New military police watchdog will enable families to complain about handling of cases
The new Service Police Complaints Commissioner will mirror the arrangements used in the civilian justice system
Defence
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Soldiers to be bumped up vaccine list if they are working on the frontline, Defence Secretary says
Ben Wallace said the Government was working to make 'sure we underpin the very very important defence task'
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Military courts 'failing to convict in sex cases'
There are calls for sexual offences cases to be heard in Crown Court
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British troops on Mali peacekeeping mission left without military air support
'I think they're taking an unnecessary risk with our soldiers’ lives. It’s the most dangerous UN mission that’s ever been attempted'
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Homeless veterans build own houses under charity scheme to re-skill on 'road to transition'
Six homeless veterans have helped build 19 houses for Herefordshire Council
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Army tanks given hidden edge in combat with new digital camouflage
'Multi-Coloured Digital Camouflage' has shown it can spoof both the human eye and targeting technology seen on drones
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Afghans at risk from Taliban for helping British forces can relocate to the UK under new scheme launched by MoD and Home Office
The new scheme extends provisions that have brought 1,400 Afghan interpreters and families to the UK
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Children’s book written by Japanese PoW in weekly instalments for son at boarding school printed 75 years later after manuscript found in loft
Arthur Stiby, a former editor of the Croydon Advertiser, named the heroic dog at the centre of the story Vicky, after the family pet
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The new British military mission in Mali has a worrying deficiency – a lack of air support
It's inconceivable in a modern conflict zone for British forces to operate effectively over long range without dedicated helicopter backup
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Increasing diversity is crucial for the future of Britain’s Armed Forces
If I hear of any racism or bullying, I’ll be talking directly to the commanding officers involved
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How the Telegraph Tank 'warmed Sir Max Hastings's bum' and carried his typewriter through the Falklands War
The Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle is still operating today in Eden Camp museum in North Yorkshire
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Russia is 'flexing muscles in Britain’s back yard' after ten warships arrive off UK coast, Chief of the Defence Staff warns
In his annual Defence speech, General Sir Nick Carter also said it was 'too early to plot the demise of the tank'
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Black applicants significantly more likely to fail RAF selection tests than white counterparts
Defence chiefs claim the tests have been proven not to be biased, and blamed the disparity on 'underlying' educational issues
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GCHQ chief warns internet is at risk of 'splintering' due to increasing Chinese control
Jeremy Fleming says without accepted rules for online behaviour the internet could develop very differently outside liberal democracies
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GCHQ backs study into how best to change people's behaviour via social media 'propaganda' campaigns
Britain's cyber spy agency is funding five research projects looking at the biggest threats to national security
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Soldiers must know how to read maps because satellites could be lost, Commander Field Army says
Senior commanders are said to be worried that some cadets do not have “basic skills”, such as map reading
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British troops start deploying on 'dangerous' mission to Mali to stop Islamist terrorists crossing Europe’s southern border
The 300 British soldiers will join the UN force of 16,716 military and civilian personnel in the west African country
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Terrorists likely to have been inspired by pandemic to launch biological attacks, leading chemical expert warns
State-sponsored terrorists and talented non-state actors will have watched the devastation caused by Covid-19 with interest
