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Day 2 talks for NATO defence ministers
Uncertainty about how and when the NATO-lead ISAF mission to Afghanistan will end is set to grow...
Highlights from Wednesday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Alpine Ski Super G Final and the Telemark Classic Final in Wednesday's...
Friday's action from Meribel 2012
The final events have been held at the Inter Services Skiing and Snowboarding Championships in the...
British Forces News
The flame for the London 2012 Torch Relay is to start its journey at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. It...
RN engineers discover deadly stowaway
Royal Navy aircraft engineers from 845 Naval Air Squadron in Yeovilton discovered an unwelcome...
British Forces News
HMS Lancaster has returned to sea for the first time in 16 months following a major upgrade. The...
British Forces News
Britain appointed its first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years on Thursday during a visit to the...
New facility for sailors and marines
Sailors and Marines at HM Naval Base Clyde have a new respirator system to help them combat the...
British Forces News
HMS Daring, the first in class of the Royal Navy’s brand new air defence warships, has passed...
Thursday's action from Meribel 2012
It is day four of the Inter Services Ski and Snowboard Championships at Meribel in the French Alps...
Leeson on emerging winter sports talent
EXTENDED INTERVIEW Air Marshall Sir Kevin Leeson has been speaking to Forces News at the Inter-...
HMS Illustrious set for Arctic exercise
Helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious sails from Portsmouth on Friday for arduous cold weather...
Star Trek science for troops safeguarded
Billions of pounds of funding to drive forward cutting edge defence technology to give frontline...
British Forces News
Germany’s first ‘Personnel Recovery Facility’ has opened its doors today at its new base in...
British Forces News
After Tuesday's heavy snow, Wednesday in Meribel proved a brilliant day for action. The Super G was...
British Forces News
In Ruhpolding in Germany biathletes have been in action in Exercise Rucksack. It's the 65th Inter...
Highlights from Tuesday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Snowboard Parallel Slalom Final in Tuesday's Inter-services Ski and...
British Forces News
32 men who died when their submarine sank in 1917 have been remembered in memorial services at HM...
HMS Dauntless deployment to Falklands
The Royal Navy is to send one of its most powerful warships to the Falkland Islands as tensions...
British Forces News
A group of pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the...
Defence diving school opens new gym
The Defence Diving School in Portsmouth has officially opened a brand new gymnasium. It will now...
Tuesday’s action from Meribel 2012
The parallel giant slalom went ahead today, but heavy snow forced the cancellation of the downhill...
Highlights from Monday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the BFBS Snowboard Cross Final and the Telemark Giant Slalom Final in Monday's...
Double victory for Army snowboarders
The Army pulled off a double victory in Tuesday night’s Snowboard Parallel Slalom Final. The...
High-speed network that gave Navy edge
One hundred and sixty five years ago this month, the Royal Navy closed down a unique system of...
MOD unveils supersonic missile system
The Royal Navy's next generation missile defence system will be capable of intercepting and...
Cross country runners get bogged down
Fifty-six runners headed to Helensburgh Rugby Club to take part in this year’s Northern Region...
Forces shake-up forces schools to expand
While plans for drawdown gather pace in British Forces Germany, schools in Hohne are bucking the...
Monday's Action from Meribel 2012
More than 300 service personnel and sponsors have witnessed the official opening of the 2012 Inter...
Marching anthem of war remains popular
It was the marching anthem of the Second World War, but 100 years on, it's still one of today's...
Highlights from Sunday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Boarder Cross practice and opening ceremony in Sunday's Inter-services Ski...
Captains and coaches talk Meribel 2012
As British Forces winter sports athletes gathered for the 2012 Inter-service Ski and Snowboard...
Olympic air exercise makes itself heard
The Ministry of Defence says a sonic boom heard by thousands of people across the north of England...
Family rooms to be built at QEH
Rooms are being developed on the site of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the families of injured...
British Forces News
The MOD is to speed up job losses among its civilian staff in an effort to plug a shortfall in its...
British Forces News
The Duchess of Cornwall has presented medals to military medical personnel for their service in...
Forces athletes head to the French alps
British forces Alpine athletes are heading to Meribel for another year. The skiers and snowboarders...
RBS boss criticised over bonus
A bonus of nearly one million pounds awarded to RBS boss Stephen Hester has been strongly...
British Forces News
The Row2Recovery team have conquered the Atlantic and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds on the...
First school staffed by forces signs 60
The first UK school with a teaching staff who have all served in the armed forces say 60 children...

News In Depth

A final service has been held for HMS Ark Royal in Portsmouth

A ceremony to mark the decommissioning of HMS Ark Royal has been held in Portsmouth.

The...