Another 800 military personnel are sent to help test 4,000 drivers stuck in Kent on Christmas Day

Hundreds of soldiers have been sent to Kent to carry out Covid tests on stranded truckers in a bid to try and clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross the Channel.  The French are demanding a negative Covid test from lorry drivers before they are allowed to cross the border after introducing a travel … Read more

Private school fees for armed forces personnel cost £83m-a-year

School fees for the children of Armed Forces personnel cost taxpayers £83million last year, according to a Daily Mail investigation. Spending reached a five-year high last year after rising by £3million in just 12 months. The Continuity of Education Allowance ensures children of military personnel do not have their schooling disrupted when their parents move … Read more

Government plans £200m boost for houses of 5,000 military personnel and their families

Homes fit for heroes: Government plans £200million boost for houses of 5,000 military personnel and their families with cash for new kitchens, bathrooms and furnishings  The money will be used to fund the modernisation of thousands of homes As well as new furnishings, they will also be made more environmentally friendly Defence Secretary Ben Wallace … Read more

Almost 10 per cent of Britain’s Armed Forces personnel are self-isolating because of coronavirus

Almost 10 per cent of Britain’s Armed Forces personnel are self-isolating because of coronavirus – as the head of the Army says troops could be deployed to CARE HOMES to boost testing effort Estimated 13,000 – 9.1% – of regular and reserve forces now absent from duty   They are self-isolating because of family members and … Read more

MoD sends military personnel to bolster 999 crews

Nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being loaned to NHS ambulance services to support their work during the pandemic, the Ministry of Defence has revealed today.  Personnel from all three strands of the armed forces will be sent to work at five ambulance trusts. Although their responsibilities will vary depending on the area, … Read more

Justin Bieber and wife Hailey thank ‘doctors, nurses, and medical personnel’ fighting COVID-19 

Justin Bieber and wife Hailey have been happily holed up in their home in attempt tp deter the spread of COVID-19.  But on Friday afternoon, the 26-year-old pop star and his other half took to Instagram to show their appreciation for ‘all of the doctors, nurses, all medical personnel’ who are facing the potentially deadly … Read more

British military deploys 80 personnel to help ambulance services cope with surging demand

British military deploys 80 personnel to help ambulance services cope with surging demand as coronavirus crisis intensifies Army is called in to drive emergency vehicles to help ambulance service cope   Soldiers will help out one of the main services covering Berkshire and Hampshire The extra staff would mean there would be up to 30 extra ambulances … Read more

Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds ‘rules the roost’ when it comes to personnel decisions

All hail Queen Carrie! Boris Johnson’s fiancée ‘rules the roost’ when it comes to personnel decisions, Tatler claims – as a source reveals ‘who she trusts and who has her ear is hugely important’ Carrie Symonds has influence over the PM’s personnel decisions, Tatler claims Society bible spoke to a number of sources close to … Read more

Properties of 4 GRP personnel attached for ‘wrongful detention’

By: Express News Service | Lucknow | Published: February 18, 2020 4:41:19 am Police have also obtained an order for attaching properties of other two GRP personnel, including then station officer of Chandausi GRP Police Station Mohammad Feroz Khan. (Representational image) Properties of two Government Railway Police (GRP) constables have been attached for allegedly robbing … Read more