Duty vs morality: How personnel can respond if asked to follow an illegal order
Soldiers, sailors and aviators are trained to follow lawful commands – but what happens when they're ordered to do something illegal?
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Politics Defence Minister 'sick and tired of armchair generals' in response to BFBS audience poll
Of roughly 2,900 votes, 86% of you said public remarks about the military being "underprepared" had negatively affected serving personnel ...
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Football Relentless: UK Armed Forces women taught a lesson in heavy defeat to French Armed Forces
It was a 5-0 defeat for the UK Armed Forces in Sandhurst
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Army Manosphere makes it harder to tackle misogyny and sexual harassment, Army chief says
The Chief of the General Staff says there have been deepening rifts within young people, which were being accelerated through social media
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News Third co-author of UK's SDR speaks out to criticise PM's leadership on defence
All three co-authors of Britain's Strategic Defence Review (SDR) have now spoken out to criticise the Government's leadership on military ...
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Army Army pushes battlefield robotics as autonomous UGVs reshape frontline ops
A contract has been awarded to ARX Robotics by the Army to manufacture autonomous ground systems in the UK
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Ukraine UK pledges to send 120,000 drones to Ukraine in its biggest-ever shipment
The new package includes long-range strike drones, reconnaissance systems, logistics drones, and maritime unmanned vehicles, with some ...
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Feature Bergen-Belsen: How British troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp
On 15 April 1945, the British Army found 60,000 prisoners who were in desperate need of help and medical attention
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WWII Army veteran recalls helping Belsen survivors emotionally – and with chocolate
Mervyn Kersh explains how he met survivors of the concentration camp following their liberation on 15 April 1945.
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Afghanistan First Sea Lord: I will take full responsibility for Afghan data breach if found responsible
The 2022 data breach involved the details of nearly 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban seized power
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Football Watch again as UKAF women take on French Armed Forces for first time ever
The UK Armed Forces team are looking for a new challenge after an impressive 2025
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Navy Sacking of former Royal Navy chief demonstrates challenge facing the Armed Forces, says 1SL
The current head of the Royal Navy says the sacking of his predecessor shows the Armed Forces have "some way to go" in culture change
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Veterans Lord Robertson's critique on defence gives voice to AF community who can't speak out
Afghanistan Veterans Community co-founder Jonny Ball said personnel deploy humour to cope with the impact of the lack of defence spending ...
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RAF Scanning the skies: The helicopter crews defending RAF Akrotiri from drones and missiles
BFBS Forces News gets exclusive access to the Royal Navy Wildcats and Merlins that are bolstering security in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Motorsport Armed Forces Karting Championship kicks off 2026 season with exciting races
It was a good weekend for the Royal Navy in Wales as they won two endurance races.
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Army Marathon des Sables: Team of Army officers conquer 'toughest foot race on earth'
Taking place across the Sahara Desert, the ultramarathon has been a staple proving ground for the British Army for decades