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Hero soldier blown up by bomb on first day of active service in miracle recovery
Dave Curtis will proudly represent Britain with other injured soldiers upcoming event, and credits it with helping him cope with devastating wounds he suffered in blast
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Labour's Wes Streeting 'Cancer stories hit me differently now'
The Labour Shadow Health Secretary's searingly honest book, One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up, charts his journey from the East End to Cambridge University and Westminster
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Calls grow for Rishi Sunak to apologise to army vets kicked out for being gay
Thousands were jailed or dismissed and many were outed to their families and friends against their will, but Labour frontbenchers are stepping up calls for the Prime Minister to issue apology
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Rishi Sunak told to make formal apology to gay veterans kicked out of the forces
In an exclusive article for the Mirror, two Labour frontbenchers called on the Prime Minister to say sorry to veterans forced out of the military for their sexuality
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Soldier sues for £13million 'after being shoved off 20ft balcony on boozy night'
Lucca Brunozzi, 22, a former soldier, is suing the Ministry of Defence for £13 million over an alleged drinking culture which led to him suffering horrific head and back injuries
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Almost 2 million elderly turned off heating last winter as energy costs soared
A study by National Energy Action for a Dispatches probe found three in five over-65s used their heating less than usual - and one in five went to bed early to stay warm
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RAF sends cadets to train in Italy amid shortage of British instructors
The deal to use 'international instructors' was agreed a fortnight ago in a desperate bid to tackle a backlog of student pilots, who are facing waits of up to a year for training slots
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Man wrongly jailed for young mum's murder homeless after blowing £700,000 compo
Colin Stagg admits getting his £706,000 compensation by the Home Office to 'rebuild his life' felt 'a bit like winning the lottery' and he splashed out his money on cars, holidays and gifts
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Secret UK beach that you can only get to by walking through an abandoned village
Anyone hoping to visit the 'secret' Dorset beach would have to walk through the abandoned village of Tyneham to their sandy destination - which was evacuated in World War Two
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China poses an 'increasing threat' to Britain, warns top spook
The Chief of Defence Intelligence issued a warning about the 'challenges' emerging from Beijing - and how smaller nations could take advantage of cheaper technologies to arm themselves
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Tearful Vicky McClure relives grandad's D-Day 'hell' where he watched pals die
The Line of Duty and Trigger Point actress had no idea what her grandfather Ralph had been through as a young soldier in Normandy until the making of a new ITV documentary
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French kids pay tribute to British soldiers killed during Battle of the Somme
Five years after the First World War ended, in May 1923 the Daily Mirror reported on the inauguration of a memorial in the small village. And 100 years on locals, including kids, paid a fresh tribute
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Machine guns, pistols, rifle and ammunition 'lost' by Ministry of Defence
Freedom of Information requests have revealed the weapons and ammo lost or stolen by the MoD in the past two years - sparking fears they could fall into the wrong hands
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The eye-witness account of an atomic bomb that has haunted a family for 66 years
Neil Haberman wrote a first-hand account of a nuclear explosion and his family later suffered a litany of health problems, reports Susie Boniface. But his daughter fears the British government is still hiding the truth about what happened
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Army set to avoid fresh cuts to soldier numbers amid ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin dropped a very big hint that no new cuts to soldier numbers would be included in the Defence Command Paper
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Rishi Sunak blames defence chiefs for decision to slash Army troop numbers
The Prime Minister tried to shrug off responsibility for the decision over how money is spent, saying: "My job is not to second guess the decision that our military chiefs are making"
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Rishi Sunak urged to scrap sweeping Army cuts as war rages in Ukraine
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will use a speech to the London Defence Conference to demand the Government rethinks its plan to slash the size of the Army by 9,500 soldiers
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'Hundreds' to receive £90,000 compensation payment after pension rules changed
The Government confirmed last week that those affected by the War Widow pension changes would receive a one off payment of £87,500
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Prince William rowing with the Navy has fans swooning over 'His Royal Hotness'
Prince William has been dubbed 'His Royal Hotness' by swooning fans as he took to the water in a tough rowing session with members of the Royal Navy
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Army officer returns from active duty to find squatter in home refusing to leave
An army officer's claims a squatter was in her $500k home while on duty but the legal process could take weeks or months
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Lee Rigby's son gets fundraising boost from Piers Morgan and hits £10k target
Ahead of the anniversary of Lee's death, Jack Rigby spoke publicly for the first time, telling the Daily Mirror of his 'pride' in his dad and of his pledge to walk and run a marathon in his name
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Lee Rigby’s son, 12, speaks for first time about hero dad murdered by terrorists
Jack Rigby, 12, is walking and running a marathon over the course of a month for the charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports bereaved military children and young people
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Sunak must find £42bn in tax hikes, spending cuts or borrowing for defence vow
The Royal United Services Institute think tank warned the PM will have to find billions of pounds to pay for his pledge to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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Labour wants deal for British and German troops to work together after Ukraine
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey revealed his plans to sign a new defence concord with Berlin within weeks if Labour gets into power
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Prince Andrew 'refusing to leave' Royal Lodge despite being unable to afford it
Prince Andrew is refusing to leave his home of 20 years, the Royal Lodge, after the King slashed his grant that was meant for the upkeep of the mansion
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