Special HAIR Service! Elite SAS soldiers will be allowed to follow Prince Harry’s lead by keeping their warzone beards while in parade uniform Soldiers in the SAS and SBS will be allowed to keep their beards under new rules Traditionally the forces had to be clean shaven when returning from operations Army personnel are required … Read more
Frightening moment two Mexican National Guard soldiers are kidnapped from parking lot outside their base by six armed men – before being dumped by the side of the highway Mexican National Guard soldiers Orión Reyes and Fernando Quiroz were abducted outside a base in Jerez, Zacatecas, on Saturday Both soldiers were found unharmed on a highway … Read more
Military personnel numbers could be cut by up to 10,000 following an official audit. Experts fear the Integrated Review, which is due to be delivered next month, will call for the Army to be reduced to 72,000 soldiers – despite repeated Government pledges to keep a permanent force of 82,000 troops. It is thought that … Read more
New Army recruitment drive tells would-be soldiers it’s alright for them to FAIL… because it’s the first step on the road to victory A £2.8million campaign shows recruits struggling on the battlefield The message is that failure is the ‘first step towards victory’ in the Army One TV advertisement shows a white male soldier face … Read more
A North Korean parade has spelled out the message ‘defend with your life’ in a Pyongyang square in an apparent rehearsal ahead of a party congress in January. Satellite imagery showed the propaganda phrase being spelled out in Korean by people standing in formation and holding up red placards in Kim Il-sung Square. The think-tank … Read more
Soldiers are called in to drive ambulances in Wales to help paramedics under ‘extreme pressure’ amid surging Covid cases The Welsh Ambulance Service will have support from 94 British Army soldiers Wales was put into lockdown on Sunday as its coronavirus cases continue to rise Soldiers last helped public services during the first wave of … Read more
Universal soldier comes to life: China is creating a new generation of ‘super soldiers’ using ‘gene editing’ to make them ‘stronger and more powerful’, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has warned He said DNA is being altered to make their soldiers stronger and more powerful Comes after a very critical article he wrote about China … Read more
‘Artificial skin’ that gives soldiers the power of invisibility on the battlefield uses pixelized screens which autonomously heat or cool to mimic the environment Researchers have designed a type of cloaking skin that provides invisibility Designed as patches, the device is made if individual pixelized screens The screens gather data of the surrounding temperatures to change … Read more
A nurse who was photographed working at a country house hospital during the First World War is finally being given the recognition she deserves after she was identified following an appeal on Antiques Roadshow. Colourised photographs of nurses at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, were first broadcast on a 2018 episode as part of an appeal by … Read more
She and her pro partner Gorka Marquez narrowly avoided being booted off Strictly Come Dancing over the weekend. But Maisie Smith soldiered on on Monday, turning up for another week’s rehearsals ahead of Saturday’s show. Maisie, 19, looked a little sheepish as she strolled into the building in her gym gear. Close call: Maisie Smith … Read more