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Building and packing up the largest operational UK military base to be built since the Second World War.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Nearly 1,000 British and Afghan soldiers and Afghan Police have taken part in a major operation to clear insurgents from a crucial area of Helmand province.
Brighton-based Warlord Productions Ltd, a company which claimed it would act as a co-producer of Henry 5, a film version of three of William Shakespeare’s plays, has been wound up in the High Court in London for failing to record,...
The General in charge of ISAF forces in Helmand has spoken about the province's progression from a Taliban-controlled area to a civil, functioning society one year after Operation MOSHTARAK was launched.
Lieutenant Colonel Tim How of the Royal Tank Regiment writes about the importance of remembering the past to inform future military tactics
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
A search operation in an area thought to be a Taliban safe haven has been carried out by soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) in their first major operation since recently arriving in Helmand province.
Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.
Following the success of Operation TOR SHEZADA in southern Nad 'Ali, where ISAF forces cleared numerous IEDs from key routes and installed new checkpoints, the Afghan National Security Forces have led an almost identical operation in central Helmand province.
Britain's most advanced warship has joined allied navies in a sweep of troubled waters for her first major operation east of Suez.
Theresa May welcomes the guilty verdict and commends the efforts of police, security services and the Crown Prosecution Service.
James Brokenshire speech on Cyber Crime on Thursday 14 March 2013
Since September, 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), has been providing close engineering support to the…
Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton encourages more police forces to join Operation Sceptre to tackle knife crime.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Immigration Enforcement and NCA officers also join Europol effort to stop trafficking from West Africa
Crimestoppers, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Spanish Ministry of Interior are once again on the hunt for Britain’s most wanted, with 13 new faces released to the public, thought to be evading capture in Spain.
The Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) has helped Afghan partners undertake an operation in an insurgent stronghold of Helmand that has resulted in a substantial weapons find and a number of insurgents being detained.
MHRA announced £15.8 million worth of counterfeit and unlicensed medicines and devices have been seized in the UK.
Operation TOR SHEZADA, the current military effort to clear insurgents from central Helmand province, is going according to plan and extremely well, Lieutenant Colonel Frazer Lawrence, officer commanding the operation, said today.
NCA has broken new ground in fight against serious and organised crime during first year of operation.
The operation was undertaken by Combined Force Nad ‘Ali whose units include 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, the Royal Dragoon…
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