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Thursday, 11 November 2010
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, visited the Ministry of Defence's Main Building in London today to meet civil servants and serving mi...
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Taranto, when, on 11 November 1940, for the first time in history, an enemy fleet was largely destro...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans at 1 Wimpole Street, London on Wednesday 10 November 2010....
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Soldiers from the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry gathered with family and friends at the weekend for a church service ahead of their deploymen...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
British troops handed over the responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces in September, a move which allowed UK forces to focus their…...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Former and serving members of the UK's Armed Forces were amongst those recognised at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards....
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
The first forum of its kind, consisting of the Nordic and Baltic States plus Germany and Poland, will enable the UK to engage with countries…...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Prince Harry attended yesterday's opening of the first Field of Remembrance dedicated to those who have been killed in Afghanistan which has been crea...
Tuesday, 09 November 2010
Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at Chatham House, London on Tuesday 9 November 2010....
Tuesday, 09 November 2010
A Royal Navy helicopter pilot has recently returned from his first three-month deployment to Afghanistan where he flew his Sea King Mk4 helicopter in ...
Tuesday, 09 November 2010
New Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, has praised the Royal Navy's recent role in responding to various worldwide events and pro...
Tuesday, 09 November 2010
A ceremony marking HMS Edinburgh's return to the fleet after a £17.5m upgrade took place at Portsmouth Naval Base last week....
Tuesday, 09 November 2010
The Spin Masjid school building project, set for completion in two months, was the focus of the meeting, which attracted a delegation of education…...
Monday, 08 November 2010
New Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir David Richards has told the media that we will be in Afghanistan for as long as it takes, although it is en...
Monday, 08 November 2010
The British forces' latest combat helmet has been responsible for saving the lives of three soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment in th...
Monday, 08 November 2010
The MOD has, along with all other Government Departments, today published its Business Plan as part of the new Transparency Framework....
Friday, 05 November 2010
Her Majesty The Queen visited the fleet flagship HMS Ark Royal in Portsmouth today, Friday 5 November 2010, to celebrate the aircraft carrier's 25th a...
Friday, 05 November 2010
A Royal Logistic Corps chef who volunteered to serve in a patrol base in Afghanistan has been awarded the Food Services Warrant Officer Trophy 2010 fo...
Friday, 05 November 2010
Major General Nick Carter, the UK’s senior military officer in charge of the headquarters, handed over to Major General James Terry of the 10th…...
Friday, 05 November 2010
Gereshk, the economic centre of Afghanistan's Helmand province, is being transformed from an area blighted by rubbish to a clean and tidy town, open f...
Friday, 05 November 2010
The ship was conducting routine flying operations in international waters in the Mediterranean on Monday 1 November 2010 when a floating object…...
Thursday, 04 November 2010
Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at the House of Commons on Thursday 4 November 2010....
Thursday, 04 November 2010
The soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) have been patrolling Helmand for nearly a month. Although the conditions are hot, dusty and host...
Thursday, 04 November 2010
Speaking to journalists during a visit to London, Mr Mangal, who has been Helmand governor since May 2008, spoke of his pride in the position…...
Thursday, 04 November 2010
Four teams of Armed forces personnel have set off today on a 1,000-mile (1,600km) 'March For Honour' to raise £1m for the Royal British Legion....
Thursday, 04 November 2010
HMS Manchester has arrived off the coast of the Caribbean island of St Lucia to provide immediate support for the areas devastated by Hurricane Tomas....
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
War reporting has changed. These days, we can learn about life and death on the front line from blogs. Lorraine McBride explores the phenomenon....
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
Governor Mangal spent time with Dr Fox discussing the current situation in Helmand province where the bulk of Britain’s 9,500 troops are deployed…...
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
Soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have been working with the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) in Lashkar Gah to build relationships ...
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
A Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel, deployed as part of an international naval task force operating in the Somali Basin, has located, boarded and destroye...
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