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Troops in largest European deployment since Cold War to deter Russian aggression

Around 8,000 personnel from the British Army will take part in exercises in mainland Europe this summer.

The Independent UK

8,000 British troops will be deployed for exercises on Russia's borders as tensions rise

Around 8,000 soldiers will take part in European training missions alongside NATO and UK Joint Expeditionary Force allies this summer. Tensions are rising in countries sharing boundaries with Russia

Daily Mirror

Partner of Army veteran taking human rights case against British Government

Dennis Hutchings died after contracting Covid-19 while awaiting trial over a fatal shooting in 1974

The Independent UK

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Ukraine war: British soldiers captured by Russian forces - all we know so far

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were both captured within days of each other while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the besieged city of Mariupol

Daily Mirror

Former Paisley woman is tackling one of Scotland’s toughest endurance challenges for charity

Margaret Braceland says: "When you think what our soldiers in the British Army have to deal with each day, this is the least I can do"

Daily Record

Family of Briton ‘captured by Russians in Ukraine’ want PoW rules to be applied

Shaun Pinner and fellow British captive Aiden Aslin appeared on Russian TV asking to be exchanged for a pro-Moscow politician.

The Independent UK

Second British fighter captured by Russia as his family hope for his safe return

Now his family have spoken out to make it clear he was not a volunteer

Evening Standard

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Prince Harry's 'back with his own people' as Invictus Games is 'family' says soldier pal

The Duke of Sussex first founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military personnel and veterans from across the globe, and a friend says it's become like "family" to him

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry ‘back with his own people’ at Invictus Games, says war veteran friend

The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan spent Easter Sunday together at the event in The Hague

Evening Standard

Harry ‘back with his own people’ at Invictus Games, says war veteran friend

The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan spent Easter Sunday together at the event in The Hague.

The Independent UK

Stockport firm secures massive extension to multi-billion pound armoured vehicle contract with British Army

WFEL in Stockport and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land in Telford will produce over 506 of the state-of-the-art vehicles between them

Manchester Evening News

Armoured vehicle makers secure major extension to multi-billion pound contract with British Army

The new deal means a total of 623 vehicles will be made

Birmingham Post

Leonardo sustains 340 South West jobs with £360m helicopter deal

The defence firm will deliver support for the British Army’s Wildcat helicopter programme

Birmingham Post

‘Inspiring’ Invictus Games ‘another chance at life’ for Team UK competitor

The sporting event will take place in The Hague later this month.

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Army commissioned painting of drones monitoring migrant boats in English Channel

The artwork shows two Watchkeepers flying over dinghies approaching white cliffs, and its caption tells of ‘illegal people-trafficking’.

Birmingham Post

UK emergency vehicle specialist is building Ukrainian military grade ambulances around the clock

Wealthy donor backed by blue chip companies supports transformation of former British Army fleet

Daily Mirror

Hull FC star Mitieli Vulikijapani ready to head to Ukraine if Army calls

Fijian winger served for the British Army until gaining a release from active duties to join Super League club Hull FC last year but he knows he could be called back into action following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Former British Army chief Sir John Chapple dies aged 90

Flags will be flown at half-mast in Gibraltar after Sir John Chapple, who had held the position of governor of Gibraltar in the 90s, passed away.

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Newcastle's Pearson Engineering secures tank contract safeguarding 285 jobs

The firm's Armstrong Works facility will manufacture turrets for the British Army’s Challenger 3 tanks - prompting a £4m investment in machinery

Wales Online

British Army Wildcat helicopters fly from RNAS Yeovilton to Lithuania

The 1AAC Wildcat recon helos will maintain a UK battlefield helicopter presence in the region

Daily Mirror

Kate and William get survival masterclass after trekking through Belize jungle on tour

Prince William and Kate Middleton met with British and Belizean soldiers working side by side at the British Army Training Support Unit deep in the Belize jungle

Daily Mirror

Ex-Army boss refuses to rule out World War Three and fears use of nuclear weapons again

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British Army, urged the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “play the long game” as he continues to try and support Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin could unleash biological weapon from seized Ukraine lab, experts fear

Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former chief of the British Army's chemical weapons unit, said Russian troops could storm a lab and use it as a base to unleash a bioweapon

Daily Mirror

British Army numbers plunge by more than 1,000 in just three months, figures reveal

The Government has abandoned a pledge to maintain the size of the Regular Army at 82,000 and will let it dwindle to 73,000 - making it the smallest Army for 300 years.

The Independent UK

Starmer in Estonia to meet Nato troops

The visit comes after the British Army said a small number of soldiers have gone absent without leave and may have travelled to Ukraine.

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