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Family of military policeman killed in Iraq sues Ministry of Defence for negligence
Wednesday 31 July 2013
The Ministry of Defence is being sued for negligence in a landmark case by the family of a military policeman who was killed in one of the most notorious episodes of the Iraq war.
The £1.2 million funeral: Cost of burying Baroness Thatcher revealed
Monday 29 July 2013
The direct costs for Baroness Thatcher's funeral were about £1.2 million, it was announced today.
MoD could face legal action over Brecon Beacons heatwave deaths
Thursday 25 July 2013
An inquest has opened into the deaths of Lance Corporal Craig Roberts and newly-identified Edward Maher
MoD awards £45m battlefield radios contract
Wednesday 24 July 2013
A new multimillion-pound contract for the maintenance of British troops' battlefield radios will secure hundreds of defence jobs across the country, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
BAE director could quit over possible conflict of interest
Monday 22 July 2013
The defence giant BAE Systems could lose one of its most prominent board directors, it has emerged.
Ministry of Defence shake-up in chaos over conflicts of interest
Sunday 21 July 2013
Firms bidding to award MoD contracts already work for the department they would take over
Brecon Beacons hiker saw TA soldier in distress and pleading for water during SAS training exercise
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Hiker spoke with two soldiers who had broken away during exercise and were looking for water
The Ministry of Defence is running out of excuses for soldier deaths during training exercises
Monday 15 July 2013
Soldiers should not die on exercise. There are detailed guidelines which stress the fact that nearly all heat and cold injuries can be prevented
Servicemen who died in searing heat during Brecon Beacons training were serving with Territorial Army
Monday 15 July 2013
A third man remains in a serious condition in hospital after the incident on Saturday
Mali fighters take pride of place in annual Bastille parade
Sunday 14 July 2013
Detachments of the French and Malian troops who defeated Islamist rebels in Mali earlier this year took pride of place in France’s traditional Bastille Day military parade along the Champs Elysées today.
MoD confirms more British soldiers commit suicide than are killed in battle
Sunday 14 July 2013
Panorama discover that at least 50 serving and veteran soldiers took their own lives in 2012.
Brecon Beacons deaths: One of the TA servicemen who died 'from heat exhaustion' on hottest day of year during training exercise has been named by MoD
Sunday 14 July 2013
Lance Corporal Craig Roberts’s death is confirmed as a third serviceman remains in hospital
Iraq: costs soar to £18m for Al-Sweady inquiry into conduct of British soldiers
Friday 05 July 2013
Investigation adjourns for summer and is not expected to report back until late next year
Old Admiralty Building could go under the hammer in drive to sell off government offices
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Battle of the Atlantic nerve centre may become a casualty of spending cuts
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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