Defence in the Media: Wednesday 31 October 2018

Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of veterans issues and a Royal Navy Commander cleared at a court martial. Support for veterans In a story in the Daily Express, former Royal...
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of veterans issues and a Royal Navy Commander cleared at a court martial. Support for veterans In a story in the Daily Express, former Royal...
...Sky are reporting that Sierra Leone is set to be declared free of the Ebola virus today after meeting the World Health Organisation’s standard of 42 days with no new...
...troops are due to deploy to war-torn South Sudan and this year the Army will deploy to Malawi to train anti-poachers. You can read more about the deployment here. UK...
...previous work to train rangers in Gabon and Malawi. These operatives will be deployed to train African park rangers in more effective and safer counter-poaching techniques. Overall the project aims...
...Code £21m of Service Pupil Premium payments made to support the pastoral needs of over 60,000 Service pupils in state schools. 24,500 children from Service families have benefitted from 154...
...following a Freedom of Information Act request. The Star splashes with the story and reports that documentary maker Ross Kemp and his crew were cited in the document as a...
...Defence spokesperson said: The MOD is committed to upholding both the Civil Service Code and Queen’s regulations on acceptance of gifts and hospitality. All instances of hospitality, whether accepted or...
...operations in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. A dedicated investigation team was deemed necessary due to the volume of allegations received. The IHAT works in support of the Service Police....
...of these partner agencies the Environment Agency would normally be the main focus for questions from the group. I served on Operation SHAKU, the code name that the MOD...
...of Human Rights in a case brought by Stonewall, the charity. A new code of conduct was introduced and the practice effectively ended, even though the legislation remained on the...