MPs reject bid to place legally binding standards on Ministry of Defence housing
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook told the Commons that a report on the standard of military homes would be published every year instead
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Politics Military sites could be used to house asylum seekers temporarily, Defence Secretary says
Reports suggest new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood could launch a new system of using former military bases to hold asylum seekers "within ...
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Politics Reform UK: Defence priorities for the first 100 days and the future if they win power
BFBS Forces News has analysed Reform UK's defence policies to see what the party would do if they were to seize power
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USA Trump to rebrand Department of Defence as the Department of War, with a warrior ethos
The American president said the name was changed decades ago to be 'politically correct'
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Afghanistan Secrecy v accountability: Why Afghan resettlement scheme costs are spiralling
BFBS Forces News examines how the need to keep the scheme secret collided with the need to keep track of costs
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USA US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin to retire early amid Pentagon shake-up
General Allvin will step down in November 2025, two years into his four-year term as the US Air Force's top officer
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Army Misogyny, homophobia and racism 'betray what we stand for', says head of the Army
General Sir Roly Walker was addressing soldiers at the Army Foundation College's passing out parade
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China Friends of steel? Russian and Chinese warships flex 'no-limits' partnership in Pacific drills
The two navies took to the skies and sea of Russia's far eastern Primorsky Krai for air defence and anti-submarine missions
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Middle East Starmer and Trump call for end to starvation crisis in Gaza as aid drops begin
The Prime Minister describes the situation in Gaza as an "absolute catastrophe" as he met President Trump in Scotland
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Navy New 50-year Aukus defence pact secures future fleet of nuclear subs for UK and Oz
Defence Secretary John Healey visited Australia to sign the treaty which will deepen the two countries' defence partnership
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Politics Defence whistleblowing review announced as Armed Forces Commissioner Bill clears Lords
The bill, which will become law after it receives royal assent, will establish an independent Armed Forces Commissioner
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Afghanistan Watchdog to investigate intelligence community's role over Afghan data breach
Along with the Afghan nationals, the breach saw details of more than 100 UK officials compromised, including Special Forces and MI6 ...
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Politics Rules on laying wreaths at Cenotaph quietly changed to protect NI peace process
Newly released files reveal how tensions between unionist parties led to a rethink of Remembrance Sunday protocol
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Ukraine Healey to call for 50-day drive to arm Ukraine and support Trump ceasefire deadline
The Defence Secretary is chairing a meeting of Kyiv's allies as the UK pledges more weapons and drones
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Politics Starmer and Merz sign 'first-of-its-kind since WW2' treaty on defence, Nato and migration
UK and Germany pledge mutual assistant in case of an attack, deeper Nato integration and tougher anti-smuggling laws
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Veterans Northern Ireland veterans gather at Parliament to protest Legacy Act repeal plans
Around 250 veterans protested at Westminster as politicians debated plans to withdraw legal protections for those who served during The ...