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The British Army confirms that a number of active-duty soldiers have disobeyed orders and gone AWOL, and have likely gone to Ukraine to fight against the Russian military. Defence Minister Ben Wallace says that the serving members are "breaking the law and will be prosecuted" when they return to the United Kingdom.
2022-03-9

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace approves a request for 150 military tanker drivers to help deliver fuel to petrol stations. The Petrol Retailers Association says that 37% of its 5,500 stations have run out of fuel.
2021-09-28

The government places the army on standby to help deliver fuel to petrol stations if it becomes necessary after panic buying has depleted their stocks. The increased demand arose after press reports that the ongoing delivery driver shortage could reduce the availability of fuel.
2021-09-27

The British government puts 20,000 British Army reservists on standby to help with the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-03-19

A rocket attack on Camp Taji, Baghdad Governorate, housing coalition and Iraqi troops, kills two Americans and a British service member; 12 other people are injured.
2020-03-11

The 18th century Tadcaster Bridge, in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, partially collapses into the River Wharfe as a result of flooding. British Army soldiers evacuated people from nearby homes.
2015-12-29

Six British Army soldiers are missing presumed killed in Afghanistan.
2012-03-7

Two British soldiers from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards are killed fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
2011-03-24

British Prime Minister David Cameron calls the events "unjustified and unjustifiable" in a statement in the House of Commons and issues an apology on behalf of the British government.
2010-06-15

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson receives a copy of the Saville Inquiry, the longest and most expensive public inquiry in British history, ahead of its official launch by David Cameron tomorrow.
2010-06-14