British army

United Kingdom

Is the British military fit for the new European security order?

The UK government is hiking defence spending to help build up Europe's forces against Russia — but decades of funding cuts and recruitment problems have hollowed the British armed forces out.

27/02/2025

United Kingdom

Controversy as UK Conservatives plan to bring back national service

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to reintroduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds, offering military placements or community service.

26/05/2024

World News

Several military horses run wild in London, injuring four people

Pictures and videos of riderless horses in the centre of the British capital have been shared on social media.

24/04/2024

Cyprus

UK ‘bases of death’ see controversy amid Middle East conflict

Activists claim the UK and US use Cyprus as an "unsinkable warship” as recent conflicts in the Middle East spark renewed controversy over British military bases on the Mediterranean island.

15/02/2024

Culture news

Dad's Army actor Ian Lavender who portrayed Private Pike dies aged 77

Lavender's iconic performance in "Dad's Army" led to a decade of fame, and he continued to entertain audiences in "EastEnders" and various theatrical productions.

05/02/2024

United Kingdom

UK army chief warns citizens to prepare for massive war with Russia

The top general likens the situation in Ukraine to the crises of 1914 and 1937 and insists that only 'citizen armies' will be able to defeat the coming onslaught on the West's way of life.

24/01/2024

United Kingdom

London police handed in guns as officer faces murder charge

Britain's army was set to provide armed support for police in London if required.

25/09/2023

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British Army, Ukrainian recruits mark Ukraine's independence day

August 24, 2023 marks the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the former Soviet Union.

24/08/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Russia is throwing more troops into battle

Ukraine's military has said its preparing for mass Russian bombardments across the country any day now as Moscow's invasion nears the one-year mark.

06/02/2023

Tech News

British Army probes hacking of its Twitter and YouTube accounts

The British Army’s official Twitter and YouTube accounts briefly promoted content about cryptocurrency and ape-themed NFTs on Sunday before they were restored.

04/07/2022

France

D-Day commemorations see parallels drawn between France and Ukraine

“Kyiv maybe 2,000 kilometres away from here, they too, right now, today, are experiencing the same horrors as the French citizens experienced in World War II at the hands of the Nazi invader.”

06/06/2022

United Kingdom

British soldiers arrested days before Queen's Jubilee parade

Six serving soldiers in the Irish Guards and a veteran Coldstream Guardsman were detained in the "planned operation" by the Royal Military Police.

27/05/2022

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Londonderry: Families march, remember "Bloody Sunday" victims

People are marching throught the streets of Londonderry in Northern Ireland on Sunday to commemorate 50 years since British paratroopers opened fire and killed 13 Catholic demonstrators taking part in a peaceful civil rights protest.

30/01/2022

United Kingdom

Shortage of HGV drivers 'not surprising' but Brexit 'not main cause'

Shortage of truck drivers "not surprising after reopening post-Covid" and "Brexit has aggravated this but is not the main cause", professor of economics and public policy Jonathan Portes told Euronews.

28/09/2021

United Kingdom

British army put on standby to help ease fuel supply crisis

Many fuel stations across the UK have run dry because of a shortage of truck drivers partly blamed on Brexit.

28/09/2021

Travel News

London’s Changing of the Guards is back after an 18 month hiatus

After it was forced to stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace has finally resumed.

24/08/2021