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Hundreds of British Army recruits have been placed on the wrong training course after a military blunder. Junior soldiers who were three weeks into basic training at the Army Foundation College (AFC) ...

Lance Corporal George Thomas Hooley of the Parachute Regiment has been confirmed as the member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine on 9 December 2025. According to the UK Ministry of Defence, ...

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The ashes of a teenage soldier who hoped to join the Parachute Regiment will be scattered from the sky after his death following a training exercise. Pte Harry Johnson, of the 2nd Infantry Training ...

Lance Corporal George Hooley pictured with his dog Mabel was due to be promoted (Picture: Ministry of Defence) The first member of the British Armed Forces to die in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia has ...