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Friday, 19 November 2010
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS), known as the 'Lions of England', were given a rousing welcome during a parade ...
Friday, 19 November 2010
An initiative by MOD Police at HM Naval Base Clyde has led to a more than 80 per cent reduction in anti-social behaviour amongst youngsters in the loc...
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Crowds braved the wind and rain to line the streets of Taunton yesterday for an emotional welcome home for 700 members of 40 Commando Royal Marines (4...
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Due to heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, parts of mid and eastern Cornwall have been affected by serious flooding. Some areas are impassable…...
Thursday, 18 November 2010
HMS Manchester has become the first Royal Navy warship to visit Havana, Cuba, in more than 50 years....
Thursday, 18 November 2010
As part of their preparations for their deployment to Afghanistan next year personnel from Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) recently...
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Two brothers are serving together in Afghanistan for the first time, servicing the Apache gunships of 654 Squadron Army Air Corps....
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Friends and family welcome home HMS Portland as she returns from a successful seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Caribb...
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
The latest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, has entered service with the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence announced today....
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the news that 950 Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity when their...
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, Andrew Robathan, has inspected the next generation of soldiers at a passing out parade at th...
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Women's football is a growing sport in Afghanistan and the top female players recently played a match with British and other ISAF female troops based ...
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
The Regiment deployed to a variety of locations across Afghanistan, including Camp Bastion, Kandahar, Kabul, and bases around Helmand province…...
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
The transfer of authority involved a ceremony inside an Afghan Air Force hangar at the base where the British Commander of Kandahar Airfield…...
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
A service of commemoration and rededication for the Association of Wrens was held in this, their 90th anniversary year, at the church of St Martin-in-...
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
A Second World War bomb that caused disruption when it was discovered during excavation work in Plymouth city centre last week was dealt with by the R...
Monday, 15 November 2010
Captain Lowe joined the Royal Army Veterinary Corps a little over eighteen months ago with, she said, her eyes open: “The main roles in …...
Monday, 15 November 2010
During a patrol of the waters between the Somali coast and the Seychelles yesterday, Sunday 14 November 2010, RFA Fort Victoria was alerted …...
Monday, 15 November 2010
In light of this, recognising that civilians across Defence face a time of considerable personal uncertainty while work to establish how we …...
Monday, 15 November 2010
From bases in Afghanistan, on board Royal Navy ships, at RAF stations and in Army barracks around the world, the British Service community has honoure...
Sunday, 14 November 2010
The Queen led the Nation in honouring the fallen at a Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial in London today, Sunday 14 November 201...
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Prince William visited British troops in Afghanistan today and joined them for a Remembrance Sunday service during which he laid a wreath in memory of...
Friday, 12 November 2010
MOD civil servants won three awards, after having been nominated for seven, at the annual Civil Service Awards ceremony which took place at Buckingham...
Friday, 12 November 2010
Operation ZMARAY SARAK 5, a joint effort by the Afghan National Police, Afghan Border Police and troops from the National Directorate of Security…...
Friday, 12 November 2010
In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has paid tribute to those that have sacrificed their lives in his count...
Friday, 12 November 2010
The letter has been written by Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Houghton…...
Friday, 12 November 2010
The memorial, made of granite by a Taunton stonemason, was paid for after a groundswell of public support for the unit which has recently returned…...
Thursday, 11 November 2010
The former top-ranking British General in southern Afghanistan spoke yesterday about the progress made in Afghanistan over the course of the past 12 m...
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Since September, 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), has been providing close engineering support to the…...
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Armistice Day has been marked today by millions of people at ceremonies across the UK and by Armed Forces personnel currently serving in Afghanistan a...
Department for Transport Government sets out plans to protect summer holidays?from disruption?
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