Special ceremony marks Armed Forces Day at Castle Douglas British Legion A new Legion Standard was dedicated and there were also a series of presentations to long-serving branch members Daily Record · Jul 12, 2023
New jobs ‘passport’ launches to help injured or disabled veterans move into work without an assessment The scheme removes the need for a service leaver to undergo an Access to Work assessment. Daily Record · Jul 11, 2023
Man walking UK coastline for charity reaches home country of Wales Chris Lewis and his family hope to raise £500,000 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023
Stirling veterans left feeling 'disrespected' over city's Armed Forces Day snub Local veterans say they feel left out and disrespected by not being invited to take part in Stirling’s Armed Forces Day parade. Hundreds of military personnel, past and present, took part in the Armed Forces Day parade through Stirling on Saturday. Daily Record · Jun 27, 2023
King Charles pays tribute to the Armed Forces but faces backlash for one glaring omission King Charles paid tribute for Armed Forces Day with a series of photos, but Prince Harry didn’t make the cut Woman & Home · Jun 25, 2023
Armed Forces Day flypast 2023: Route, times and when you can see the Red Arrows Red Arrows is showing off its incredible aircraft at an Armed Forces Day extravaganza in Falmouth, Cornwall, an event that will also feature a military parade and bands Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
King pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day Charles recognised the ‘deep pride’ service personnel take in their duty The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
Armed Day Forces events across Merseyside Numerous venues and communities are coming together to celebrate those in the armed forces Liverpool Echo · Jun 22, 2023
Manchester's plans for Armed Forces Week have been announced There are a number of events taking place across in Manchester for Armed Forces Day to commemorate veterans and their families Manchester Evening News · Jun 15, 2023
Rishi Sunak told to make formal apology to gay veterans kicked out of armed forces In an exclusive article for the Mirror, two Labour frontbenchers called on the Prime Minister to say sorry to veterans forced out of the military for their sexuality Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023
Global deal needed to protect underwater cables from Russian attacks, says top Tory Armed Forces Minister James Heappey spoke about the risks to cables criss-crossing the ocean floor as he gave evidence to the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023
Kingston Park to host Armed Forces Day rugby match, to raise money for Military vs Cancer charity The match will see UK Armed Forces RFC take on a North of England Select team on Saturday the 24th June Chronicle Live · Jun 5, 2023
Former Perth soldier in call to designate more council homes for disabled veterans Former bomb disposal expert Paul Wilkie (52) spoke out having suffered from chronic PTSD since leaving the Armed Forces in 2012 after a 22-year career Daily Record · May 19, 2023
Naval warship HMS Mersey docks in Liverpool for Eurovision A team of Armed Forces personnel will work alongside police to keep people safe during Eurovision Liverpool Echo · May 11, 2023
Edinburgh Live · Apr 28, 2023 Full list of King Charles' Coronation roles uncovered as various dignitaries set to attend From ex-MI5 chiefs to faith leaders and members of the Armed Forces, the list of people who are helping to make King Charle's coronation the biggest day ever is fairly comprehensive.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023 UN: No Sign Sudan Warring Parties Ready to Negotiate A US-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially holding but there is no sign the warring parties are ready to seriously negotiate, the UN special envoy on Sudan said on Tuesday. This suggested "that both think that securing a military victory over the other is possible," envoy Volker Perthes…
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023 Veterans and NHS workers to watch coronation from in front of Buckingham Palace Around 3,800 seats in a specially-built grandstand at the Queen Victoria Memorial have been offered to these public servants
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023 NHS workers get special King's Coronation invite - while Tories still snub them over pay Nearly 4,000 medics and Armed Forces veterans have been invited to the King's Coronation - Professor Nola Ishmael is furious at the double standards the invitation exposes
Daily Record · Apr 6, 2023 Lanarkshire veteran to repay Armed Forces charity by taking part in Kiltwalk Larkhall’s Andy Lockhart is thankful for all the help the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) gave his wife Linda after a stroke and how he is repaying the charity by taking on the Glasgow Kiltwalk at the end of this month.
Daily Record · Mar 28, 2023 Three West Lothian Armed Forces heroes are in running for prestigious awards The veterans have been nominated in the third annual Scottish Veterans Awards
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023 Ben Wallace suggests he is not interesting in quitting over defence spending His comments follow reports that he had threatened to resign if he did not get a commitment to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030.
Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023 Former Dalbeattie soldier continues fundraising challenge - on his birthday Dan McNeil is walking the whole of the UK coastline in aid of Armed Forces charity SSAFA
Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023 Tenth of the Army 'on the sick' - but many would still be sent to war anyway Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said some of those on the soldier sick list were waiting for appointments with a dentist - and would be sent into battle "if the balloon went up"
Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023 Send RAF Typhoon jets to NATO allies to 'unlock' warplanes for Ukraine, say MPs Armed Forces Minister James Heappey faced calls to deploy a batch of British fighter planes to "backfill" air defence roles in countries which have aircraft bteter suited for Ukrainian forces
Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023 Almost 1,000 Afghans who helped UK armed forces still to be relocated, investigation finds The scheme was launched in April 2021 in order to help those who helped the armed forces flee the country