Defence in the Media: 21 April

Today’s news summary covers the conclusion of a rape trial, defence spending, Help for Heroes and recognition for the Army and Royal Navy as some of the top employers of...
Today’s news summary covers the conclusion of a rape trial, defence spending, Help for Heroes and recognition for the Army and Royal Navy as some of the top employers of...
Of interest for Defence in today’s news, President Barack Obama is reportedly planning to send an extra 250 soldiers to Syria to help in the fight against Daesh, bringing the...
...and that the Prime Minister is keen to explore whether the new Parliament would reconsider this as part of the pledged “full spectrum” response against ISIL. You can listen to...
There have been news reports arguing that the UK Government should grant asylum to Afghan staff, especially interpreters, who worked for British forces during military operations in Afghanistan. Many of...
Today's broadcast and print news includes the Government's fight against ISIL, Defence spending and Afghan Interpreters. Syria strikes Today the Guardian led with reports that Downing Street is drawing up...
This morning’s broadcast news includes an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme with General John Allen, special presidential envoy for the US-led coalition fighting ISIL. He says that ISIL has...
...Forces. We fall well behind the Met Police and London Ambulance Service where the figure is above 11%. Internationally, even accounting for the different mix of our populations, in Germany...
...former head of the Army was forced to live under the suspicion of false child abuse allegations for almost a year. The newspaper claims a new documentary will allege that...
...the UK and Germany on standby to move with as little as five days' notice. Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-enhance-natos-ability-to-rapidly-respond-to-threats Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: These deployments show Britain taking a...
Today’s defence news includes reporting on the Syrian ceasefire, the expelling of 35 Russian diplomats from the United States, and the release of historical Cabinet paper records about the infiltration...