Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Plymouth Armed Forces Day organisers said the event was an opportunity to support the whole military community from past to present Thousands of people will be heading to Plymouth Hoe to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The event, packed full of family fun, begins at 10:00 until 17:15 BST...
José Carlos Cueto BBC News Mundo Colombia correspondent AFP / Getty Images The recruitment of children is one of the most serious challenges remaining in the armed conflict in Colombia When Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot in the head on 7 June, it shocked the international community. After years of...
Hegseth said the anti-protest crackdown in LA is the beginning of a “new phase” of militarization against Americans. President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to crack down on protests against neighborhood raids in Los Angeles is going to cost over a hundred million dollars, the Pentagon has said — money that could have instead been...
Around 150 service personnel from the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) will march through Exeter city centre on Saturday 21 June to exercise the unit’s Freedom of the City. The march through Exeter will also mark the city’s celebration of Armed Forces Day, which is held a week earlier in Exeter. This year’s parade...
Sir Richard Knighton has been chosen as the next Chief of the Defence Staff, the UK’s most senior military officer role, the BBC understands. Sir Richard is set to replace Admiral Sir Tony Radakin who has been in the role since November 2021. He will be expected to oversee major reforms as the government bolsters...
Paul Seddon Political reporter Getty Images Prison officers dealing with violent inmates should be armed, the shadow justice secretary has said. Specialist guards should have Taser stun guns and baton rounds – a less lethal alternative to traditional bullets – to give them “confidence” in handling threats, Robert Jenrick told the BBC. The Conservatives said...
Laura Gozzi Reporting fromPalais de Justice court in Paris BBC reports from Paris court after Kim Kardashian testimony Kim Kardashian has given emotional testimony to a Paris court, telling judges she thought she was going to die at the hands of masked gunmen who stole millions of dollars of jewellery from her in a luxury...
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent Reporting fromNorthern Syria BBC General Security Forces personnel have been deployed in Latakia city One of the men accused of taking part in a wave of sectarian violence against Syria’s Alawite minority two months ago has told the BBC that he and other armed civilians who travelled to the area...
PA Officers were sent to a building in Barne Barton at 21:00 BST on Wednesday A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage after armed police were called to a property in Plymouth. Officers were sent to a building in Barne Barton at 21:00 BST on Wednesday after they received reports...
