was being conducted, relatives of the three Brits on board ill-fated submersible clung to hope they were still alive
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Expert warns there's 'no way' to rescue Titanic crew as the tech 'doesn't exist'
The missing OceanGate 21ft sub that had been diving to see the Titanic wreck has now been unaccounted for for more than two days and its oxygen supply is now at just 40 hours for the five people on board.
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Just 4 in 10 troops satisfied with military life as morale plummets under Tories
A Labour analysis of a yearly survey of service personnel's feelings, marking the start of Armed Forces Week, has revealed the deterioration in morale and satisfaction since 2010
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'Lovely' woman, 103, says dancing to TikTok videos keeps her young and active
Joan Thompson loves a game of bingo and even jumped at the chance to make a TikTok video, dancing with staff at the Cloverleaf Care Home in Lincoln, where she lives
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Queen Camilla confirms unusual nickname for King Charles
As Queen Camilla and King Charles stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Trooping of the Colour spectacle, she could be seen calling him by an unusual nickname
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King's Birthday Honours list in full from unsung heroes to TV legends
King Charles's list ranges from a grieving mother who turned a tragedy into a charity honouring their legacy, a 106-year-old fundraising through exercise, and those aiding Ukrainian refugees
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Bigger flypast planned for Trooping the Colour after Coronation display cut back
Around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force will take part in a flypast for Trooping the Colour on Saturday to mark King Charles' birthday