Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from National Service

Defence minister ruled out national service over morale fears day after Rishi Sunak called election

Rishi Sunak’s proposal to reintroduce national service 61 years after it was scrapped has created a backlash

The Independent UK

What is National Service and how would it work as Rishi Sunak announces mandatory scheme

What exactly are the Tories proposing and could teenagers be arrested for refusing call-up?

The Independent UK

‘No return to austerity under a Labour government,’ says shadow chancellor – as it happened

Rachel Reeves says Labour plans for an immediate injection of cash into frontline public services if party gets into government

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

IDF Soldier With Down’s Syndrome Swaps Army Uniform For Chef’s Hat

Ortal Butvia, a 22-year-old with Down’s syndrome, embarked on a journey that many thought impossible

Zenger

Pros and cons of national service

The UK should reintroduce national service to tackle the country’s growing youth crisis, a think tank has argued.

The Week

Veteran visits 45 towns in under 150 hours during military ‘plaque-a-thon’

Michael Homer completed the challenge on July 10.

The Independent UK

Princess Royal says country owes ‘debt of gratitude’ to National Servicemen

Princess Anne laid a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial to commemorate the 395 National Service conscripts killed on active duty from 1947-63.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A footballer, bricklayers, Teddy Boys - memories of National Service 60 years on

The Royal British Legion is organising an event at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the sacrifices of the National Service generation

Daily Mirror

Bid to find ‘unsung heroes’ of the National Service generation

Royal British Legion (RBL) launches AskDad and AskGrandad campaigns to mark 60th anniversary of the end of National Service

Wales Online

Campaign to find ‘unsung heroes’ 60 years after end of National Service

The Royal British Legion estimates that hundreds of thousands of conscripts are still alive, aged between 80 and 97.

The Independent UK

Third of armed forces veterans in England and Waves over 80, census shows

The figures reflect the legacy of War Service and National Service in the 1940s and 50s.

The Independent UK

Most of us understood the COVID rules well, so why don't fines stand?

If the rest of the population had reacted the same way as these selfish few, they would have been dying in the tens of thousands.

Newcastle Herald

Tributes to Midlothian miner who played in the streets with Sean Connery as a child

Jack Smythe had a trial with Stoke City Football Club as a teenager but was called to serve his National Service with the RAF before it could go any further and built a reputation as a boxer on his return

Edinburgh Live

Peter Dutton's right: the time to reinstate national service is now

In Afghanistan, individual Australian troops were deployed up to five times. Is it not enough to send a man into a war zone just once?

Newcastle Herald

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

National service in Britain: why men who served don't think we should bring it back

Ukraine compelling all men aged 18-60 to stay in the country and fight the Russian invasion is a reminder of the reality of military conscription in many countries in Europe and around the world.

Liverpool Echo

There's no place like home...and it could be mine once again

Years ago it was embarrassing to say you still lived at home when you were in your 20s. These days it has changed so much, and many people still live with their parents. Some are in their 40s and still under their mums and dads’ feet, but it doesn’

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office for National Statistics

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.