A major in the British Army who was awarded an MBE for his charity work has today been found guilty of defrauding the Ministry of Defence out of £13,000. Royal Engineer Lloyd Hamilton misused taxpayers’ money to send his children to one of the country’s most expensive boarding schools. The father-of-two, who had been based … Read more
Army major accused of defrauding MoD out of £40,000 to pay boarding school fees for his two children tells court martial serving in military is ‘toxic’ for marriages Royal Engineer Lloyd Hamilton allegedly claimed £38,892 to pay school fees 47-year-old was not eligible for the money because he lived apart from his wife He told … Read more
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
Ex-soldier, 41, sues Ministry of Defence for £700,000 because loud machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers damaged his hearing Alistair Black, 41, claims noise from weapons including machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers has left him with noise-induced deafness and tinnitus Former soldier is suing the Ministry of Defence for £715,366 citing negligence Mr Black … Read more
Army chef, 40, left with chronic pain in hands and feet from cooking on the freezing Afghanistan frontline sues MoD for £70,000 over claims he wasn’t given protection from the cold Randy Constable says he has been left with chronic pain in his hands and feet Said he had to cook in ‘a makeshift shelter … Read more
Ministry of Defence in talks to take over Sheffield Forgemasters, one of Britain’s oldest steelmakers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 6 December 2020 The Ministry of Defence is in talks to take over one of Britain’s oldest steelmakers. Defence chiefs are considering acquiring … Read more
A handsome country house that was owned by the Ministry of Defence for almost a century serving as a machine gun school and an officers’ mess has gone up for sale for £2.3million. Grade II* listed Netheravon House in Wiltshire was built as part of a hunting estate by a wealthy family. But almost the … Read more
A former RAF chief claimed £12,500 for flights to the US for a one-hour appearance on a panel at a space travel conference. Sir Stephen Hillier flew business-class for the four-day symposium in Colorado Springs – before cutting the trip short and returning first-class. The taxpayer-funded trip in April 2019 came just a year after … Read more
Ben Wallace today admitted he does not know how the Government will fund a £24 billion budget boost for the Ministry of Defence amid fears UK foreign aid spending will be raided. Boris Johnson has announced the armed forces will receive an extra £16.5 billion over the next four years on top of a previous … Read more
MoD wastes £450million in ONE YEAR: Defence officials blew a fortune on scrapped projects and accountancy blunders, report reveals Ministry of Defence lost more than £800,000 to VAT error in ‘fruitless payment’ £231million was wasted as a result of scrapping hundreds of armoured carriers New figures show £450million was wasted by defence officials last year alone … Read more