Military widows feel overlooked and let down, report says
Some participants who lost their husbands to illness or suicide reported feeling less worthy than those whose husbands died in combat.
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Families Military spouse says husband using inhaler due to black mould in their military home
A soldier's wife has hit out on social media due to the black mould spreading in her home.
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Politics MOD 'withholding payments' from contractors responsible for maintaining military homes
Contractors responsible for fixing military homes have been "placed in default", the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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Families How a mother's 'buns of mass production' have cheered up 260,000 troops over 20 years
Two of Louise Bennet's sons are Royal Marines veterans.
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Women Breastfeeding pods installed for nursing servicewomen at US Air Force's UK bases
Pods have been installed and rooms designated so breastfeeding mothers can pump milk or feed their babies in safety and comfort.
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TV 'Our biggest critics are the military', SAS Who Dares Wins' Billy Billingham says
The new Chief Instructor and Directing Staff member would welcome veterans to join the show.
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Politics Empty MOD homes to be used to tackle Edinburgh's housing shortage
The 900 Ministry of Defence former military homes are to made available to the council to help deal with the lack of housing available.
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Military Life Military wife campaigner says service housing maintenance system 'is chaos'
Military wife Lucy Thomas-Harle is campaigning for families amid heavy criticism of firms maintaining Armed Forces accommodation.
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Families £1 to £20 increase in compensation for military families without heating
£20 compensation will be issued to families to cover increased energy costs caused by the use of temporary heaters.
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Families 'This place isn't safe': Military families fear mould in service accommodation is impacting their children's health
Forces News spoke to families who are worried damp and mould in service accommodation is affecting their children’s health.
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Families New year, new housing misery for military families living in mouldy homes
Military families have been hitting out on social media after further complaints about Service Families Accommodation.
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Tri-Service MP calls for a new housing association to help solve military accommodation issues
It comes after three companies, responsible for repairing military homes, face mounting criticism for failing to do so.
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Families What are your rights when living in military housing?
Recently, anger over the problems in the military housing repair system prompted urgent questions to be asked in the House of Commons.
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Military Life How do you deal with an issue with your service accommodation?
Forces News has been finding out.
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Army Armed Forces Covenant: 1,634 sign up to back pledge to make UK 'best place in the world for veterans'
The covenant's core goals are to improve the lives of service personnel and their families.
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Navy Royal Navy's largest training establishment suffers heating and hot water issues
Rear Admiral Jude Terry has responded to claims HMS Collingswood is experiencing heating problems.