Defence in the Media: 4 January 2016
Leading the news bulletins this morning is the news that security services are closely studying a video released by Daesh yesterday, in a bid to identify the masked man with...
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: 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: 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...
Defence in the media: 22 December 2015
...not disadvantaged by their service. However, as in the civilian world, it is not permitted to perform same-sex marriages in a church. In a recent Parliamentary Question, the Minister for...
Defence in the media: 20 December 2015
...newspaper writes, and his intervention could see the first women training to serve alongside male troops by next autumn. Prime Minister David Cameron said: The Defence Secretary and I are...
Defence in the Media: 16 December 2015
...personnel benefit from our ‘triple lock’ commitment when receiving their state pension. The War Pension is a compensation payment and, like other public service schemes, is annually uprated in line...
Defence in the Media: 11 December 2015
...the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. The Centenary events being held in the Orkney Islands will include a morning service on 31 May 2016 at St Magnus Cathedral,...
Defence in the Media: 9 December 2015
There is reporting in the papers this morning of the launch of the 2015 Christmas Box campaign for the armed forces, foreign fighters travelling to Syria and Iraq and the Defence Committee’s inquiry into the use of Lariam.
Defence in the Media: 8 December 2015
Today's Defence news includes reporting that Daesh’s blueprint for building a viable state has been revealed, and further coverage of the UK's fight against the extremist group in Syria. Daesh The Guardian reports on a leaked internal manual that is said to be Daesh’s …