Household Cavalry prepares for centre stage at Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Their Hyde Park Barracks contains a world dedicated to military horses and ceremonial duties – we got a sneak peek.
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Animals At the double! Mercian Regiment's ram mascot becomes dad to TWO sets of twins
The regimental ram mascot was first adopted in 1858.
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Ukraine Are dolphins being used by Russia to guard naval base?
Satellite images appear to show two pens at the Sevastopol harbour in Crimea.
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Royals Carbon neutral military dog training facility opened by Princess Royal
The 96% self-sufficient facility is part of the Defence Animal Training Regiment in Melton Mowbray.
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Navy Fin-credible footage shows whale sharks alongside HMS Spey
Whale sharks are endangered and the biggest fish in the world - capable of growing to sizes about the length of a bus.
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Uniform Hot Fuzz actor Simon Pegg joins campaign against use of authentic bearskin caps
Animal rights group PETA is urging the MOD to act on the use of fur for historic Queen's Guards' caps.
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Veterans From Afghanistan to Crufts: Meet the veteran turned dog groomer
After 22 years in the British Army, Verity thought she would try something new.
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Animals Who's this visitor to HMS Richmond in the Baltic Sea?
The Type 23 Royal Navy frigate has been working with other Joint Expeditionary Force nations in the region.
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Animals Military dog Hertz gets top award for devotion to duty
Hertz is the 74th recipient of the veterinary charity PDSA's Dickin medal.
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Animals What the Dickins? The highest animal military award explained
The PDSA Dickin Medal is recognised worldwide as the animals' equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
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Animals Killer dolphins? Exploding bats? What animals are used by militaries and why?
Dogs, pigs and even bats have been pressed into service, sometimes as part of unusual experiments.
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Arctic/Antarctic Penguin parade welcomes Royal Navy icebreaker back to the Antarctic
HMS Protector is on a mission to support international research into wildlife, the changing climate and the shifting waters of Antarctica.
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Army Why does the Royal Irish Regiment have a dog as a mascot?
The history between the Royal Irish Regiment and Irish Wolfhound goes back decades and remains an important part of the regiment today.
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Animals Landmine-detecting hero rat Magawa dies after career saving lives
The rodent, who was retired last year, was awarded a miniature PDSA Gold Medal – the animal equivalent of the George Cross – in 2020.
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Animals 2022 declared Year of the Lion in honour of ex-Gurkha 'Born Free' star
Bill Travers, who co-founded the animal conservation charity Born Free, would have been 100 today.
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Arctic/Antarctic Protector and penguins: Navy research ship in cutting-edge climate research
Experts from the UK and US are studying penguin colonies in the South Sandwich Islands.