Labour Conference: Find out what the party will be doing for the Armed Forces
BFBS Forces News looks at what Labour has unveiled for the military over the past few days during its annual conference
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Politics Armed Forces personnel will get first dibs on homes on MOD land, Defence Secretary says
John Healey said that inadequate housing for military personnel and their families was a cause of the retention crisis
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Northern Ireland UK and Ireland announce Legacy Commission as NI Troubles inquests set to reopen
The Armed Forces Minister told BFBS Forces News the outgoing Legacy Act and its conditional anonymity promise would have been picked apart ...
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Politics Train stations to ports: Surprising places Britain's monarchs have welcomed world leaders
The UK is welcoming US President Donald Trump for a 'historic' second state visit – but how have these ceremonial affairs altered over the ...
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Politics MPs reject bid to place legally binding standards on Ministry of Defence housing
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook told the Commons that a report on the standard of military homes would be published every year instead
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Politics Military sites could be used to house asylum seekers temporarily, Defence Secretary says
Reports suggest new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood could launch a new system of using former military bases to hold asylum seekers "within ...
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Politics Reform UK: Defence priorities for the first 100 days and the future if they win power
BFBS Forces News has analysed Reform UK's defence policies to see what the party would do if they were to seize power
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USA Trump to rebrand Department of Defence as the Department of War, with a warrior ethos
The American president said the name was changed decades ago to be 'politically correct'
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Afghanistan Secrecy v accountability: Why Afghan resettlement scheme costs are spiralling
BFBS Forces News examines how the need to keep the scheme secret collided with the need to keep track of costs
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USA US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin to retire early amid Pentagon shake-up
General Allvin will step down in November 2025, two years into his four-year term as the US Air Force's top officer
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Army Misogyny, homophobia and racism 'betray what we stand for', says head of the Army
General Sir Roly Walker was addressing soldiers at the Army Foundation College's passing out parade
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China Friends of steel? Russian and Chinese warships flex 'no-limits' partnership in Pacific drills
The two navies took to the skies and sea of Russia's far eastern Primorsky Krai for air defence and anti-submarine missions
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Middle East Starmer and Trump call for end to starvation crisis in Gaza as aid drops begin
The Prime Minister describes the situation in Gaza as an "absolute catastrophe" as he met President Trump in Scotland
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Navy New 50-year Aukus defence pact secures future fleet of nuclear subs for UK and Oz
Defence Secretary John Healey visited Australia to sign the treaty which will deepen the two countries' defence partnership
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Politics Defence whistleblowing review announced as Armed Forces Commissioner Bill clears Lords
The bill, which will become law after it receives royal assent, will establish an independent Armed Forces Commissioner
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Afghanistan Watchdog to investigate intelligence community's role over Afghan data breach
Along with the Afghan nationals, the breach saw details of more than 100 UK officials compromised, including Special Forces and MI6 ...