All news on the topic: Veterans

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The architecture of corruption: How Yuriy Holyk is erasing digital traces of Ukraine’s "Big Construction" scandal
Yuriy Holyk is purging the internet of mentions of his role in the "Reznichenko team" and his influence on multi-billion-dollar construction projects.
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Al Carns tells Starmer to focus on defence spending after Ministry of Defence revolt
The Prime Minister must focus on defence spending, former armed forces minister Al Carns told LBC after his resignation along with that of the defence secretary plunged Sir Keir Starmer’s Government into a fresh crisis.
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Elite forces warn Troubles bill could expose soldiers to legal persecution
Labour MPs are being urged by Britain’s elite Special Forces veterans to rebel against the Government’s Troubles legislation, in a stark warning that it risks exposing former soldiers to “lawfare” and undermining national security.
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UK loses track of thousands of veterans as fears grow army would run out of troops and ammunition in war
The whereabouts of thousands of military veterans who would be called to service if the UK entered a conflict are currently unknown.
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Fake medals scandal: veterans furious after man impersonates naval officer
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated an investigation after a man claiming to be an admiral appeared at a Remembrance Sunday event wearing counterfeit medals.
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King Charles to lead nation in two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday
The King is set to lead the nation in a two-minute silence to remember those who died in conflict.
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King Charles leads tribute to gay and transgender veterans dismissed under decades-long ban
The sculpture takes the form of a crumpled bronze letter bearing words from personnel who were affected by the ban on gay and transgender people from serving in the armed forces.
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Government unveils the UK’s first digital ID card
Digital veteran cards launch today and will serve as a “case study” for the Government’s much-maligned mandatory digital IDs.
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Extra bank holiday ’planned for next year’ as the UK prepares to celebrate a major anniversary
World War Two veterans, around 70,000 of whom remain in 2024, have given their full support to the prospective plans that could give Britons an extra four-day weekend
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D-Day veteran Don Sheppard has passed away at the age of 104
Donald "Don" Sheppard, landed on a ship tank on Normandy’s Juno beach on 6 June 1944.