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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.

The Conversation

‘Guantánamo-on-Ouse’ plans to place 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village

Decision decried as ‘morally bankrupt ploy to reduce our obligations to the most desperate people’

The Guardian - UK

Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine and sport as coronavirus rates fall in Wales

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Last B-52 bombers leave Fairford but they'll soon be used for 'huge arctic NATO exercise'

Shortly before their departure, the B-52s stationed at Fairford celebrated the 70th anniversary of the strategic bomber's first flight

Bristol Post

Why does the Queen have two birthdays and how does she celebrate?

Earlier today, her 96th year was publicly marked with a gun salute across London as the military band played Happy Birthday at Windsor Castle.

Daily Record

Dozens of Australian RAAF pilots are operating drone strikes from the United Kingdom, Defence Department confirms for the first time

Australia's Department of Defence for the first time confirms the total number of RAAF pilots deployed to the United Kingdom on a secretive mission to remotely operate British armed drones over the Middle East.

ABC News

Newcastle man and RAF mates run around 92 football stadiums to raise awareness of autism

Aaron Lewis and three friends ran around each of the 92 stadiums in the Premier League and EFL over a week

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Ukraine invasion: Putin's conflict is showcasing a new age for war reporting

In his authoritative history of war correspondents, The First Casualty, journalist and historian, the late Philip Knightley, identified a dilemma that has long confronted journalists reporting conflict: whose side are they on? Knightley warns that the “aims of the military and the media are irreconcilable”. Soldiers want to win wars…

The Conversation

Member Of Legendary Aircraft Plotter Unit Who Identified Enemy Targets In WWII Takes To Skies At 99

Decorated veteran Kate Orchard served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in India between 1941 and 1945.

Zenger

Douglas Coxell obituary

Other lives: Pilot who flew with the RAF during the second world war and then for a civil airline in the Channel Islands

The Guardian - UK

Royal Air Force Veteran Lays Claim As ‘Britain’s Oldest Facebook User’ – Aged 106

David Smith created his profile in 2017 and still enjoys checking Facebook daily on his iPhone and iPad.

Zenger

M4 closed as firefighters called to blaze near RAF base

Fire crews were called shortly before 2pm to reports of the fire near the M4

Evening Standard

RAF vet claims he's 'Britain's oldest Facebook user' after reaching 106

Sprightly David Smith logs on every morning to watch videos and message friends

Wales Online

Screaming RAF officer swept out to sea in front of wife and son at Hell's Mouth beach

Sgt Stephen Hulsmeier had been enjoying a day out at Porth Neigwl beach, known to some as 'Hell's Mouth', with his family and friends last August when tragedy struck

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The RAF heroes and football fans who tackled autism awareness in 92km challenge

EXCLUSIVE: Four members of the RAF raced around all 92 stadiums in the Premier League and EFL in a gruelling week-long challenge to raise money for charity and spread awareness around autism

Wales Online

Dad drowned after 'fearsome' riptide pulled him out to sea

RAF Sergeant Stephen Hulsmeier, 47, was on holiday in Wales with family and friends when he and his friend's 12-year-old daughter got caught in a riptide

Daily Mirror

PM's 'cruel' plan to take asylum seekers to Rwanda branded 'inhumane and unlawful'

Boris Johnson claimed the £120m initial deal with Rwanda would stop vile people traffickers 'turning the Channel into a watery graveyard', but admitted the plan could be held up by court fights

The Independent UK

Emotional week ahead at ‘life-changing’ Invictus Games – Team UK captain

Dozens of UK competitors set off for the Netherlands on Thursday morning.

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Frank Martin obituary

Guardian photographer who captured most of the main events and notable people from the early 1960s to the late 90s

Daily Record

RAF Typhoon fighter scrambled over Scotland after 'quick' reaction alert

Taking off from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, the aircraft used a 1307 squawk code, which signals NATO air policing.

Edinburgh Live

Supersonic RAF Typhoon jets scrambled over Scotland in "quick" reaction alert

The state-of-the-art fighter jets that are used to police the sky for "high intensity" conflict were spotted on Tuesday night after squawking a "quick" reaction alert.

Daily Record

Elderly couple forced to sleep in coats and stop using oven as energy bills double

Gerald Porter, 83, and his wife Mair, 80, say the price hike has “taken over their lives”.

Daily Mirror

Couple sleep in coats and can't imagine using heating again as energy bills double

Gerald Porter, 83, and wife Mair Porter, 80, from Melksham, Wiltshire, say they won’t be using the central heating again after their energy bills more than doubled and they now rely on hot water bottles and fleece jackets to stay warm

Wales Online

The Pontypridd dad competing in the Invictus Games to make his daughter proud after being 'blown up' in Iraq

Nathan Huddy, 42, is competing in the Invictus Games in the Netherlands this month

The Independent UK

‘Amazing journey’ for Invictus Games competitors with ‘lives turned around’

The Duke of Sussex founded the games which will take place this coming weekend in The Hague.

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