British military logs from the day an 11-year-old boy was hit by a rubber bullet in Belfast in 1972 have been cut up, a coroner's court has been told.

Two service personnel from the RAF have been killed following a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

A Royal Navy submariner who criticised safety and security procedures around the Trident nuclear programme has said he will hand himself over to the authorities in England.

One of Northern Ireland’s most senior British Army officers is to be sued over the death of a Catholic man in the North more than 40 years ago.

The UK's Ministry of Defence is investigating allegations that members of the British Army shouted sexist abuse while watching the England Women football team.

Russian anger over MoD’s ‘real danger’ claim

British RAF fighters were scrambled after two Russian bear bombers were spotted off the coast of Cornwall, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said.

British troops mistreated nine Iraqi detainees following a fierce battle a decade ago, but false allegations of murder and torture were the product of “deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility”, a judge-led inquiry has found.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence has been accused of showing contempt for an inquest investigating the Army killings of 10 people in Belfast.

New guidelines released by the British Armed Forces state that members must officially record meetings with journalists - even if they happen by chance.

A US spy drone has flown through UK airspace for the first time, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

British government officials had first expressed concern — almost 70 years after the sinking of the Lusitania — about a cover-up of the truth of the tragedy.

An investigation is under way to determine why a Lynx helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing five British service personnel.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has admitted paying public officials for information on “half a dozen” occasions during her time as a newspaper editor.

The UK's Ministry of Defence has defended its involvement in the shooting of pigs for medical training after new pictures of the “cruel” practice emerged.

Two British Army soldiers have been photographed standing in front of the Union Flag making Nazi-style salutes.

The Ministry of Defence in Northern Ireland has signed a major new charter designed to support victims of domestic violence.

The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed two RAF jets were scrambled from their base on Cyprus earlier this week to investigate two aircraft travelling from the direction of Syria.

Bodies of insurgents killed in a battle in Iraq were not mutilated by British troops, nor were detainees mistreated, a public inquiry has heard.

’Seal punch’ zoo keeper suspended

More than 4,000 British soldiers have been told they have lost their jobs in the latest round of British Army redundancies, the UK's Ministry of Defence has announced.

An RAF Typhoon jet today escorted a passenger plane into Stansted Airport following an incident on board.

Three soldiers killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan yesterday have been confirmed as British by the Ministry of Defence. Their next of kin have been informed.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has called an emergency meeting of political party leaders for tomorrow morning.

The award-winning creator of hit TV show Homeland has written to the British defence secretary protesting against the British army’s participation in medical training involving live pigs shot by marksmen.

Britain's Prince Harry may have been the primary target of an attack on the Camp Bastion military compound in Afghanistan, it was claimed today.

A British soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards was killed in Afghanistan yesterday after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the UK's Ministry of Defence said. Next of kin have been told.

As Britain’s Prince Harry returns to Afghanistan to fly attack helicopters on the frontline, senior Taliban commanders have said they would use Afghan army recruits to try to either kidnap or assassinate him.

The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) have thanked London 2012 organisers after British troops were offered tickets to prevent Olympic venues from looking empty.

Theresa May was accused of giving MPs a “selective account” about when she knew G4S were having problems supplying enough guards to secure the Olympics.

The UK Government will activate “all penalty clauses” in G4S’s contract to cut the bill for the taxpayer in light of chaotic security arrangements, the British sports minister said today.

A High Court judge in Britain will rule today on whether residents can bring a legal action over plans to station surface-to-air missiles on the roof of a 17-storey residential tower block during the Olympics.

Plans to station surface-to-air missiles on the roof of a tower block during the Olympics could expose residents to a terrorist attack, the High Court was told today.

Rescue teams are expected this morning to resume the search for two RAF airmen who went missing after two Tornado jets crashed off the north coast of Scotland, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.

A device which can be used as a sonic weapon is being deployed in London for the Olympics.

THE Government may want to put water meters in every home in the country, but look at it this way: At least they don’t have plans for putting surface-to-air missiles on the roof of any of our negative equity homes.

A member of the Royal Air Force who was injured in the same explosion which killed a Royal Marine in Afghanistan has died of his injuries, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

Former British defense secretary Liam Fox was facing more pressure today over his role in soliciting donations used to fund close friend Adam Werritty.

LIAM FOX resigned as Britain’s Defence Secretary last night in the face of intense pressure over his links with his close friend, the lobbyist Adam Werritty.

BRITAIN’S defence secretary Liam Fox apologised to the House of Commons yesterday for “blurring” the lines between ministerial work and his personal life after a report found he met a close friend a total of 40 times at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and on overseas trips.

Relatives of one of the Bloody Sunday victims firmly rejected any offer of British government compensation today.

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to pay compensation to relatives of those killed or injured by soldiers on Bloody Sunday.

Evidence emerged today of close cooperation between British intelligence and the former Gaddafi regime.

A Red Arrows pilot died when his plane crashed following an air show, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said tonight.