Aldershot The Top Constituency For Army Recruitment
Two hundred and forty recruits across the Regular and Reserve were from Aldershot.
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Northern Ireland Fifth Arrest Made Following Londonderry Explosion
A car bomb attack on a Londonderry courthouse was condemned by police as "unbelievably reckless".
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Northern Ireland Extradition Hearing Adjourned Over 1972 Murders
Two Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers died in 1972 when an IRA bomb exploded in a car they were checking in Cherrymount.
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News Families Hopeful As Inquest Into Ballymurphy Massacre Gets Underway
A new inquest is to begin today into the deaths of 10 civilians, killed during an Army operation in Ballymurphy in Belfast in 1971.
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Northern Ireland £900,000 In Damages Paid By Government For Bloody Sunday Victims
More than £900,000 is to be paid out in compensation over the Bloody Sunday shootings in Londonderry.
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Northern Ireland Politicians Demand Prime Minister To End Forces Veterans 'Witch Hunt'
Politicians and four former Chiefs of Defence Staff have all backed the campaign.
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Northern Ireland Veteran Returns Medal To PM To Protest Against Northern Ireland Investigation
Rosie Duffield MP said her constituent asked her to return his service medal to Theresa May after receiving a "very distressing letter".
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Northern Ireland Return To NI Hard Border Would Be A 'Political Failure', Says Former Army Chief
General Lord Richard Dannatt was commissioned into The Green Howards regiment in 1971 and served in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland UK Government 'Has Hung Us Out To Dry', Northern Ireland Veteran Says
A Northern Ireland veteran charged with attempted murder has said the Government has 'hung veterans out to dry'.
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News Royal Irish Regiment Receive New Colours From Duke Of York
Thousands have watched the Royal Irish Regiment receive their new military colours in Northern Ireland.
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Stories ‘It’s Not Weak To Ask For Help’
Colin Rudkin, former Royal Green Jackets soldier, told us how severe PTSD affected him including graphic flashbacks to Northern Ireland ...
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News Rejection Of Hooded Men Appeal By European Court An 'Awful Mistake'
The so-called Hooded Men claim they were tortured at a British military camp in Northern Ireland in 1971.
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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Conflict Investigations Consultation 'Flawed'
In a speech to the House of Lords, Lord Dannatt cast doubt on 'Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past’.
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Northern Ireland 'Witch Hunt' Northern Ireland Investigations Condemned By Former Army Chief
Lord Dannatt has been speaking before a debate takes place in the House of Lords into the legacy of the Troubles.
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News MPs Hear From Former Army Commanders About Limits On Historical Investigations
Evidence session is the first in the Defence Select Committee’s inquiry into issues surrounding legacy investigations.
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News Troubles' Veterans Accuse Government Of Abandoning Them To Prosecutions
An ex-serviceman who took part in Operation Banner told Forces News veterans are being treated like "political fodder".