British Armed Forces

UK troops will be sent to Mali, Downing Street confirms. But as the list of “non-combat” roles provided by the armed forces grows, is the mission already starting to creep?

Exclusive: Channel 4 News has seen a restricted document which says 55 women served in combat roles for the British Territorial Army last year, against MoD policy.

As the US military ends its ban on women in combat roles, the first woman in the British Army to command an all-male field force squadron tells Channel 4 News that women should not join the infantry.

Up to 5,300 soldiers are being made redundant from the army in the summer as part of the latest round of cuts to the armed forces, the government announces today.

As he returns from duty in Afghanistan, Prince Harry offers a rare insight into juggling his roles as a prince and pilot – revealing that he does not always get the balance right.

A former RAF airman tells Channel 4 News how a minor disciplinary offence led to a criminal conviction that could have adversely affected his chances of finding work after leaving the forces.

The British army is facing growing calls to bring in outside bodies to oversee its disciplinary procedures. Channel 4 News reports on a number of cases where people face a “wall of silence”.

Exclusive: A leaked army document written by a senior officer reports that every female officer asked said she had received “unwanted sexual attention.”

Exclusive: In the first of our Lost War films, three families whose sons were killed in Afghanistan tell Channel 4 News their loved ones died because their vehicles were not up to scratch.

Exclusive: A damning report written by a serving officer has found that the army is “rarely transparent or accountable, and frequently unlawful” in the way it handles complaints and discipline.

Sally Nightingale feels betrayed by the army after her SAS soldier husband got 18 months in detention when a pistol was found in his military accommodation. No-one at the MoD was available to comment.

Britain is to overhaul and consolidate the Territorial Army and regular forces, increasing TA numbers from 25,000 to 30,000 while cutting back on thousands of regular staff.

An initial review into the deaths of a Royal Marine and an army medic in Afghanistan reveals the killings were not caused by “friendly fire”, the Ministry of Defence says.

Exclusive: British commanders were unaware of the serious implications that follow from disciplinary findings against foreign and Commonwealth soldiers until they were reported by Channel 4 News.

Exclusive: a serving soldier with British armed forces, who is under threat of deportation, tells Channel 4 News that if he is sent back to his homeland he could be imprisoned for being a mercenary.