Head of British Army thanks soldiers giving up Christmas to cover strikes
General Sir Patrick Sanders, the Chief of the General Staff, paid tribute to personnel filling in for striking public sector workers.
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Navy HMS Oardacious crew receive Christmas messages from family while on Atlantic row
The rowing team made up of Royal Navy submariners received video messages from loved ones.
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Christmas Military join Royal Family for carol service at Westminster Abbey
Photographs of some of the service personnel deployed overseas decorated a tree at Westminster Abbey.
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Ukraine Merry Christmas friends: Zelensky sends festive wishes to UK
Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted "I'm grateful to Rishi Sunak and the entire British people!" in response to the Prime Minister.
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Royal Marines Triple amputee and former Royal Marine completes new world record attempt for 1km open water swim
It comes 15 years to the day after Mark Ormrod was injured in Afghanistan when he lost both legs and one arm.
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UK Airports coping with Border Force strikes as military personnel check passports
About 625 military personnel are deployed to cover the strikes, with a significant number at Heathrow – the UK's busiest airport.
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Sea vessels What are the numbers on the side of Royal Navy ships and why are they there?
A pennant number is a letter and four numbers, uniform across Nato, used as a visual identifier of a Navy ship.
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Tri-Service MP calls for a new housing association to help solve military accommodation issues
It comes after three companies, responsible for repairing military homes, face mounting criticism for failing to do so.
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UK Pictures show ambulances lined up at Wellington Barracks as military covered striking workers
750 military personnel covered for striking ambulance workers.
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King Charles Trooping the Colour 2023: King Charles III's official birthday date revealed
The Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for over 260 years.
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Royals New military titles announced for the Royal family
Buckingham Palace also revealed that the King's Birthday Parade, known as Trooping the Colour, will be held on 17 June 2023.
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Tri-Service Heads of services tell personnel struggling with cost of living crisis to ask for help
Forces News spoke to the Head of the Army, Navy and RAF on the cost of living crisis and how personnel can access support.
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Veterans More than £8.5 million announced in funding to help support homeless veterans
The money will provide wrap-around health, housing and education care for homeless veterans in England.
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Land vehicles 'Jury very much still out' on Ajax despite recently completing successful trials
After passing the ‘user validation trials’, Ajax will now progress to the 'reliability growth trials'.
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Families What are your rights when living in military housing?
Recently, anger over the problems in the military housing repair system prompted urgent questions to be asked in the House of Commons.
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Navy Dutch navy captures Tower Bridge opening in stunning night scenes as ship arrives in London
Dutch hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Luymes is making a short visit to the capital.