Mark Nicol

Labour's Bill to protect British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland ‘only serves the IRA', according to a former Armed Forces Minister.

Britain cannot afford to become complacent about the threat posed by Russia as Vladimir Putin has already proved his willingness to strike inside this country, officials have warned.

Britain cannot afford to become complacent about the threat posed by Russia as Vladimir Putin has already proved his willingness to strike inside this country, according to Western officials.

The British Army is so overstretched that it is putting the lives of its own soldiers at risk, a classified report seen by the Mail has revealed.

Labour's Al Carns, a decorated ex-Special Forces officer himself, resigned from Sir Keir Starmer's government over defence spending and the party's Troubles Bill.

SAS soldiers are not the 'villains' of the Northern Ireland conflict and should not be persecuted by those seeking to rewrite history, a former Armed Forces minister has insisted.

A memo sent to commanders said there would be no further large-scale training involving troops of 90 or more in this financial year.

Welsh Guardsman Simon Weston, who suffered severe burns in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict, said Argentina's latest claims to the British territory 'mean absolutely nothing'.

The discovery of 900 million barrels of oil within the Islands' exclusive economic zone has fuelled the country's latest bid to regain 'Las Malvinas'.

The Falkland Islands are set to cash in £4billion from oil reserves buried beneath the Atlantic, as Argentina ramps up its claim over the territory.