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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

£10m boost for military veterans announced in Autumn Statement

Defence secretary Grant Shapps on August 31, 2023, Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images.

New defence secretary claims he'll fight for a bigger armed forces budget

Grant Shapps leaves Downing Street after being appointed Defence Secretary in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mini-reshuffle, which was prompted by Ben Wallace’s formal resignation. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Grant Shapps named new defence secretary after Ben Wallace resigns

Sailors at HMS Collingwood. Picture: LPhot Lee Blease

Royal Navy 'chronically depleted' - campaigners call for more support

Rishi Sunak waiting to greet Poland's President Andrzej Duda as he arrives at Downing Street in February. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

Cost of navy and defence projects soar by £9bn in just one year

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

A firefighter on the scene of the Longmoor Camp blaze.

Ministry of defence say army camp fire started during explosives training

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King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

The coronation flypast could be cancelled due to bad weather

Coronation flypast given green light following weather concerns

The Red Devils on the 4th September 1972.

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(R-L) Tanya Brady, Lorna Norris, Hester Goodsell and Naomi Hoogesteger of Great Britain in action during the lightweight women's quadruple sculls repechage at the World Rowing Championships at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Gifu, Japan, on August 31, 2005. Picture: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images.

Team GB rower died in horse accident - inquest

Soldiers of The Queen’s Company of the Grenadier Guards carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: why they are bearers of the Queen’s coffin

Gunner Tom Cotterill, a journalist with The News, pictured running from a helicopter on exercise with the army in Cyprus

Journalist tells of his experience working as a reservist in the British Army

Members of all the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force took part in a final rehearsal for their role in the awards ceremonies of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Military personnel from city to fly the flag at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Allen Parton from Hounds for Heroes and his assistance dogs accepting the donation from The Rotary Club of Fareham.

Hounds for Heroes helped by local shoppers

The moment the Royal Navy flag was lowered and the British Army flag raised at today's ceremony to mark the transferring of command of the Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Centre in Gosport
Photographer: Corporal Rob Kane

Navy hands the Army the keys to military's adventurous sailing site in Gosport
SOLDIERS from the British Army have taken over the role of providing adventurous training at sea from the Royal Navy.

Top chefs: The team of Royal Navy cooks celebrate being crowned the best military chefs in Britain.

Navy cooks from city crowned the best in the UK military after winning contest

A bridge was devastated by a Russia artillery strike near Kyiv as civilians were reportedly trying to flee the city, claims a veteran British Army sniper in the country.

Veteran sniper's fury as Russian forces bomb fleeing families in Ukraine

Shane Matthew, 34, of Chichester has arrived on the front line in Kyiv, Ukraine, to help train defence forces.

Veteran sniper survives his first night on Kyiv's front line

Lieutenant General Sir Christopher Tickell, deputy chief of the general staff, (left) inspects soldiers from 16 Regiment Royal Artillery as they take part in the change of colours parade at Baker Barracks on Thorney Island, the Regiment bids farewell to its Rapier missiles and welcomes in the all new state-of-the-art Sky Sabre air defence system as its ceremonial colours.

General vows investment boost at Royal Artillery base on Thorney Island

The British Army’s new Apache AH-64E attack helicopter has made its first public appearance as work continues apace to bring the state-of-the-art attack helicopter into frontline service.

Lethal new helicopter gunship able to fly from navy carriers takes to the skies

CPO Sean Cannon gives Ashley Marten a booster jab 
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Royal Navy joins the vaccination frontlines to deliver Covid booster jabs

Soldiers using Lockheed Martin equipment during Army Warfighting Experiment 2021 (AWE) held on Salisbury Plain in October

Ad Feature How Lockheed Martin engineers use gaming technology to train the armed forces

Hundreds of military personnel have been scrambled to support the coronavirus booster vaccine programme. Photo: MoD

Military mobilised to deliver Covid vaccine booster jabs

Major Jacquie Barlow raised £20,000 for charity after completing the Great South Run. Photo: British Army.

Guinness World Record breaker and cancer survivor raises £20,000 for charity at ...

Instructors from the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, Captain Scott Pollock (standing), Staff Sergeant Phillip Welch (left), Warrant Officer Class 1 Victoria Blackburn (second left) and Sergeant Laura Barrigan, in training at Thorney Island near Chichester ahead of their attempt to row the Atlantic Ocean competing as the Force Atlantic 21 team in the Talisker Whisky Challenge. Picture date: Wednesday October 13, 2021.

Army team are 'excited' to take on 'world's toughest row' across the Atlantic

An aerial view of Portsmouth, which is where Combat Stress's epic ultramarathon will finish during Remembrance weekend. Picture: www.shaunroster.com

Combat Stress to host ultramarathon across Hampshire to mark Remembrance weekend
AN EPIC endurance race across Hampshire is being staged on Remembrance weekend to support traumatised war heroes.

Hilsea-based army reservist, Gunner Ben Dawson pictured in Afghanistan during his deployment this year.

Army reservist reveals what life was like deployed to Afghanistan

Reservist Gunner Johnathon Dorward, 21, is part of the British Army's cycling team

Reservist said his fitness has been transformed by cycling for the British Army

Reporter Tom Cotterill pictured during his passing out parade at ATU Pirbright. Photo: Cpl Callum Harris

A reporter's journey from civilian to reservist soldier

The Sky Sabre missile system pictured in 2018 during its early tests. Photo: Ministry of Defence.

MoD fire back over claims delayed missile system has left Falklands defenceless

Lee Gray, from Portsmouth, has organised the Cricket for Heroes event

Cricket tournament to support armed forces charities

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerable (Photo: Shutterstock)

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerabl...

A soldier with the 4th Mechanised Brigade is pictured engaging the enemy during Operation Qalb in Helmand, Afghanistan.

MP insists UK's new soldiers aren't 'woke softies' - 'they're as tough as ever'

Celina Herzog and Leon Cholewinski.
Picture: Sarah Standing (120221-1324)

Children walk 100 laps of playground in memory of Captain Sir Tom

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

Soldiers from 12 Regiment, Royal Artillery, testing out air defence kit during an exercise. Photo: British Army.

Army chief vows to tackle terrifying new 'swarm drone' threat head on

Pictured: Sailors take part in an official inspection at Victoria Barracks, prior to taking over Royal Duties from the Army at Windsor Castle.
Credit: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum, FRPU(E)

Royal Navy sailors to takeover as the guards of Windsor Castle

Soldiers from 16th Regiment, Royal Artillery, have been deployed to Saudi Arabia to protect oil fields in the island following a large-scale drone attack last year. Pictured is the entrance to Baker Barracks, on Thorney Island, where the troops are based.

MoD slammed for silence over army's £840k mission to defend Saudi oil fields

Baker Barracks at Thorney Island where the helicopter drill will be taking place.

Army warns of six-day helicopter drill set to take place at military base

Daniel Arnold and Stephen James, founders of armed forces support network All Call Signs. Photo: Ian Hargreaves

Veterans set for 11-day Remembrance fundraiser for Royal British Legion

Johnny Mercer, veterans minister. Picture: UK Parliament

New law passed to help UK veterans

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