Irish diplomats had invited General Smith to dinner. The general, who was a former member of the Parachute Regiment ... Pike indicated that the ­British Army would resist any effort by the ...

The Irish Government’s demand for jointly run ... that Lowry was “too political” to hold the position he did. The British government should force the House of Lords to accept it, Havers ...

publicly to name the membership of the IRA’s Army Council were “daft”, leading Irish and British officials believed. The issue was raised at a meeting in Downing Street in May 2004 between ...

A British soldier feared to have been killed fighting for Ukraine has been paraded alive in a propaganda video by his Russian captors. Hayden Davies, a married former British army soldier ...

General Sir Patrick Sanders said modernisation would take time that was in “short supply” as the Army seeks to become more lethal. He also said British troops had found themselves in a similar ...

The British Army fired Raytheon's HELWS from a Foxhound ... with British soldiers from the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery mounted in a Wolfhound 6×6 armoured vehicle training and operating HELWS ...

For the first time, British Army regular troops have operated a high-powered laser weapon mounted on an armored combat vehicle. Soldiers from 16 Royal Artillery in Wales used a laser installed on ...

Watch every game of 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, including all three Test matches against the Wallabies, exclusively live on Sky Sports; also stream with NOW. Thursday 2 January ...

Shortages of Guinness in Britain may be putting a dampener on some people’s Christmas outings but Irish drinkers are ... how popular Guinness is with the British. “It definitely has become ...

"Why did Rupert change his name when he joined the Army?" Without his own computer at that time, the plaque went back in its ...

A British Airways source said the new programme is not comparable with the existing one because of changes in how points are earned. This includes awarding points based on the amount spent ...

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