If student debts were reduced and priority is given when it comes to jobs or housing, would British youngsters be more willing to volunteer for a year of ‘conscription’? Yes, says defence expert ...

The Future Soldier warfighting structure stands as an impediment to the British Army attaining mass, with reservist unit training withering. With near-peer threats and stiff economic challenges, ...

He slammed the sentence as a ‘pathetic smear attempt by those who have ­murdered, raped and tortured thousands of civilians’ ...

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A new museum is to be established to tell the story of Irish soldiers in the British Army down the centuries. The £13.6 million (€16.3m) project will be developed across two sites in Northern ...

James Scott Rhys Anderson, aged 22, a former British Army soldier who signed up to fight for Ukraine's International Legion, was caught by Russian forces in November last year. The Kremlin said he was ...

EXCLUSIVE: Younger people think the Government hasn't done enough for them so they can't imagine laying down their lives for ...

British volunteers say they feel their services are needed now more than ever. (from left to right) Wendy Warrington and Eddie, who are travelling to Ukraine to deliver aid (Wendy Warrington/Eddie ...

When Britain declared war on Germany on August 4th 1914, tens of thousands of Scottish men quickly volunteered to join the British Army. In this article we'll look at why so many Scots volunteered ...

A defiant Manx volunteer jailed in his absence by a Russian court on terrorism charges says accusations he is a mercenary are ...

The “few British aid workers” still delivering supplies to Ukraine have said they are unsure of what they are “walking into right now”, amid a proposed ceasefire deal. Kyiv says it is ...

For British volunteers who have provided aid to the war-torn country ... “I don’t want to die or put myself in danger, but the unpredictability of the Russian army and drone attacks increases the risk ...