Simon Newton began his career as a print journalist in the early 1990s before moving into broadcasting. He has reported for Sky News, BBC News and ITV and received numerous awards. He reported extensively from Afghanistan and spent three months embedded with British troops in Helmand. He now covers the war in Ukraine.
All this week we’ve been looking at the history of the RAF’s 84 Squadron.Based in Cyprus it’s the last remaining RAF Search and Rescue unit ...
2017 marks the centenary of 84 Squadron, the RAF's last remaining Search and Rescue Unit.Throughout this week our reporter Simon Newton is ...
One of the RAF’s most unique units - 84 Squadron - celebrates its centenary this month.Based in Cyprus it’s the last remaining RAF Search ...
The RAF’s most unique squadrons celebrates its 100th birthday this week.Now stationed in Cyprus, 84 Squadron is the only Royal Air Force ...
Britain's military bases in Cyprus are "more important than ever" because of the rise of extremist terror, so says Sir Michael Fallon.The ...
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Ocean has spent the past three months in the Gulf.400 sailors and Royal Marines live and work on board the ...
What HMS Ocean lacks in size compared to an aircraft carrier, she more than makes up for in flexibility. Between her deck and her hangar ...
Boris Johnson has said a settlement is "in reach" to end the partition of Cyprus, as he prepared to join international talks aimed at ...
A piece of artwork featuring the names of 518 soldiers serving with the 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment has been presented ...
UN troops based in Cyprus have been competing in an annual military skills competition. The multi-national event takes place inside the ...
One arresting fact about the UK's mission against Daesh is that this is the RAF's highest tempo operation for a quarter of a century.Since ...
The head of the RAF says so-called Islamic State is on the retreat and wouldn't be without its air strikes. During his first formal visit to ...
For decades Cyprus has been plagued by the problem of illegal bird trapping. Each year thousands of tiny migratory birds are caught in nets ...
One of the more unique tasks carried out by the British Army is patrolling the UN buffer zone in Cyprus. Every six months a different ...
The sun rises on the Episkopi training area, and a group of pretend jihadists have set up a training camp in a hidden valley. It's the job ...
Meet the floating piece of France, projecting the country's military power around the world. The French carrier the Charles De Gaulle is ...