Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
7713 articles
Showing 6811-6840
Friday, 04 February 2011
2010 saw the ARRC move hundreds of its people from Germany to the UK. This year they are deploying to Afghanistan. Report by Leigh Hamilton....
Thursday, 03 February 2011
Having suppressed insurgent activity in an Afghan village with frequent joint patrols, British and Afghan troops are now handing out kite kits to loca...
Thursday, 03 February 2011
A recent joint operation by British and Afghan forces has helped clear two villages of insurgent activity in the Nad 'Ali region of Helmand province, ...
Thursday, 03 February 2011
The musician sister of a British paratrooper who lost his life in Afghanistan in 2008 recently made a pilgrimage to her brother's Helmand memorial dur...
Thursday, 03 February 2011
British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the announcement that the New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan, w...
Thursday, 03 February 2011
The RAF's 99 Squadron has recently flown one of its C-17 Globemaster aircraft to Colombia to deliver aid to the flood victims there....
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Speech delivered by Permanent Under Secretary at the Heritage Foundation, Washington DC on Wednesday 2 February 2011....
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Defence Estates (DE) has announced that future suppliers to the military estate will benefit from measures to ensure that all businesses are paid punc...
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
In her first visit to Washington DC since becoming Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) for Defence, Ursula Brennan has underlined the need and priorities ...
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
The MOD today pledged to work closely with Service charities to deliver the best mental healthcare for the Armed Forces....
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
RFA Fort George, a support ship to the Royal Navy, has entered Plymouth for the final time before retiring from service after distinguished worldwide ...
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
An area of Helmand, once known as a hotbed of insurgent activity, has adopted a very different air - with its community now coming together through th...
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
The Royal Navy's duty Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Ayrshire, has rescued a climber who fell an eye-watering 1,000ft (305m)....
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
A hero Afghan soldier has saved countless lives by fearlessly disposing of a series of deadly roadside bombs - all thanks to his British training....
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Portsmouth-based Royal Navy minehunter HMS Brocklesby set sail on Monday, 31 January 2011, for a six-month NATO mission in the Mediterranean....
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
During a recent 2 PARA Battle Group operation in the area of Nahr-e Saraj (South), the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment's (2 RTR's) Mastiff Group conducted a j...
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Three soldiers, Guardsman Terry Brazier, Private Dan Faulkner and Private Luke Whylie, describe the challenges of fighting in Helmand's battlefields....
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Under the auspices of Programme Future Brize (PFB) the development of RAF Brize Norton continues to move on apace....
Monday, 31 January 2011
Steadily improving security provided by the Afghan National Police, supported by troops from 2 SCOTS, in the Lashkar Gah area of Helmand province has ...
Monday, 31 January 2011
The MOD has announced that it will develop six regional capital works frameworks for construction projects valued below £12m and one national framewor...
Monday, 31 January 2011
On Friday 28 January His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales presented campaign medals to members of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) who ...
Monday, 31 January 2011
2 SCOTS and Afghan troops have cleared and secured a town with no resistance, a sign seen by many to show the increasingly-weakened state of the Talib...
Monday, 31 January 2011
Salisbury Plain will be buzzing with activity for the next few weeks as Joint Helicopter Command plays its part supporting 3 Commando (Cdo) Brigade's ...
Monday, 31 January 2011
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr...
Friday, 28 January 2011
The Commanding Officer of a Woodbridge-based Army unit currently deployed in Afghanistan has paid tribute to the town, praising the local community as...
Friday, 28 January 2011
Afghan National Police who are being mentored by Delta Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland ...
Friday, 28 January 2011
The top honours at the 1 (UK) Armoured Division's annual military skiing contest, Exercise Pipedown, have once again gone to 1 Logistic Support Regime...
Friday, 28 January 2011
Hundreds of Service personnel are currently engaged in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in preparation for the next tour of duty in Afghanistan....
Friday, 28 January 2011
Racing into the Top 20, the Chelsea Pensioners' debut album has taken the charts by storm. ...
Thursday, 27 January 2011
The versatility, skill, determination and courage of troops in Afghanistan have been the stuff of history the Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan ...
Cabinet Office All eyes on LA ahead of largest ever UK trade mission to the US
Security Industry Authority SIA begins process of gaining PIDA prescribed person status
Environment Agency Illegal waste site in Lancashire shut down
Serious Fraud Office SFO secures £10m from British defence supplier
Environment Agency Dorset farmers to pay £33,500 over slurry handling
Civil Nuclear Constabulary UK National Threat Level raised to SEVERE
Competition and Markets Authority CMA publishes latest monitoring report on road fuel market