Number of people joining UK military falls by nearly a quarter in past year
The figures reveal the strength of the UK forces service personnel is down.
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Royals Prince William thanks British troops for 'defending our freedoms' on surprise trip to Poland
He visited a base in Rzeszow, made up of a coalition of British, Polish and US troops, which is helping to aid support to Ukraine.
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Iraq Minister praises Iraq War veterans as 'the finest spirit of the British Armed Forces'
Twenty years ago, US-led forces invaded Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein – 179 British service personnel would lose their lives on Op Telic.
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Invictus Games Revealed: Team UK taking on this year's Invictus Games
The participants, all wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans, will compete at the games in Düsseldorf in September.
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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.
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Armed Forces Day 100-day countdown to Armed Forces Day 2023 begins as flag unfurled by military personnel
The unveiling of the flag starts its 100-day special tour around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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Politics Updated Integrated Review will make 'only a tiny difference' to Britain's Armed Forces, retired General says
The tri-service 'find themselves in big handfuls at the bottom of a trajectory of more decline and hollowing out', General (Ret'd) Sir ...
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Tri-Service £5bn for UK defence to pay for nuclear and munitions piles
The 2023 Integrated Review Refresh will be followed by the Defence Command Paper outlining the finer details of the increased investment.
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Politics Rishi Sunak pledges £5bn for defence as UK faces a 'volatile' world
The funding is only around half of what Defence Secretary Ben Wallace had reportedly demanded as the military budgets are squeezed.
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Tri-Service Hollowing out: What the term means to Armed Forces as Britain faces a '1930s' moment over defence budget
Richard Barrons says the military needs billions of pounds to stop what is been dubbed the 'hollowing out' of Britain's Armed Forces.
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News UK must learn from Ukraine war and boost land warfare strength, Ellwood says
The review, just two years after the most recent Integrated Review, is an opportunity for Government to set out its economic and policy ...
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Families Military widows feel overlooked and let down, report says
Some participants who lost their husbands to illness or suicide reported feeling less worthy than those whose husbands died in combat.
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Veterans New Women Veterans' Strategy to aid former female service personnel
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Johnny Mercer said, "it’s vital that we listen to women veterans".
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Veterans Government launches review into its own veterans welfare services
Veterans UK and veterans support services in other Government departments are set to be scrutinised.
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Politics It is 'not credible' to say money has not been put into defence, Johnny Mercer says
The Minister for Veterans' Affairs told LBC that he does not 'buy into the narrative of running down defence'.
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Politics MOD chiefs play down spring budget significance over defence spending review
Civil servants from the MOD were pressed about budgetary pressures on the department during an appearance before MPs on Tuesday.