BFBS Forces News celebrates record-breaking year of live news and sport coverage

BFBS Forces News and Sport live events have achieved more than 2.5 million views in a record-breaking year for the service.

BFBS Sport live-streamed nearly 60 fixtures in 2024, while a dozen other events included departures and arrivals of Britain's biggest warships and the very first live BFBS Sitrep podcast.

The sports coverage increased by more than 300,000 views from 2023 – an increase of around 35%, not including the huge attention given to Nepal's footballing clashes against England C and the British Army in May (which together pulled in 735,000 views).

• Sitrep: Could 2025 be the year UK personnel have boots on the ground in Ukraine?
• UK Armed Forces footballers win Kentish Cup after hard fought Dutch victory
• Former Royal Marines rescued just days into their attempted Atlantic Ocean row

2024 also ushered in another milestone for BFBS Forces News' YouTube channel, as the service reached 900,000 subscribers.

Here is an opportunity to check out some of the most popular streams from this year:

Rewatch the action from the biggest day of the Forces sporting calendar – Army v Navy rugby union at Twickenham Stadium here.

A forces fight night special as the British Army hosted Bahrain Royal Guard at Catterick Garrison for the highly-anticipated annual showdown here. 

Rewatch our live coverage of military personnel parachuting into a historic D-Day drop zone to commemorate the airborne role of the Normandy Landings 80 years ago here.

The best English non-league footballers took on the national team from Nepal at the EBB Stadium in Aldershot here.

And watch as the Royal Navy's flagship set sail from her home at Portsmouth naval base to undergo repairs in Scotland here.

Stay tuned in 2025 for lots more live news and sport, not to be missed on BFBS Forces News' YouTube channel!