IT could take only 1,000 brave British troops to halt a major Russian invasion, the head of the British Army has claimed.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

The alleged rape is the latest allegation of misconduct made against soldiers at a controversial base in Kenya.

The British Army has shrunk to its lowest level since the early 1800s. Years of relentless budget cutbacks have left it with just 73,000 active-duty soldiers.That's a far cry from the Chinese army ...

A British Army veteran has been left stuck with a £20,000 NHS bill for the rest of his life after he had a heart attack in Africa. Steve Foreman, 73, was living and working on an oil rig in ...

Official figures show the British Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns said: “The reserves are critical, absolutely central, to that process.

72,500, which will soon be the number of troops in the British Army, is a controversial figure. Because whatever the right number for the army is, that number will not be 72,500.

As an ex-army captain, I’d back national service. But conscription? No way... Phones in the box. Stand by your beds. Pile your plate high at breakfast with whatever food is on offer – you’ll ...

The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size in more than 200 years, with figures this year showing there were just 72,510 full-time, trained soldiers ready for deployment.

The British army is said to be the 'laughing stock' of NATO because its outdated rifles wouldn't be able to kill Russian or Chinese soldiers in advanced body armour.. The army still uses the ...