Outcome: The British armed forces increased in number by more than 1.5 million by the end of the year conscription was introduced. The Emergency Powers (Defence Act) of August 1938 had empowered ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The British armed forces had been heavily cut back in the 1920s. The British Government was concerned with the ...

On a March day this year, a British nuclear-armed submarine quietly returned to its base on the west coast of Scotland after a record-breaking 204 days underwater. HMS Vanguard had 130 crew ...

A British armed forces serviceman was left fearing for his life after suffering a near-fatal fall in Thailand. Royal Electrical and Engineers (REME) serviceman Liam Gibson, 21, waited an agonising ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK armed forces are shrinking by up to 300 personnel a month, the head of the British military told MPs ...

The British Armed Forces participated in a joint operation with the US Armed Forces on Yemeni territory against Houthi militant targets. The operation took place on April 29, as confirmed by the ...

Military personnel from Ukraine rehearse to join British Armed Forces for the VE Day 80 parade, the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe during World War Two, which happens on Bank Holiday Monday ...

the British High Commission in Nigeria has debunked the claim, issuing a formal clarification. Contrary to assertions suggesting the individual is an active member of the UK Armed Forces ...