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Amputee mother at Invictus Games wants to show her children anything is possible

A gold medal-winning amputee mother at the Invictus Games said her guilt at feeling like she could not play with her children spurred her on to show them anything is possible. Lisa Johnston, 39, who lives in Doncaster, had a chronic pain condition ...

18 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Nato ‘can blunt Russian attack’, senior military officer insists

The UK is fully equipped to fight a war against Russia should Nato be attacked, a senior military officer has said. Air Marshal Richard Knighton, deputy chief of the defence staff, rejected claims made by one of his predecessors, General Sir ...

26 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Veterans charities to receive more than £2m

Veterans charities will share more than £2 million in funding from the Scottish Government. Veterans minister Keith Brown announced the funding during a debate on veterans’ mental health at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. Combat Stress ...

01 Mar 2022 at 17:55

UK must be prepared for war in Ukraine to last ‘a very long time’, says minister

A defence minister has said “we must be prepared” for the war in Ukraine to last “a very, very long time”, as he suggested the conflict was now shifting to a war of attrition. Leo Docherty’s comments came as Conservative MP James ...

11 May 2022 at 14:25

Government will continue to bring eligible Afghans to the UK ‘indefinitely’

The Armed Forces minister has said the UK will continue to bring Afghans to the UK “for as long as people who are eligible want to come” as troops who airlifted more than 15,000 people from the country are set to receive a medal ...

19 Jan 2022 at 10:56

Army’s new Apache attack helicopters undergo test flights

New Apache attack helicopters, which can detect 256 potential targets at once and prioritise threats in seconds, are undergoing test flights with the British Army. Fourteen of the AH-64E Apache aircraft have been delivered to ...

21 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Tributes paid following death of Dad’s Army star Frank Williams

Tributes have been paid to Dad’s Army star Frank Williams following his death at the age of 90. The actor was best known for his role as Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC sitcom. The news of his death was announced on ...

27 Jun 2022 at 10:03

Business

Update: Donegal soldiers being trained for 'stand-by period' at Dublin Airport

Approximately 40 members of the Defence Forces attached to the 28 Infantry Battalion (28 Inf Batt) at Finner Camp are undergoing preparatory work this week to help alleviate severe shortfalls that have been experienced ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:33

Ministers warned against cutting size of British Army in light of Ukraine war

Planned cuts to the size of the British Army must be abandoned at a time of “open war” in Europe, MPs have said. The Ministry of Defence and military top brass risk looking “arrogant and unwilling to learn lessons” ...

28 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Duchess of Cambridge pays tribute to military on Armed Forces Day

The Duchess of Cambridge has paid tribute to “all the brave men and women” in the military on Armed Forces Day. In a statement posted on Twitter, the duchess thanked the armed forces and their families for the ...

25 Jun 2022 at 13:29

Scotland

MoD overlooking smaller firms for contracts, say MPs

The Ministry of Defence is overlooking smaller companies for contracts, a committee of MPs has said. The Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, titled Defence In Scotland: Military Landscape, said the sector is ...

24 Jun 2022 at 01:01

World

Japanese terror group founder freed after serving 20-year sentence

Fusako Shigenobu, who co-founded the terrorist group Japanese Red Army, has apologised for hurting innocent people upon her released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence. Speaking in Tokyo alongside ...

28 May 2022 at 09:21

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