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In 2023, Over 15,000 UK Troops Quit The Army; Now Gen Z Troops Want WiFi, A Proper Kitchen And Ensuite Bathrooms

The Army provides infamously poor living conditions. Thus, military life is unappealing to Gen Z, who prioritise flexibility, commodity and good mental health.

International Business Times UK

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of British Army, dies aged 80

Sir Mike was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, a month before the Iraq War in 2003.

The Independent UK

Check Out This 1919 British Army Motorcycle, Complete with a Machine Gun Sidecar

A recent post on Reddit caught our attention, not only because the subject was a 1919 motorcycle and sidecar of some sort, but because the British Army had turned it into a gun emplacement.

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“It’s a complicated story.” Elvis Costello on why he no longer plays one of his best-known and most-loved songs, Oliver’s Army

Don't expect to hear Elvis Costello play Oliver’s Army live onstage ever again

Louder

British Army Officer Stabbed In Daylight Attack Near Barracks

Soldier stabbed near barracks in southeast England; attacker arrested. Ongoing investigations and expressions of concern from political figures.

Top News

Prince Harry “Has No Plans on Turning Down” the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the ESPYs, “Despite Reports to the Contrary”

Harry is being honored for his work with the Invictus Games at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles tomorrow night.

Marie Claire

Prince Harry Is Reportedly “Stunned” at the Negative Reaction to His ESPY Award Win, and Is Finding the Criticism a “Bitter Pill to Swallow”

“The reaction certainly took the shine off the award.”

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ESPN Responds to Backlash Over Prince Harry Being Named the Recipient of the Pat Tillman Award at the ESPYs—Including Complaints from Tillman’s Mother Over Harry's Selection

Past recipients of the Tillman Award have also spoken out in defense of Harry, calling him a “worthy recipient” because of his work with veterans.

Marie Claire

Tories accused of ‘hollowing out’ Britain’s defence as historic regiments culled

After 14 years of Tory rule, the British Army has lost 23 regiments, with the number of units at its lowest level since 2010, The Independent can reveal

The Independent UK

Army reveals what roles cavalry horses who ran through streets of London will play at Trooping the Colour

Exclusive: Tennyson will be taking part in the main parade for the King’s birthday

The Independent UK

UK military horses injured after bolting across London in April 'recovering with remarkable speed'

The British Army says that the five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London in April are all expected to return to duty

The Independent UK

Prince Harry Was Reportedly “In Tears” When He Learned That King Charles Gave Prince William a Role That, Had Harry Remained a Working Member of the Royal Family, Would Have Likely Been Given to Him

“The announcement was deliberately made during Harry’s brief visit to the U.K. to have maximum impact.”

Marie Claire

"I wanted to see the world and shoot as many people as possible": Before he joined Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne tried to join the British Army. His application was not accepted

Ozzy Osbourne once wanted to join the British Army. Fortunately for heavy metal, the British Army did not want Ozzy in their ranks

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OPINION - If you can't recall the Second World War and its long tail then you won't get the threat of a Third World War

All we’ve heard about for the last week is a) the fact the British Army is now so small that it couldn’t quite fill Old Trafford, b) the threat of conscription, and C) Gen Z’s total disinterest in fighting for their country.

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Downing Street defends defence spending as US navy chief calls for UK to ‘reassess’

US navy secretary Carlos Del Toro reportedly said ‘sacrifices’ had been made in the British Army

Evening Standard

British military chief in 'citizen army' call to prepare country for land war

But General Sir Patrick Sanders says even that would be 'not enough' as he points to national mobilisations among allies in eastern and northern Europe

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Tilted Towers resists the yoke of imperial aggression as the British Army gives up on its Fortnite livestream plan

The British Army said that after considering the reaction to its custom-made map and planned livestream, it's dropping the whole thing.

PC Gamer

The British Army made its own Fortnite map as a recruitment tool, but Epic could block it

The army made its own map and plans to livestream a competition between Yung Filly and Elz the Witch on it next week.

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International Business Times UK

The Largest UK Deployment To NATO Since the Cold War Announced

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announces the largest UK deployment to NATO since the Cold War which adds 2000 sailors, 400 royal marines, and 16000 British troops to the NATO forces.

International Business Times UK

Prince Harry To Be Named 'Living Legend of Aviation' At Beverly Hills Ceremony

The Duke of Sussex will be honoured for his service in the British Army and for creating the Invictus Games.

The Hindu

Malaikottai in Dindigul, a cauldron of rebellions for two millennia

Explore the Rockfort (Malaikottai) in Dindigul, a 900ft granite outcrop with a gory history & Jain beds, & witness the influence of Pandyan architecture.

Evening Standard

British Army considers lifting 300-plus-year beard ban to attract recruits

The force has banned beards — except in extreme circumstances or with very specific exceptions — since the beginning of the 18th century

The Independent UK

Harrowing testimonies reveal women in armed forces being raped, assaulted and bullied by male colleagues

Accounts published by the defence committee detail abuse of women within the armed forces

The Hindu

Significance of the colonial-era cemetery in Secunderabad

After decades of searching, Wilfred Bill Clinton and Narasimha, armed with sticks, locate a grave in Trimulgherry, Telangana, that brings closure to 74-yr-old Irish woman Sheila Shanley.

The National (Scotland)

George Osborne reveals bizarre reason why Queen intervened in bagpipe cut plan

Queen Elizabeth stopped George Osborne from closing the British Army’s Highland Bagpipe School.

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