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.

Tri-Service
Iraq Declares "Magnificent Victory" Over IS in Tikrit

The Iraqi government has declared a "magnificent victory" over Islamic State (IS) in Tikrit. The UN has welcomed the news, which has been ...

Sarah Lockett Simon Newton
2nd April 2015
Sport
Military Muscle on Display: Commander British Forces Cup

From displays of military muscle to displays with a little more finesse, Simon Newton examines the teams going head to head in the Commander ...

Simon Newton
31st March 2015
Army
Inside The Forces' Foxhound

Troops from 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, based in Cyprus, have been undergoing driver training on the Army's newest patrol vehicle. The ...

Simon Newton
25th March 2015
Feature
RAF Akrotiri In Effort To Curb Number Of Speeding Motorists

RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus is making efforts to try and cut the number of speeding motorists on its roads. This week the station's transport ...

Simon Newton
24th March 2015
Feature
Cyprus Schoolchildren in Hotly-Contested Football Tournament

Service children from across Cyprus have been in Episkopi competing in a hotly-contested inter-schools football tournament. The annual event ...

Simon Newton
23rd March 2015
Tri-Service
RAF Aircraft Destroy Islamic State Targets in Iraq

RAF aircraft have hit more Islamic State targets in Iraq. A Reaper tracked IS vehicles moving at speed on the open road in Anbar Province ...

Simon Newton
17th March 2015
RAF
Review of RAF Contribution in the Fight Against IS

The MOD says the RAF has now flown more than 270 missions against Islamic State fighters in Iraq. Eight Tornados based in Cyprus, together ...

Simon Newton
16th March 2015
Tri-Service
"Illegal Poaching of Cyprus Songbirds Reaches Record Levels"

The number of songbirds being illegally trapped and killed by poachers at a British military base in Cyprus has reached record levels ...

Simon Newton Carla Prater
9th March 2015
Tri-Service
Younger Members Awarded at Charity Ceremony in Cyprus

Former England rugby player, now BBC personality, Matt Dawson MBE was guest of honour at the SSAFA Young Achievers Awards. The ceremony ...

Simon Newton
9th March 2015
Tri-Service
Commander Land Forces on Strategic Importance of Cyprus to UK

The Commander of UK Land Forces has told Forces TV how strategically important Cyprus is to the British military. It comes after Russia ...

Simon Newton
4th March 2015
Sport
Mercian Regiment Win Cyprus' Inter-Unit Boxing Championships

Boxers from the Mercian and Yorkshire Regiments have been trading blows in Cyprus in the final of the island's inter-unit boxing ...

Simon Newton
3rd March 2015
Tri-Service
Fallon Visits Cyprus Personnel Involved in Fight Against IS

The Defence Secretary has been in Cyprus visiting personnel involved in the fight against Islamic State. Michael Fallon spent several hours ...

Simon Newton
2nd March 2015
Tri-Service
Cyprus to Allow Russian Navy Use of its Ports

Russia has signed an agreement with Cyprus to give its ships access to the Mediterranean country's ports. The deal comes as tensions ...

Simon Newton
27th February 2015
Feature
Former Army Captain Writes Book on Afghanistan and PTSD

A former British Army Captain has written a book about his experience of combat in Afghanistan. Mark Evans and his men were involved in ...

Simon Newton Kate Gerbeau
16th February 2015
Tri-Service
Church of England Signs up to Military Covenant

The Church of England has become the latest body to sign up to the Military Covenant. During a ceremony in London the Archbishop of ...

Simon Newton
11th February 2015
Tri-Service
Teenager 'Arrested on Way to Behead Soldier'

A jury has heard that a teenage Muslim convert was arrested on his way to kill a British soldier. Brusthom Ziamani, 19, from Camberwell in ...

Simon Newton
10th February 2015