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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Nepal COVID: UK defence delivers medical equipment to Nepali Army
The support provided includes a PCR machine, which will be used as part of a 25-bed COVID-19 control facility.
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Gurkhas Over 300 Gurkha recruits pass out at Catterick's Infantry Training Centre
The troops were inspected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, in Catterick.
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Gurkhas Watch: What is the Queen's Truncheon and the Gurkhas' Kassam Khane parade?
The parade sees new Gurkha troops pledge allegiance to both the Queen and their new regiment.
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Gurkhas Trainee Gurkhas start 'new journey' after Catterick training
The Kassam Khane Parade saw riflemen from Nepal pledge themselves to their regiment in Folkstone.
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Veterans Gurkha and SBS veteran star of new Netflix show
Nimsdai Purja MBE climbed the highest peaks on Earth in six months and six days - smashing the previous record of seven-and-a-half years.
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Gurkhas Watch: Becoming a Gurkha - the final test
On the final leg of their 39-week journey to becoming a soldier, the trainees were put through their paces at Otterburn training camp.
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Gurkhas Statue Recognising The Gallantry And Value Gurkhas Bring To The British Army Unveiled
The statue demonstrates a true story from the battlefield.
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Gurkhas Queen's Gurkha Engineers Celebrate 73rd Birthday
A parade and display of Kukri use entertained a crowd of serving and former members of The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
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Gurkhas Gurkhas Don 'RoboCop' Gear For Riot Training With NATO Allies In Kosovo
The training is part of 'KFOR' – the peace support mission NATO has been running since the end of the Kosovo War.
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Afghanistan Royal Gurkha Rifles Deployed To Help Resettle Afghan Former NATO Staff
Personnel are helping to vet and process evacuees before they are resettled across NATO countries, including the UK.
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Gurkhas Gurkha Recruits Assigned To New Regiments On Cap Badging Day
About 80% of recruits received their first choice regiment during the ceremony at Helles Barracks, Catterick.
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Gurkhas Gurkha Veterans End 13-Day Pensions Hunger Strike
The Government has agreed to enter talks with the Nepalese Embassy over equal pensions for Gurkha veterans.
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Gurkhas Gurkha Taken To Hospital Returns To Hunger Strike
The veteran, who has been on hunger strike next to the gates to Downing Street for 11 days, was treated for heart issues.
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News Boris Johnson: 'No Plans' To Meet Gurkhas On Hunger Strike Outside Downing Street
"Only a deep sense of injustice could drive these brave and respectful souls to this point," said Gurkhas activist Joanna Lumley.
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News Defence Secretary 'Happy To Meet Any Gurkha' As Veterans Continue Hunger Strike
Ben Wallace warned no government "of any colour" had ever made retrospective changes to pensions like the ones the demonstrators want.