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Falklands Landing Day remembered
It is 30 years since British ground troops landed on the Falkland Islands. Royal Marines and...
Falklands widow urges servicemen to talk
The widow of a Royal Navy veteran who took his own life earlier this year is urging servicemen to...
Memorial honours fallen Falklands heroes
A new national memorial to the 255 British soldiers, sailors and airmen killed during the Falklands...
Phil Vickery cooks up a storm
Falkland Islanders welcomed celebrity chef Phil Vickery over the weekend. He is there to promote...
Falklands TV ad costs Argentine athlete
Argentina has dropped a hockey player filmed doing step-ups on a Falklands war memorial from its...
British Forces News
An inquest coroner has recorded a verdict of suicide on a Falklands war medic who killed himself...
Falklands War remembered by veterans
There were emotional scenes in Portsmouth this weekend as veterans and city residents commemorated...
Anniversary of sinking of HMS Sheffield
Thirty years ago today (Friday) the Royal Navy suffered one of its worst losses of the Falklands...
Rage at 'Argentine soil' TV advert stunt
A TV advert showing an Argentine Olympic athlete exercising on the steps of a British war memorial...
Argentina marks General Belgrano sinking
Argentina has marked the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the warship General Belgrano during the...
30 years on-General Belgrano remembered
It was perhaps the most controversial episode of the Falklands War and brought its single heaviest...
Falklands personnel run for charity
Personnel from the Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falklands have been running 33 miles to Stanley,...
Overseas troops issued UK postcodes
Forces personnel overseas are to benefit from the introduction of new UK style postcodes for BFPO...
845 Naval Air Squadron is 50 years old
This month marks the 50th anniversary of 845 Naval Air Squadron. Better known as the “Junglies” for...
The Falklands: Vulcan 607
It has been dubbed the most remarkable British Air Attack since the Second World War. It is...
Argentina's new tactic in oil field row
The Spanish government has warned it will defend its interests as a row with Argentina over the...
Ascension Island: link to the Falklands
Ascension Island has a long and varied military history, and still plays a vital part as a...
British Forces News
Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers, who completed the RAF's longest ever bombing run to attack the...
Bad weather threatens Falklands travel
It has been a busy month for the control tower at Mount Pleasant Airfield in the Falklands. Bad...
Top brass recall day Task Force set sail
270 senior military personnel gathered last night (Friday) to mark 30 years since they set sail to...
Liberation of the Falklands: a recap
30 years ago today, the first elements of the taskforce to liberate the Falklands Islands left...
Posting to Falklands 'not a backwater'
The head of British Forces in the South Atlantic has urged the men and women under his command to...
First Falkland Islands census in 6 years
A census of the Falkland Islands - the first official count of inhabitants for six years - is to...
HMS Dauntless sails for South Atlantic
The Royal Navy's newest destroyer has set sail for the South Atlantic on its maiden mission. HMS...
Argentine rioters attack British Embassy
The foreign office has condemned violent Argentine protesters who clashed with riot police after...
Falklands Governor: exclusive interview
In an exclusive interview marking the 30th anniversary of the invasion, the Governor of the...
Falklands telex sells for $7250
A historic telex that spelt the end of the Falklands War has sold at auction for £5800, more than...
Falklands vet warns of PTSD threat
A Falklands veteran has been telling a newspaper about his discharge from the Army, because of post...
Argentines honour their Falklands fallen
Argentine veterans have held a vigil for fallen comrades in the port of Ushuaia. Situated a few...
Candle burns for Falklands War heroes
A single candle has been lit at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to mark the 30th anniversary...
Hammond and Hague talk Falklands legacy
Both the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have been talking to British Forces News about the...
History of the Falklands conflict
Argentina has variously tried to charm, occupy, negotiate and threaten its way back into the...
HMS Dauntless heads for Falklands
One of the Royal Navy's newest and most powerful warships is to set sail for the Falkland Islands a...
Local heroes remember day of invasion
On the Falkland Islands today (Mon) is just another day. No ceremony is being held in the South...
Top commander says UK CAN hold Falklands
The man who would mastermind the British response if there were any repeat of the 1982 invasion is...
UK 'can't win' future Falklands conflict
A defence pressure group is warning spending cuts mean Britain would lose if there is another...
Argentina: 'Time will deliver' Falklands
One of the most senior figures in Argentina's ruling party has vowed the Falklands WILL one day...
Oil darkens waters in Falklands dispute
With the 30th anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands just three days away the...
Falklands Conflict retold day by day
A step-by-step reconstruction of the Falklands war is being broadcast over Twitter and Facebook to...
Tutu pressure on Britain over Falklands
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and five other Nobel Peace Prize winners have called on Britain to...

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