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Ex-Army boss refuses to rule out World War Three and fears use of nuclear weapons again

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British Army, urged the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “play the long game” as he continues to try and support Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin could unleash biological weapon from seized Ukraine lab, experts fear

Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former chief of the British Army's chemical weapons unit, said Russian troops could storm a lab and use it as a base to unleash a bioweapon

Daily Mirror

British Army numbers plunge by more than 1,000 in just three months, figures reveal

The Government has abandoned a pledge to maintain the size of the Regular Army at 82,000 and will let it dwindle to 73,000 - making it the smallest Army for 300 years.

Daily Mirror

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Starmer in Estonia to meet Nato troops

The visit comes after the British Army said a small number of soldiers have gone absent without leave and may have travelled to Ukraine.

The Independent UK

British veteran, 74, travels to Ukraine to support its military

Ian Cunningham, who left the British Army in 1977, said he had been ‘appalled’ by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

74-year-old British veteran travels to Ukraine to support the country’s military

Ian Cunningham, who left the British Army in 1977, told PA he had been ‘appalled’ by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russian forces lose morale and young recruits surrender in Putin's 'brutal' army

Former British Army chief General Lord Dannatt tells the Sunday Mirror tonight that Russian officers 'have been abandoning their soldiers...in order to save their own skins' as he accuses Russia of a 'moral and military failure of the highest order'

Daily Mirror

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Where are British forces deployed in Europe?

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are at locations across the continent.

The Independent UK

General Sir Patrick Sanders named as new Chief of General Staff

Sir Patrick, who is set to take over from June, said he is ‘deeply honoured’ by the appointment.

The Independent UK

Teen army recruit found dead on train tracks as soldiers fear 'suicide pandemic'

Private Thamir Mbarushimana was found dead on railway tracks in his hometown in south Manchester, on February 6 - he was based at the Infantry Training Centre at the British Army's Catterick Garrison near Richmond, North Yorks.

Daily Mirror

Catterick Garrison death: Soldier dies at British Army base with investigation launched

Catterick Garrison, the largest Armed Forces base in the UK, is home to over 13,000 personnel and it is where several units, including the Yorkshire Regiment and the 4 Scots Highlanders, call home

Daily Mirror

Nigeria formally requests return of 'looted' artefacts held by Glasgow museums

The request concerns a total of eight bronze objects within the city's civic collection which have been identified to the sacking of Benin City by the British Army in 1897.

Glasgow Live

Families fear dying without seeing justice on Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary

It's 50 years since 13 people were shot dead when members of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Derry

Daily Mirror

Bloody Sunday: What happened on 30 January 1972 and what did the Saville Inquiry conclude in 2010?

Mass shooting of Catholic demonstrators in Derry by British paratroopers, perhaps the defining episode of the Troubles, remembered 50 years on

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Bloody Sunday 50 years later: what it means when we commemorate trauma

At its heart, Bloody Sunday was a devastating personal tragedy involving the deaths of 13 men and boys, six of whom were only 17 years old. The victims were taking part in a civil rights protest march against internment. In 30 minutes, 21 soldiers from the British Army’s parachute regiment…

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