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SAS troops bawled out for sporting beards and needing haircuts
Troops in Maidstone, Kent, were seen wearing a baseball caps with long hair and beards in a recently shared photo - a breach of the Army's strict dress code
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Sudan evacuation plane rescuing Brits seen leaking fuel and covered with bullets
Images of a Turkish transport plane that flew into British-controlled Wadi Sayedna airfield in Sudan showed extensive damage to the plane's body, as it arrived to rescue Brits
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King Charles could qualify to wear nuclear test medal after Prince Philip's trip
The king is one of thousands of sons and daughters whose fathers were involved in the Cold War weapons tests, and who now have the right to collect a posthumous gong on their behalf
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Soldier's widow 'can barely visit grave' in 7-year fight for answers
Seven years on from his death, Sally Oxley is still searching for the truth of what happened to her beloved husband Colour Sgt Anthony Oxley
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Nuclear veterans are 'the wrong sort of heroes' for a medal, claim campaigners
Campaigners are furious after the Ministry of Defence confirmed not every veteran who took part in Cold War nuclear tests will get a medal
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RAF flights plucking Brits to safety from Sudan to take off from Africa tonight
But not all the UK passport holders stuck in the war-torn nation are expected to make it onto British military flights during the 72-hour ceasefire
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MPs announce inquiry into whether UK armed forces are prepared for war
The Commons Defence Select Committee announced an inquiry into the armed forces' combat readiness and whether supply chains could provide the equipment that would be needed
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Shake-up rules for buying military gear so British workers benefit, says union
Prospect called for an overhaul of government procurement processes so UK companies are better-placed to win bumper deals - benefiting UK employees and the overall economy
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Afghan interpreter shot by Taliban living in pain as 'racist' Army delays payout
Jamal Barack was 18 when he was shot in the arm and chest during an ambush on the Army’s Scots Guards in Helmand Province. He has been waiting for compensation for 13 years
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Channel crossings set to rise 20% this year despite PM's 'Stop the Boats' pledge
Documents shown to the High Court in a bitter battle between the Government and Braintree District Council say the Home Office is expecting up to 56,000 people to make the dangerous journey by the end of the year
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Ukraine 'will choose for itself when to launch counter-attack against Russians'
Western officials admitted Kyiv would come under pressure over the timing of its long-awaited offensive - but insisted the regime must be left in charge of deciding when the time is right
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MoD admits suicide rates among young soldiers 'higher than general population'
Overall, 287 service personnel took their own lives from 2003 to 2022. Until now, the Ministry of Defence had maintained that suicide rates within the armed forces were similar to those outside of it
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Tensions between China and Taiwan spill over as ships confront each other
Tensions between China and Taiwan seem to have reached boiling point, with China simulating precision attacks on key targets in Taiwan, as well as in surrounding waters
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Search underway as army helicopter carrying soldiers disappears from radar
The Ministry of Defence in Tokyo said that a Ground Self Defence Force helicopter which was circling Miyako Island, close to Taiwan, disappeared from the radar
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Inside squalid rat-infested barracks of King's guards dubbed 'worse than prison'
Disturbing photos from inside the Wellington Barracks, just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace, show piles of rubbish, clogged and filthy toilets and leaky appliances
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Russia launches new space rocket carrying highly classified payload
The Ministry of Defence claimed to have launched the Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport on Wednesday March 29, and said to have a classified payload onboard
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Nuke heroes can finally apply for a medal after 70-year wait
Applications have opened for the Nuclear Test Medal, just 5 months after it was approved by the King, but it has been blocked for dozens of troops who say they were irradiated on orders of the UK government
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Funeral for black WW2 RAF hero who died alone moved as hundreds want to attend
Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is believed to be the last of the so-called 'Pilots of the Caribbean' to fight in World War Two, with an appeal for mourners proving far more popular than anticipated
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'Rishi Sunak's taxes show the Tories have learned nothing - it's austerity 2.0'
The Tories are telling you to tighten your belts, while stripping the state of its assets. Fleet Street Fox has the receipts
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Search for family of one of RAF's last black WW2 veterans who died alone
A heartbreaking appeal has been launched to find mourners to attend the funeral of Peter Brown - one of the 'last black' WW2 heroes who died alone in his flat
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MoD defends Britain sending uranium shells to Ukraine after Russia's threat
The Ministry of Defence has responded to furious threats by Russian warmonger Vladimir Putin who is unhappy at reports the UK is set to send ammunition to help Ukraine
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Former soldier killed in Iraq when ISIS bomb he was trying to defuse exploded
Stuart Coburn was working as a contractor for an international mine clearance company in Ramadi, Iraq when he died in 2016 while attempting to neutralise the improvised explosive device inside a skip
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Baby shipped to nuke tests by MoD wants her dad's medal before it's too late
Families are wrestling with illness as they wait for a medal, and still don't have a date to meet Rishi Sunak to discuss further recognition
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Troop and tank cuts going ahead despite defence spending boost, signals minister
Baroness JoJo Penn insisted: "The vision for the future of our defence that we set out in the original Integrated Review remains the vision for defence that we have set out in this country"
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RAF fighter jets intercept Russian plane after air traffic control loses contact
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the mission had taken place, saying it "clearly demonstrates our collective resolve to challenge any potential threat to Nato's borders, whilst demonstrating our combined strength"
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