U.K. civilians should be ready to fight in a hypothetical land war, the head of the British army, Gen. Patrick Sanders, said Wednesday, warning that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine showed it was “citizen armies” that make the difference…
British soldier dies while off duty in Kenya
A British soldier has died while off duty in Kenya, the Ministry of Defence has said. Maj Kevin McCool, 32, was reportedly on a motorcycle trip off base when he was attacked. The MoD said he died on 29 November…
UK Army on standby after dozens of Met Police firearms officers down weapons
The British Army has been placed on standby so that soldiers can fill in for armed police after scores of Metropolitan Police officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues. Scotland Yard requested…
British Army ‘no longer’ top-tier fighting force and ‘unable to protect the UK and our allies’ according to US general
The UK is no longer considered a leading global fighting force, following comments reportedly made over the British Army’s defensive and allied powers. The comments are said to have come after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was briefed by a senior…
British soldier accused of terror offences appears in court
A serving soldier in the British Army accused of committing a bomb hoax at an RAF base and another terror offence has appeared in court. Daniel Abed Khalife, of Beaconside, Stafford, was charged on Friday, and has been remanded in…
Looted Art and Legal Restitution: The Case of the Benin Bronzes – Kaine Agary
The most topical issue in the art world as it pertains to Africa is rooted in antiquity. In 1897, the British Army raided the Benin Kingdom in a so-called “punitive expedition” following the killing of James Robert Phillips, a British…