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The British Army is to scrap role titles like “rifleman” and “infantryman” for the more gender neutral “infantry soldier” and “infanteer”.

Foreign nationals from Commonwealth nations who have never lived in the UK will be allowed to join the British Armed Forces, with African media outlets already advertising the news.

Questions should be asked over whether young people in Britain can be relied upon to support the armed forces in future, the head of the British Army has said at an event for a military charity.

The former commander of American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan warned Friday that the United States’ military cooperation with the U.K. could be threatened by the growing use of human rights laws to target British soldiers.

A group of soldiers are under investigation by the British Army after posing for a photograph with citizen journalist and street organiser Tommy Robinson, with the force vowing to punish those involved.

LONDON (AP) – Britain’s defence secretary says the United Kingdom plans to boost its military presence in the Arctic next year amid concerns about increasing Russian aggression.

Senior British army officers are threatening to punish soldiers who criticise a politically correct Army recruitment advertisement that panders to identity politics, according to a ‘warning note’ seen by the Mail on Sunday.

A leaked letter sent to the British defence secretary by General James Mattis expressing serious concerns about the United Kingdom’s ongoing dedication to the transatlantic partnership has come before a key defence summit and amid ongoing struggle in Westminster over the funding of Britain’s military.

A fire brigade spokesman spoke of his disbelief after a police helicopter assisting in the operation to extinguish a number of major wildfires in the north of England spotted arsonists deliberately setting new fires in the tinder-dry grassland nearby.

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Over 100 firefighters working in 12 hour shifts to contain the spread of significant wildfires in North-East England were reinforced overnight to Thursday by soldiers from the 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland.

LONDON (AP) – Britain’s military are joining exhausted firefighters to tackle wildfires in dry grassy hills in northwest England that may last for weeks. Over 100 firefighters have been working rolling 12-hour shifts to tackle fires in six pockets across

Noting that “defence is the first duty of government”, a panel of parliamentarians tasked with reviewing Britain’s defence posture has called for a significant rise in national defence spending which if delivered would see the country catapulted into the top-three defence-spending nations worldwide.

LONDON (AP) — British officials say dozens of interpreters who helped British troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to move to the United Kingdom.

Britain’s defence budget — which presently barely scrapes the minimum required for NATO membership — is too low and should more than treble, the nation’s defence minister has strongly implied.

Former British military officers have warned a new draft Brexit deal means control of UK armed forces could be given over to the European Union (EU) after Brexit.

An Iraqi refugee has revealed how he helped run a “factory” of false and fictitious complaints and claims for compensation against British servicemen who fought in the country.

The United Kingdom spent less than the two per cent of GDP on defence required by NATO for membership, with the failure coming as other nations across the alliance are working to improve their spending following pressure from President Donald Trump.

(THE TIMES) — The British Army yesterday defied critics of its “politically correct” recruitment campaign and released a new set of television advertisements, including one that shows a Muslim soldier praying in front of his comrades.

The British Army has been slammed for bowing to “political correctness” after spending £1.6 million on a campaign engaging with gender and racial identity politics and encouraging troops to be more emotional.

Notices posted in a British military training establishment dreamt up by the Joint Equality Diversity and Inclusion unit are instructing fresh recruits to replace commonly used English words and expressions with politically correct alternatives.

Top military brass planned to drop the British Army’s famous ‘Be the Best’ recruitment slogan and crossed swords crest, alleging they are “elitist” and “non-inclusive”.

The chancellor of the Exchequer told Prime Minister Theresa May that Britain only needs 50,000 soldiers, at a meeting about defence cuts, it has been revealed.

UKIP has promised to push for billions of extra funding to revive Britain’s dwindling military and to fight against the armed forces being sucked into the European Union’s new united defence force.

A senior U.S. general has warned against cutting Britain’s armed forces any further, saying the nation’s standing in NATO and the world could be diminished.

Members of the Royal British Legion (RBL) have vowed to boycott their local church service this coming Remembrance Sunday after the progressively-minded vicar banned a popular traditional hymn over concerns it could offend.

British defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon welcomed the remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday but in doing so made clear he disagreed with the president’s choice of direction on Afghanistan.

An anonymous whistleblower claims legal advisers alleged to have encouraged false abuse allegations against Western forces in Iraq urged claimants to target the British, who were seen as a “soft touch”. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) doled out around £20

The head of the U.S. Army has made a thinly veiled criticism of the British military, implying the UK army is too small, leaving the nation exposed.

Armed anti-terror police have arrested a man with knives and an axe near an Army Reserve centre in the Midlands.

Nearly 1,000 soldiers will be deployed in London, Changing of the Guard has been cancelled for an “indefinite period”, and the Palace of Westminster has been closed following the terror attack in Manchester Monday.

The British government has raised the country’s terror threat level to “critical”, indicating the military may be deployed onto UK streets

Century-old remnants of an epic World War I battle between British and Ottoman forces have been unearthed during excavations for a new road in Israel.

The United Kingdom failed to meet its defence spending obligations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance in 2016, according to the respected International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Hundreds of supporters of “Marine A”, who was jailed for shooting a mortally wounded terrorist in Afghanistan, have rallied outside Parliament today to renew calls for his release from prison.

Black Lives Matter UK (BLMUK) has threatened to rob and “strip” British soldiers after the army issued an alleged “racist” tweet. The group has also told the Queen and members of government: “Your days are numbered.”