
Defence spending commitment 'simply not enough', Tory MPs say
Former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke said Liz Truss's pledge to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP should be honoured.
Former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke said Liz Truss's pledge to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP should be honoured.
The ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum marked 70 years after the UK first tested a nuclear weapon.
New claims under the War Pension or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme can now be submitted online.
Joining the Military Mobility project allow UK requirements to be considered in EU-decision making on military procedures across the union.
"The seriousness and richness of our the conversations that you would expect to be happening are happening," CDS Radakin told Forces News.
Over 600 members of the Armed Forces joined the Royal Family and military veterans at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph.
We spoke to members of the military community on Remembrance Sunday.
It comes with body bags, gas masks and information on what to do during nuclear attack.
Dr Andrew Murrison, a Royal Navy reservist, said it was an appropriate place to hear the news and was delighted to serve in the role.
BFBS – Forces News' parent company – is sponsoring a tri-service team on a medical research expedition to the South Pole.
Active personnel from all three services, and veterans, all took part in the £1m-in-a-day charity event.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle spoke exclusively to BFBS the Forces Station broadcaster Amy Casey.
Ships, aircraft and more than 1,000 personnel have arrived in Cyprus to find out how to create an operational camp for troops.
The event is a unique celebration of the Armed Forces community and the remarkable people within it.
The UK remains the second largest spender in NATO, after the USA.
Tobias Ellwood, Chair of the Defence Select Committee, said the UK "relaxed too much" after the Cold War.