The Latest Breaking News from Parachute Regiment

Who is Dan Jarvis, the ‘steely-eyed messenger of death’ taking on the Ministry of Defence?

The former Parachute Regiment officer has been deployed to Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Jun 12

Tributes paid to ‘born soldier’ British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Hooley died on Tuesday morning while observing Ukrainian forces testing a new defensive capability.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

Ex-Parachute Regiment officer begins 2,000-mile solo row around Great Britain

Mike Ellicock, 49, is aiming to complete the rowing challenge in under 80 days.

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

Former paratrooper's massive charity Scots hike set for Guinness Book of Records

Marathon man Ricardo Pallisco bids to walk 100 miles, heaving a 100lb pack for Who Dares Cares

Daily Record · Nov 27, 2022

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson condemns placing of flags and images on Bogside bonfire

The bonfire displayed images of the Queen, a PSNI Land Rover as well as flags and wreaths

Belfast Live · Aug 15, 2022

Feile an Phobail: Calls for review of public funding after weekend incidents spark outrage

"We are in 2022, this is not the Northern Ireland that we need to be building."

Belfast Live · Aug 15, 2022

Sale of Parachute Regiment flags at Derry parade a "setback" for community relations

PSNI said a number of items had been seized and an investigation is underway

Belfast Live · Aug 15, 2022

Families fear dying without seeing justice on Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary

It's 50 years since 13 people were shot dead when members of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Derry

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022

It’s 50 years since Bloody Sunday, but sectarian tensions are running high

The old divides are closing, but the flags in Derry show that some unionists are in no mood to move on, says Irish writer Susan McKay

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

MPs disagree over Bloody Sunday as calls emerge for army regiment apology

Thirteen civil rights protesters were shot dead by British soldiers on January 30 1972.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022