Simon Newton

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.

Army
PARA To Take On Tough Hawaii Ironman

The Iron Man World Championships in Hawaii is one of the toughest sporting events on the planet so it attracts top athletes from around the ...

Simon Newton
7th October 2015
RAF
The Former Military Hospital Destined For Demolition

One of Britain’s largest former military hospitals is due to be demolished later this year after half a century of service. The Princess ...

Simon Newton
5th October 2015
RAF
The Giant Sky Tanker Helping Op Shader Reach Deep Into Enemy Territory

As world leaders continue their discussions in New York to try and find a solution to the civil war in Syria and to counter the threat of ...

Simon Newton
30th September 2015
RAF
Exclusive: Op Shader - The Aircraft & People Behind The Mission

It's a year this month since the start of Op Shader, the RAF's contribution to the air campaign against Islamic State. Our reporter Simon ...

Simon Newton
29th September 2015
Tri-Service
Exclusive: Tornado - Behind The Scenes In The Fight Against IS

Forces TV has been given unprecedented access to Britain's frontline in the fight against the so-called Islamic State. RAF Tornado attack ...

Simon Newton
28th September 2015
Tri-Service
Fuelling The Fight Against IS: On Board Britain's Voyagers

Forces TV has gained unprecedented access to the UK's operation in Cyprus, where every bombing run in the fight against Islamic State begins ...

Simon Newton
27th September 2015
Tri-Service
British Soldiers On Training The Kurdish Peshmerga

British soldiers have been talking about their deployment to Iraq to help Kurdish Peshmerga forces in their fight against the so-called ...

Simon Newton
25th September 2015
RAF
The Ancient Former Life Of RAF Akrotiri

These days RAF Akrotiri is the UK military’s busiest operational airbase. However, 1,500 years ago the peninsular it stands on led a very ...

Simon Newton
24th September 2015
Army
Soldiers In Cyprus Remember Their Battle Honours

Troops from the 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (2 PWRR) based in Cyprus have attended a special service to consecrate a ...

Simon Newton
23rd September 2015
RAF
Civilians On The Picket Line In Cyprus

Hundreds of civilian staff at British military bases in Cyprus have been on strike over a pay row. The Sovereign Base Areas have already ...

Simon Newton
7th September 2015
RAF
Op Shader: RAF Reapers Hit ISIL Targets In Iraq

It will soon be the anniversary of the first Royal Air Force airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq, launched from Cyprus ...

Simon Newton
2nd September 2015
RAF
RAF Has Flown Over 1,000 Sorties Against ISIS In Iraq

The Pentagon says coalition jets have now flown more than 51,000 sorties against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. More than 6,000 ...

Simon Newton
28th August 2015
RAF
Celebrating Sixty Years Of RAF Akrotiri

Britain's key base in Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, turns 60 this year, and Forces Network reporter Simon Newton has been looking at its history...

Simon Newton
21st August 2015
RAF
Op Shader: We Look At Britain's Contribution 12 Months On

It's been one year since the RAF began operations in Iraq in the fight against so-called Islamic state. Operation Shader began with ...

Simon Newton
10th August 2015
Tri-Service
RAF Hits Islamic State Targets In Northern Iraq

The RAF have conducted more airstrikes against Islamic State in Northern Iraq. Tornado GR4s and unmanned Reaper aircraft successfully hit ...

Simon Newton
7th August 2015
Army
1 LANCS Prepare To Fire In Soaring Temperatures

Troops from The 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS) took over as the resident infantry battalion in Cyprus this week...

Simon Newton
6th August 2015