Kym Marsh has revealed that lockdown has been a blessing to her as she’s been able to spend more quality time with her army officer boyfriend. The former Coronation Street star, 44, explained how Parachute Regiment major Scott Ratcliff, 32, had been serving in Afghanistan when he was sent back home amid Covid-19 restrictions. And … Read more
The French army is the latest buyer of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot, which it’s using for training in combat scenarios. Images have been shared by France‘s military school, the Saint-Cyr, of Spot with soldiers during military exercises. The military school said Spot, and the ‘robotisation of the battlefield’, is helping ‘raising students’ awareness of … Read more
The U.S. Army has launched clinical testing for its ‘next-generation’ COVID-19 vaccine that’s designed to protect against the pandemic virus, its variants and other coronaviruses. In early tests, the shot appears to prompt high levels of antibodies that should block the older ‘wild-type’ coronavirus, three major variants and even SARS-CoV-1, the similar pathogen that triggered … Read more
Surveillance video shows a sailor who was shot near the Fort Detrick Army base in Maryland entering a business and pleading for help while covered in blood. The footage sheds new light on what happened in the moments after Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet, a 38-year-old Navy hospital corpsman, shot and injured two sailors at a business … Read more
Ex Army medic, 35, appears in court charged with murdering his ‘on-off girlfriend’ after body of mother-of-two was found on road junction with stab wounds to neck, chest and back Emma McArthur, 43, found dead in Thatcham, Berkshire, 11.45pm on Thursday Mother-of-two’s body was discovered with stab wounds to neck, chest and back Christopher Minards, 35, … Read more
Boris Johnson pays tribute to the army of church volunteers who have helped Britain’s remarkable vaccination effort in his Easter message Boris Johnson thanks ‘millions of Good Samaritans’ in Britain’s vaccination effort The PM expresses sympathy for Christians who can’t celebrate Easter as normal He noted that churches across the UK are opening their doors … Read more
Microsoft wins $21billion deal to supply Army combat troops with augmented reality headsets that could boost soldiers’ awareness of their surroundings and ability to spot danger Microsoft won a $21billion contract to supply US Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets The technology is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets, which were originally intended for … Read more
The leaders of all three branches of Brazil‘s armed forces jointly resigned on Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defence minister. The move caused widespread apprehension of a military shakeup to serve the president’s political interests. The resignations are the latest crisis to hit Bolsonaro, who is coming under heavy criticism for his … Read more
Green berets: Climate change ‘firmly a defence problem’ says army chief in new report that recommends the Armed Forces ‘take transformative action’ to become more eco-friendly Lt General Richard Nugee led the Climate Change and Sustainability Review He said that climate change was ‘changing the way our military fight’ The report, released today, suggests military … Read more
Former Army Lance Corporal, 47, who sent email to Alastair Campbell threatening to shoot him in the back of the head avoids jail Lee Gould, 47, emailed Campbell to say: ‘I would happily put one in…your skull’ Gould sent the email during a mental health crisis, his prosecutor told the court He was sentenced to … Read more