Now playing Next no comment 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next no comment 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Afghanistan 'Was it all pointless?': Veterans tormented by Taliban takeover Some former soldiers in the West have questioned the purpose of the enormous military sacrifices in the 20-year campaign, as troop withdrawals enabled the Taliban to take control. 20/08/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Veteran Gurkhas call off 13-day hunger strike over pensions The British Ministry of Defense agreed today to begin talks with the Nepalese Embassy over pensions for Gurkha veterans of the British Army . 19/08/2021
Now playing Next Afghanistan 'NATO's biggest debacle': Afghanistan troop withdrawals slammed On Monday the head of Angela Merkel's conservative party and possible successor to the German chancellor called the pullout NATO's "biggest debacle" since its creation. 16/08/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Northern Ireland: UK plans to end prosecutions for 'Troubles' crimes The government says the move reflects the poor chances of successfully prosecuting decades-old crimes, but families of people killed in the violence have called the plan a betrayal. 14/07/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom N Ireland: Charges dropped against British soldiers over 1972 killings Prosecutors decided there was little chance of convictions in two cases where unarmed civilians were killed by the army during Northern Ireland's sectarian conflict. 02/07/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK to speed up relocation of Afghans who worked with British troops "As we withdraw our Armed Forces, it is only right we accelerate the relocation of those who may be at risk of reprisals," Britain's Defense Minister Ben Wallace said on Monday. 31/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Falkland Islands to be completely cleared of mines 38 years after war The mine clearance was carried out by a team from Zimbabwe, under British supervision, enabling the UK to meet its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. 10/11/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom 40,000 toy soldiers highlight plight of UK veterans An installation in Manchester has been put on display to raise awareness about the difficulties many armed forces veterans face when their careers are ended by injury. 08/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom British soldier killed by elephant during anti-poaching operation “He was a determined and big-hearted who devoted his life to serving his country." 07/05/2019
Now playing Next The Cube British soldiers use picture of Jeremy Corbyn as a shooting target The British Army has launched an investigation into a video circulating of British soldiers using a picture of the Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn as a shooting target. 03/04/2019
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