750 military personnel to cover ambulance strikes
Six hundred personnel are expected to be used in ambulance driving roles, while the remaining 150 will be used in a logistical capacity.
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News Welsh Guards brave freezing PT session in festive fancy dress
The soldiers wore unusual apparel as they braced freezing temperatures at Combermere Barracks, Windsor.
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Football Lincoln City FC hold minute's applause for last Dambuster George 'Johnny' Johnson
The last surviving Dambuster passed away aged 101 on Dec 7.
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Ukraine 'Highly unlikely' Russian military can generate effective striking force, MOD intelligence says
A UK Ministry of Defence intelligence update has said Russia's military objectives in Ukraine are unachievable.
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News Emergency Cobra meeting being held to discuss military stepping in during Christmas strikes
PM admits "many" military personnel will miss Christmas as they cover public sector strikes.
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Mental Health How mindfulness is helping crews survive mammoth Atlantic row challenge
The extreme endurance event is an annual challenge that sees competitors row more than 3,000 miles
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Scotland More than 40% of personnel in Scotland living in lowest grade of service accommodation, new figures reveal
Labour has uncovered Ministry of Defence data showing 1,380 are living in 'Grade 4' single living accommodation.
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News A guide to doing Christmas during Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
Lieutenant Max Lawrence, of Team Atlantic Guardsmen, tells us how he will keep the festive spirits up during the gruelling row.
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Navy HMS Albion returns home after Operation Achillean Mediterranean deployment
The operation involved nine warships, F-35B Lightning jets, helicopters and thousands of sailors and Royal Marines Commandos.
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Aircraft RAF Typhoons and F-35s tested with French Rafale jets in simulated air threat
The aircraft of the two militaries met over the North Sea on Exercise Griffin Dawn.
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WWII How these two Royal Navy veterans survived attacks by Japan 81 years ago
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy on 10 December 1941 with the loss of more than 800 crew.
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Sport Final countdown: Behind the scenes in preparation for the 'world's toughest row'
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an annual endurance event that sees competitors row more than 3,000 miles.
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News More western support can help end Ukraine war in 2023, Boris Johnson says
Mr Johnson has remained a vocal supporter of Ukrainian efforts since leaving the office of Prime Minister in September.
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News Final checks as military personnel among teams gearing up for 'world's toughest row'
More than 40 teams, a record number of entrants, are aiming to complete the 3,000-mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
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Navy Commando aviators reunited with family in time for Christmas after Mediterranean deployment
There were some emotional scenes as personnel were reunited with their loved ones.
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Uniform Peta mounts legal action against MOD over replacing King's Guards' bearskin caps
The animal rights group claims the MOD has failed to properly consider a synthetic replacement it developed.