Defence Secretary insists military culture is changing as sex offence cases see big increase
Ministry of Defence figures show there has been an increase in sex offence investigations across the military.
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Veterans Hong Kong veterans can now settle in UK after decades of campaigning
The Hong Kong settlement scheme will be open to veterans who served in the British military prior to 1 July 1997.
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Russia Russia to 'coerce' men into joining Ukraine war as mounting casualties leave 400k troop shortfall
Russian military recruiters will try to meet their allocated targets by 'coercing men to join up', the MOD says.
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Politics Government confirms which military sites will house asylum-seekers
Military sites will include RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, MDP Wethersfield, in Essex, with a potential site at Catterick Garrison.
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Families Broken heating in military family homes reported 24,000 times in less than a year
The figure, released by the Government, is equivalent to half of all 48,000 forces homes in a 12-month period.
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Ukraine PM Sunak defends use of British munitions stockpiles to support Ukraine
The Prime Minister's comments came as British-supplied Challenger 2 tanks were poised to begin combat missions in Ukraine.
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Afghanistan Ministers warned over 'eviction notices' being given to Afghan refugees
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said the £1m daily cost of housing around 8,000 Afghan refugees in hotels is unsustainable.
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Ukraine UK says 1,900 tanks among list of Russia's heavy losses during Ukraine war
Based on credible open-source evidence, Russia has likely lost significant numbers of land, air, and maritime-based weapon platforms.
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Politics MP says he tried to 'blag' military hearing test despite deafness in one ear
Tory MP Jonathan Gullis was describing his pride in coming from a military family.
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Ukraine UK should stay out of talks to halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine, former Foreign Secretary says
Lord Owen believes there should be "no negotiation by Britain" in any potential peace talks to end Russia's invasion.
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Ukraine Ukraine war: UK dismisses Putin 'disinformation' over depleted uranium tank ammunition
The MOD said the shells have been standard equipment for decades and are "nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities".
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Iraq MPs mark 20th anniversary of Iraq War with tributes to British lives lost
Labour's Dan Jarvis led tributes to the 179 British lives lost during UK military operations in Iraq from March 2003.
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Politics MOD apologises for telling Afghan interpreters to get Taliban's permission to come to UK
The MOD say they are now conducting an investigation to find out what went wrong.
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Russia Russia making plans to change rules for military conscription as Ukraine war drags on, MOD says
Russia still continues to officially bar its military conscripts from operations in Ukraine.
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Russia Britain welcomes issuing of arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
The warrant for the arrest of the Russian leader is over the alleged abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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Politics MOD keeps official TikTok account live as Government ban announced
Downing Street said there are no plans to delete the No 10 TikTok account.