As of this month, the Royal Marines’ UK Commando Force (UKCF) has a new weapon in its arsenal: the German-made Sig Sauer MCX. UK Commando Force Operations announced in a post on X that its personnel ...

Mr Shapps, however, said the “Royal Marines are absolutely essential”. “I have asked the First Sea Lord to provide a plan for how their excellent work is taken forward,” he said.

Royal Marines from all over the United Kingdom have taken part in marching challenges, repeating the 56 miles (90km) across three days, which 42 Commando yomped back in June 1982 during the last ...