All news on the topic: Armed forces

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Harry's book is 'self-inflicted wound' he may never recover from, expert warns
Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games, an Olympics for veterans, in 2014. But there are doubts he could still be at the helm when it returns in Dusseldorf, Germany, in September
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King Charles' boost for family of soldier who served with Harry in Afghanistan
The parents of Warrant Officer Nathan Hunt have called on defence chiefs to add his name to a national war memorial. Their son took his own life after more than 20 years service
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Armed forces recruits left freezing as barracks heating breaks down twice a day
New MoD figures show that at the Navy’s largest training camp at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, Hants heating systems have gone down nearly 400 times since last February
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Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies names his horses after classic sitcom characters
The Grand National-winning handler has given some of his young equine recruits monikers after famous Dad's Army and Porridge characters including Sergeant Wilson and Norman Fletcher
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Moment Russian fighter jets roar past HMS Queen Elizabeth in 'threatening' move
A navy officer can be heard warning Russian fighter jets he "may take action" as they threatened the British flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth during a deployment to the Far East in documentary footage
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Russia boasts warship armed with hypersonic missiles passed English Channel
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate sailed through the North Sea and was escorted by the Royal Navy. Russia claims the vessel crossed the narrowest part of the English Channel
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Huge fleet of Russian warships mobilised sparking fears of fresh Ukraine assault
One expert has told The Mirror how the 'unusual' surge suggests that naval commanders could be 'preparing their crews for future operations' or planning to protect their key vessels from Ukrainian attacks
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Putin replaces top Ukraine commander 'General Armageddon' after just 3 months
While overseeing troops in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin was crediting with strengthening coordination, reinforcing control and introducing a campaign of knocking out Ukraine's energy infrastructure
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Zelensky claims there will be 'no WW3' as troops defend Ukraine against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 'the tide is turning' and it is clear his country will win the war against Russia. However, he warned there are 'still battles and tears ahead'
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War hero gets 160 cards on his 108th birthday thanks to kindness of strangers
Donald Rose woke on the big day to find 50 cards from complete strangers from across the UK - and after a Royal British Legion appeal, his care home was swamped with another 110 in the following week
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Rishi Sunak 'keen to send Brit battle tanks to Ukraine' in bid to end Russia war
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is understood to been keen on the idea of sending British tanks in aid of Ukraine and reportedly spoke to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymr Zelensky last week
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Former GB rower died after being thrown from spooked horse, inquest heard
Tanya Brady, who competed on the water for Team GB and was an Army captain, tragically died at the age of 49 in Liss, Hampshire in April of last year after being thrown from her horse
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Medals of brave seaman shot in backside at Gallipoli to go on auction
Leading Seaman William Pierce was hit in an assault on enemy lines in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, but stayed behind in order to cover the retreat of other soliders from the field
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Use UK steel in British warships to avoid 'double betrayal', urge campaigners
Unions and MPs reacted furiously last year when the Ministry of Defence handed a £1.6billion contract to build three new vessels to a consortium led by a Spanish company
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Harry has ‘placed target firmly on the back of his children’ by angering Taliban
Chris Phillips, a former Metropolitan Police chief inspector in charge of organising security for high-profile events, said Prince Harry’s comments about the Taliban mean he has "placed a target firmly on the back of his children"
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Harry warned Invictus Games 'at risk of terror attack' after Taliban kill claims
Admiral Lord West, former head of the navy, said the Invictus Games will now have 'serious security issues' because of their direct connection to Prince Harry
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'Prince Harry's book shows he is riddled with internal conflict and confusion'
Journalist and royal commentator Jennie Bond says Prince Harry's memoir Spare is full of petty jealousies and sibling rivalry - and most of us have other things to worry about right now
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Nearly 600 tanks ordered in £5.5bn deal may never enter service
589 Ajax armoured vehicles have been ordered at a cost of £5.5billion but defence chiefs admit that they may never be deployed for service
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Harry 'allowed to leave RAF base when drug testers arrived', it is claimed
The Duke of Sussex was given permission to avoid drug testers who suddenly arrived at his Apache helicopter base due to needing to go to London on "urgent Palace business" it is reportedly claimed
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Prince Harry says he was taunted over Diana's death by comrades in Army training
The Duke of Sussex says captors told him Princess Diana was pregnant with a 'Muslim baby' when she died during an Army training exercise on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall
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Army fury at Harry kills boast as colonel says he 'turned against other family'
Iraq veteran Col Tim Collins says Prince Harry has turned against the military, after trashing his birth family. Others said he dehumanised insurgents by calling them 'chess pieces'
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Former Royal Marine compares 'broken' A&E to war zone as he lashes out at Tories
Former Royal Marine, Brian McGarry, has said that he needs "some support from the country" he spent years serving, as he has experienced first-hand the current "broken" NHS system
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Prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan during second tour of duty
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, was an Apache helicopter pilot in 2012 and in the upcoming book, Spare, he said he flew on six missions in war-torn Afghanistan
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Brighton beach evacuated as bomb squad blow up 'World War 2 shell' near pier
The World War Two shell was spotted on the pebbles at Brighton beach in East Sussex close to the Palace Pier this morning