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.
Islamic State claims to have driven the Iraqi Army out of the city of Ramadi.
For Major Scott Awad, the officer commanding Corunna Company, it becomes clear he's been led into something of a trap.
Spend time in the company of soldiers and you notice one thing: they know how to travel. Their laptops are brimming with films and music.
Pupils from a secondary school in Cyprus are preparing for their biggest ever sports match. This weekend St John’s School rugby squad will ...
The Ministry of Defence has given its latest update on the progress made by its aircraft in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq. RAF ...
Servicemen and women in Cyprus have been taking part in a unique memorial march to remember those who died in Afghanistan. The event, called ...
With the end of combat operations in Afghanistan, the British Army is changing the way it uses its support weapons. The Army are doing so by ...
Two soldiers serving with the British Army in Cyprus have been praised for their quick thinking after they rescued a woman from her ...
Dozens of military and civilian cyclists are in the midst of a gruelling 500 kilometre ride around the island of Cyprus. The Cyprus Cycle ...
The RAF has again been attacking IS targets in Iraq.Its unmanned Reapers, which are flying from a base in the Middle East, have been used to ...
The Royal Air Force has ended a four-year run of defeats by winning the annual inter-services football match in Cyprus. The RAF narrowly ...
As the UK prepares to go the polls next month, pupils at a British military school in Cyprus have been holding their very own election. St ...
In Cyprus, the Royal Air Force football squad have been taking some time out from training to help coach pupils from Akrotiri School. They ...
Troops from 4 SCOTS have been in Cyprus taking part in Exercise Lion Sun. Over two intense weeks they've been practising how to find and ...
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland have been in Cyprus taking part in Exercise Lion Sun. Bravo Company, 4 SCOTS ...
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The Iraqi government has declared a "magnificent victory" over Islamic State (IS) in Tikrit. The UN has welcomed the news, which has been ...