Defence in the Media: 3 January 2016
...a set number of training days a year, for which they receive a tax free payment, but we realise that successful military service also relies on the management of separate...
Defence in the media
Daily updates of how defence is reported in the UK media
Defence in the Media: 2 January 2016
Sky News and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme follow up on a story that appears on the front page of the The Independent this morning which says British soldiers who have served in Iraq may face prosecution for crimes including murder.
Defence in the Media: 1 January 2016
...terrorists would strike again. It writes that police and soldiers kept a vigilant eye over revellers as fears grew of another Daesh attack on 'soft targets' after the November attacks...
Defence in the Media: 31 December 2015
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...is prepared to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted in summer 2014. The piece says the President has said he does not...
Defence in the media: 30 December 2015
...collapse and concerns about more flooding endangering life. An article about the clean-up in The Telegraph claims that wounded ex-servicemen are among those travelling hundreds of miles to assist with...
Defence in the media: 29 December 2015
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Broadcast headlines are once again dominated by the floods in the north of England today, with Sky News focussing on potential further “misery” to come as a result of Storm...
Defence in the Media: 28 December 2015
Today’s defence news includes gains made by Iraqi forces against Daesh, the flooding response and developments in Afghanistan. RAMADI The Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Independent all report that Daesh...
Defence in the Media: 27 December 2015
...The Independent on Sunday writes that the Government has held its second emergency COBRA meeting in two days to help coordinate the rescue operation, and the PM expected to cut...
Defence in the media: 26 December 2015
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...across Britain and that troops from 2 LANCS had worked, and are expected to work again today, on flood defences. Broadcast outlets this morning are suggesting that the military could...
Defence in the media: 24 December 2015
...2,000 troops short and has paid penalties to the MOD. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: In order to ensure best value for the taxpayer, Capita is required to meet...