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Soldier, 26, dies in training on Yorkshire moors
Private Michael Ihemere, 26, collapsed and died during a training exercise on a remote North Yorkshire moor – weeks after the death of three soldiers on exercises in Wales’s Brecon Beacons.
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Syria: UK intervention ‘permitted’ – even without UN backing
Military intervention would be legally justified on humanitarian grounds, even if blocked by the UN security council, according to a summary of the UK government’s legal advice.
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Improvised explosive device museum exhibition
Improvised explosive devices are easy to make and deadly – now a new exhibition at the National Army Museum in London is aimed at giving visitors a small flavour of what it’s like to deal with them.
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Two dead soldiers ‘on SAS trial’
One of two servicemen who died during a military training exercise believed to be part of selection for the Territorial Army’s SAS is named as Lance Corporal Craig Roberts.
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David Cameron visits troops in Afghanistan
The prime minister visits troops on the front line in Afghanistan as a senior British commander claimed talks with the Taliban should have been attempted a decade ago.
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UK begins transfer of detainees to Afghan custody
Ten UK-captured detainees are transferred to Afghan custody after up to 14 months at Camp Bastion, with more to follow in the coming days, after a High Court ruling.
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Osborne warns over economy ‘relapse’
Chancellor George Osborne says Britain’s economy is moving “from rescue to recovery”, but warns there would be a danger of “a relapse” if the government’s deficit-cutting plans were reversed.
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MPs will vote on arming Syrian rebels
MP’s to vote on whether the UK should send arms to Syria. Confirmation came two days after David Cameron stated that the government reserved the right to arm rebels without Commons approval.
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MoD faces legal action over dead soldiers’ human rights
The families of British soldiers killed in Iraq win a landmark legal victory to pursue damages from the government for failing to protect the human rights of their loved ones.
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British Army makes 4,480 soldiers redundant
Almost 4,500 soldiers are told they will lose their jobs in the latest round of army redundancies, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Queen’s birthday and trooping of the colour
Her Majesty enjoys the trooping of the colour annual march to celebrate her official birthday. Pictures from BBC Events
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Attention! Troops fast-tracked to teachers in two years
Former soldiers with no degree can enrol to train in schools from next year – and become qualified in half the normal time – under a government drive to bring a military ethos to the classroom.
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Two British soldiers admit abusing Afghan civilians
Two British soldiers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admit abusing Afghan civilians during at a court martial hearing in Sennelager, Germany.
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Cameron condemns ‘sick, perverted ideas’ after Woolwich
Two men are remanded in custody after making separate appearances in court charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, while David Cameron pledges to tackle the “conveyor belt to radicalisation”.
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Syria civil war: fighters killed in Lebanon border clash
Several fighters die in an overnight clash between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian rebel forces in Lebanon’s eastern border region with Syria.