Army barracks could be the new Thailand. School leavers could be swapping Thailand for Army barracks with the UK military to start offering ‘gap years’ to teenagers during which they will be trained to fight in war zones. The scheme targets school and college leaver and gives teenagers the chance to get a taste of […]

3 months ago

The decision follows Berlin’s push to create Europe’s strongest conventional army Amid rising tensions for a possible war in the years to come, Germany’s coalition government has agreed on a new military plan to boost troop numbers. Under the new military service plan, all 18-year-old men will be required to complete a suitability questionnaire and, […]

4 months ago

Strategic Defence Review bares five ways our enemies would attack the UK The Strategic Defence Review reveals five “methods of attack” the UK can expect in the case of a state-on-state conflict. The methods include: attacks on the UK’s armed forces and overseas bases; air and missile attacks by long-range drones; cruise missiles targeting military […]

10 months ago

It comes as the threat from Russia increases Germany’s Interior Ministry has called for civil defence training in schools and is urging citizens to stockpile food, water and other essentials in response to the growing threat of WW3. The move was confirmed in a statement to Handelsblatt newspaper and would see schoolchildren taught how to […]

1 year ago

Her non-dom status means she avoids major UK tax payments The Labour Party has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to “urgently explain” how much his family has saved on tax bills already after his wife claimed non-domicile status. Both shadow climate secretary Ed Milliband and deputy leader Angela Rayner have blasted the declaration and are […]

4 years ago