All news on the topic: Armed forces

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Chilling miscarriages of justice - murdered mum, postmasters and showbiz death
Colin Stagg, the man who was wrongly accused of ­murdering young mum Rachel Nickell has revealed he is living in a homeless ­shelter after blowing £706,000 in compensation. It's not the only high profile miscarriage of justice to rock the UK
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'Iran is main mover behind this war - it won't end after Israel removes Hamas'
Colonel Richard Kemp says Israeli troops on the Gaza border were apprehensive yet determined to do what is needed to protect family, friends and countrymen from Hamas rockets
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Ex-Royal Navy officer accused of sexually assaulting woman at summer ball
Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Lovell was arrested after a party at HMS Sultan in July 2022 following a complaint - he was charged with sexual assault and 'misconduct through alcohol'
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Sunak blasts 'disgusting' surge in anti-Semitism after Hamas attacks on Israel
The Prime Minister spoke out following a spike in incidents where Jews have been targeted in Britain, and backed a crackdown on hate-filled extremists in the UK
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Wigan Warriors' Tyler Dupree opens up on "crazy" year ahead of Grand Final
Just three months after a shock move from Salford, the recent England cap is now lining up an Old Trafford appearance against Catalans in Super League title decider
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Five more years of Tories is 'greatest risk' to British defence, warns Labour
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will highlight Tory cuts to the military as he addresses Labour activists at the party's annual conference in Liverpool on Monday
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American at Israeli rave sends chilling message to family before going missing
Hersh Golberg-Polin was at rave in the Israel desert when Hamas attacked it on Saturday and was celebrated in the desert in northern Negev. He sent messages to his father before going silent
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Woman killed herself after boss sent her 3,500 WhatsApps and voicemails in month
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A service inquiry report into the death of 19-year-old Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck has claimed she was subjected to a wave of sexual harrassment at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire
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Brit shot in neck after leaving to fight in Ukraine - and he refuses to leave
Despite nearly losing his life, Alex doesn't consider himself a hero and is desperate to recover soon so he can return to the front lines in Ukraine
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Rishi Sunak torpedoes Defence Secretary's plan to send British troops to Ukraine
The PM slapped down Defence Secretary Grant Shapps after he said he was holding talks with Army chiefs about moving a British-led training programme for Ukrainian troops to the war zone
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'I was in a gang like TV Top Boy, but joining the Army saved my life'
Johnson Beharry was a member of a London gang, and was once stopped by police while carrying a gun and drugs in his car - but his life has now completely changed
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Tories strip £90billion from defence during 13 years of cuts to the military
The House of Commons Library calculated that £90.3billion more cash would have been injected into the armed forces if the Conservatives stuck with spending 2.5% of GDP on defence
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Armed police return to duties so troops no longer needed, says Met Police
The Prime Minister backed a review ordered by Home Secretary Suella Braverman after an armed Metropolitan Police officer was charged with murder over a shooting last year
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Hero Brit ex-CIA agent tortured by Taliban handed prestigious veteran's award
Anthony Malone was tortured by the Taliban and suffered six broken ribs, kidney disease, nerve damage and serious concussion.He has now been named the English Veterans Awards' ‘Inspiration of the Year’
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Army Veteran, 80, gave amazing reply when asked why he does so much charity work
Every day as we count down to The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards with TSB, we’ll be telling inspirational and uplifting stories of people who share the Pride of Britain spirit
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MoD bosses take home £335,000 in bonuses despite armed forces £805m failures
Ministry of Defence’s buying arm was branded "broken" in a brutal parliamentary report but those in charge of dishing out multi-million-pound contracts bagged large bonuses regardless
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Prince Harry says serving in army triggered unknown trauma around Diana's death
Prince Harry has confessed his time serving in the armed forces triggered trauma of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales's death that he was 'never really aware of'
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King's Guard hits emergency help button as horse goes wild in front of tourists
One of the King's Guard sentries spent around ten minutes trying to keep his distressed horse under control as it bucked its head and shifted uneasily from side-to-side before calling for help
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Mum-of-three confirmed dead more than two years after she vanished hiking
Olivia Samantha Fowler was reported missing by her family in August 2021, and two years later she has been found dead - but police are yet to confirm whether the death is being treated as suspicious
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Vladimir Putin 'signed his own death warrant' by killing Prigozhin, Brit colonel
The founder of the Wagner military company Yevgeny Prigozhin and six other passengers were on a private jet that crashed on Wednesday soon after taking off from Moscow with a crew of three
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Brit who fought in Ukraine died from head and chest injuries, inquest hears
Simon Lingard, 38, died at about noon on November 7 2022 in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region in east Ukraine an inquest into his death held at Oxford Coroner's Court heard on Wednesday
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Mega prison packed with 12,00 gang members who have to beg for medicine
El Salvador's prison system is buckling under the strain of the sheer numbers of inmates as the current administration cuts down on cartels and their footsoldiers
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Asian hornet warning as one of the largest ever nests found in abandoned UK home
Authorities on Jersey have just discovered one of the largest hornets nests ever seen on the British Isles - and now some are calling for a 'Dad's Army' to prevent them coming to the mainland
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Vladimir Putin may have thousands of sleeper agents operating in UK, ex-spy says
The claim that spies are operating on UK soil comes days after it was revealed that police have arrested three suspected Russian spies in Britain
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UK war fears as British Army boasts fewer tanks than neutral Switzerland
With only 217 armoured tanks, the UK sits in 57th place for vehicle numbers - ranking worryingly behind peace-loving Switzerland who haven't fought in a war in 200 years