The growing army who don’t want to give up work or touch their pension

There used to a tradition that when you hit retirement age, you’d get a gold watch from the company and head off to relax full-time. However, money advisers now say more and more pensioners are happy to keep on working – especially as they can do so from home. Experts say the virus crisis means … Read more

Myanmar’s army orders arrest of protest leaders and journalists

Myanmar’s junta on Saturday suspended laws constraining security forces from detaining suspects or searching private property without court approval and ordered the arrest of well-known backers of mass protests against this month’s coup. A series of announcements came on the eighth day of country-wide demonstrations against the February 1 takeover and detention of elected leader … Read more

British Army will slash nearly 10,000 troops over the next decade

British Army will slash nearly 10,000 troops over the next decade to just 72,500 under plans to boost funding for drones, artillery and warplanes The government is considering slashing troop numbers by 10,000 by 2031 MoD officials believe the savings could be used for cutting edge technology The government will publish its delayed strategic defence … Read more

Ten soldiers are kicked out of the Army after taking cocaine and cannabis at an illegal party 

Ten soldiers are kicked out of the Army after taking cocaine and cannabis at an illegal party Ten soldiers who took cocaine and cannabis have been kicked out of the Army  The drugs were consumed at a party at Albemarle Barracks near Newcastle  The swift approach was backed by soldiers who felt let down by … Read more

Army general reveals how he drank alone at 2am after horrors of Iraq war

An Army general tipped to assume command of Britain’s Armed Forces has revealed how his battlefield experiences in Iraq left him suicidal and drinking alone at two o’clock in the morning. General Sir Patrick Sanders, 54, who could become the next Chief of the Defence Staff, made the shocking admission in a bid to persuade … Read more

US Army rifle stabilizer that was a component of its defunct ‘Iron Man’ suit program

A new stabilizer could soon turn any soldier into an expert marksman, able to hit their targets with deadly accuracy—even from a standing position. The Aim Control Enhancer, or ACE, is being evaluated by the US Army for its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Program, which fast-tracks cutting-edge firearms.   The device easily attaches to a … Read more

US Army rifle stabilizer that was a component of its defunct ‘Iron Man’ suit program

A new stabilizer could soon turn any soldier into an expert marksman, able to hit their targets with deadly accuracy—even from a standing position. The Aim Control Enhancer, or ACE, is being evaluated by the US Army for its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Program, which fast-tracks cutting-edge firearms.   The device easily attaches to a … Read more

Army major, 47, ‘defrauded MoD out of £40,000 to pay boarding school fees’, court martial hears

Army major, 47, ‘defrauded MoD out of £40,000 to pay boarding school fees for his two children by falsely claiming his estranged wife was living with him in Cyprus’, court martial hears Major Lloyd Hamilton allegedly misused taxpayers’ money to pay school fees  The Royal Engineer is accused of fraudulently defrauding military out of £38,892 The father-of-two, … Read more

Two British Army soldiers arrested on suspicion of firearms offences

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire by Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad on suspicion of firearms offences Two serving members of the British army yet to be named after firearms arrest The suspects in their 30s and 40s were detained by police for questioning  They were arrested in two separate raids on properties in … Read more

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire on suspicion of firearms offences

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire by Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad on suspicion of firearms offences Two serving members of the British army yet to be named after firearms arrest The suspects in their 30s and 40s were detained by police for questioning  They were arrested in two separate raids on properties in … Read more