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This October marks the 10th anniversary of British Military operations in the Afghanistan conflict. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen...

On Friday 30 September 2011, singer, DJ and star of Big Brother, Dane Bowers visited the Defence School...

A WIDOW has lost her legal battle over where to bury the body of her soldier husband. Stacy Connolly went to court after learning her husband’s b...

Major Benjamin Imgham writes: Before sitting down to write this article I took a minute to reflect on the last 6 months, there is no doubt that it ...

By Kirsty Topping HUNDREDS of mourners turned out to pay tribute to a soldier who was killed after disappearing from his post in Afghanistan. Scott...

Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay tribute to an Edinburgh soldier who was killed after disappearing from...

THE funeral of Rifleman Scott McLaren is to be held in his home city tomorrow (Tues). The 20-year-old died from gunshot wounds after he disappeared...

By Kirsty Topping   SCOTS soldiers fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan are being issued with the latest protective gear – bombpr...

THE killers of a Scottish soldier captured and shot dead in Afghanistan were rewarded with motorbikes and cash, it emerged today (Sun). Eight Talib...

A BADLY-wounded Scots soldier has delivered the Best Man’s speech at his brother’s wedding – by videolink from a military hospital. Guests at...

I have been deployed for just over 5 months now and have been keen try to explain what a typical day might entail. A single day feels like a week b...

DETECTIVES are hunting a gunman who blasted a hole through the front door of a terrified army family’s home. The attack happened just half a mile...

By Kirsty Topping A HERO soldier is battling the terrible injuries he suffered in Afghanistan to make his brother’s wedding later this month. Lan...

The family of a Caerphilly man killed when an airliner crashed into an Afghan mountain have demanded answers from the country’s government on the...

Staff at a Lichfield company have cycled the distance between the UK and Afghanistan to raise money for charity. The team from Juniper Training hav...

Chris Davidson was given a warm welcome by friends and family in the Durham Ox this Saturday. Chris...

By Kirsty Topping The family of a soldier killed alongside his dog in Afghanistan has been presented with the Elizabeth Cross. Princess Anne presen...

Soldiers returning from Afghanistan were given a royal welcome as they paraded through the streets of a Scottish town. Supporters lined the streets...

Soldiers returning from Afghanistan were given a royal welcome as they paraded through the streets of a Scottish town. The Royal Highland Fusiliers...

Lichfield’s MP has teamed up with his Tamworth counterpart to salute the work of a military unit serving overseas. A fundraising campaing has...

TEARS and tributes flowed today at the funeral of an “amazing” Scottish soldier who died with his dog in Afghanistan. The funeral of 26-year-ol...

TEARS and tributes flowed today at the funeral of an “amazing” Scottish soldier who died with his dog in Afghanistan. The funeral of 26-year-ol...

MOURNERS at the funeral of a Scots soldier killed in Afghanistan will say a prayer in memory of the dog that died with him, it emerged today (Thu)....

CORPORAL Jamie Williams has spent 14 months out of the past three years in Afghanistan. A section commander, in charge of five soldiers of 5 Scots,...

Charity Calls for Heroes presented a batch of phone cards to 2 Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland at Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik. The Pho...

The family of a Shropshire based soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday has said he was accidentally shot by a colleague.

A Shropshire based soldier killed in Afghanistan on Friday has been named as Ranger David Dalzell, of 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment.

A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment based at Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire was killed in Afghanistan yesterday.

AMID the thousands of tearful departures at Edinburgh Airport yesterday, this was one of the most poignant. After being briefly reunited with his w...

NH Marine killed in Afghanistan Pinkerton Academy graduate Michael Geary’s family says he decided at 14 he wanted to be a Marine. The 20-year...