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Tributes paid to ‘born soldier’ British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Hooley died on Tuesday morning while observing Ukrainian forces testing a new defensive capability.

Evening Standard

Ex-Parachute Regiment officer begins 2,000-mile solo row around Great Britain

Mike Ellicock, 49, is aiming to complete the rowing challenge in under 80 days.

Evening Standard

Daredevil grandmother, 72, who’s completed 5,000 parachute jumps becomes ‘chief ride tester’ at Alton Towers

Jackie Smith became the first woman to be part of the British Army Parachute Regiment in 1971

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D-Day hero who lied about his age to sign up for Army duty is laid to rest

Ernie Sedgwick was one of the last surviving British veterans of WWII when he died aged 101 last month

Daily Mirror

Team GB hero Jaco van Gass survived Taliban bomb blast before clinching double gold

The Team GB Paralympian has scaled Everest, reached the North Pole and been awarded an MBE since a tragic accident in Afghanistan while serving with the Parachute Regiment

Daily Mirror

Scottish Para vet to walk Glasgow to Edinburgh and back carrying 100lbs for charity

The armed forces vet is set to take on the heroic monster challenge between Scotland's two main cities whilst carrying 100 pounds on his back all in the name of charity.

Edinburgh Live

Former paratrooper's massive charity Scots hike set for Guinness Book of Records

Marathon man Ricardo Pallisco bids to walk 100 miles, heaving a 100lb pack for Who Dares Cares

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DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson condemns placing of flags and images on Bogside bonfire

The bonfire displayed images of the Queen, a PSNI Land Rover as well as flags and wreaths

Belfast Live

Feile an Phobail: Calls for review of public funding after weekend incidents spark outrage

"We are in 2022, this is not the Northern Ireland that we need to be building."

Belfast Live

Sale of Parachute Regiment flags at Derry parade a "setback" for community relations

PSNI said a number of items had been seized and an investigation is underway

Belfast Live

Families fear dying without seeing justice on Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary

It's 50 years since 13 people were shot dead when members of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Derry

Daily Mirror

It’s 50 years since Bloody Sunday, but sectarian tensions are running high

The old divides are closing, but the flags in Derry show that some unionists are in no mood to move on, says Irish writer Susan McKay

The Guardian - UK

MPs disagree over Bloody Sunday as calls emerge for army regiment apology

Thirteen civil rights protesters were shot dead by British soldiers on January 30 1972.

The Independent UK

Flying of Parachute Regiment flags ahead of Bloody Sunday anniversary condemned

The Parachute Regiment was among those criticising the flags, saying they were ‘totally unacceptable’.

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