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The Ministry of Defence has welcomed a donation from Olympics security provider G4S which will be used to support Armed Forces' sporting and welfare organisations.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
An Army reservist is one of a team of military personnel who has been carrying out personal, luggage and vehicle screening at Eton Dorney, one of the London 2012 Olympic venues.
A Gurkha Engineer is leading the British Army's Victory Ceremony flag-raising team which salutes Team GB's Olympic medal wins.
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, visited Armed Forces personnel based at Hainault, Essex, this morning to thank them for their ongoing efforts in support of delivering a safe and secure Olympic Games.
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, and LOCOG Chair Lord Coe visited Armed Forces personnel based at Hainault in Essex this morning to thank them for their ongoing efforts in support of delivering a safe …
An update from Eric Pickles a year after the English riots took place.
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Chiddingfold is back in the water after spending eight months in dry dock for a significant upgrade.
DCLG responds to incorrect reports that arson attacks and fire deaths are increasing and fewer smoke alarms are in use.
With the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games taking place tomorrow, and Olympic events already underway, Ian Carr examines the role of the 18,000 military personnel helping to keep the Games secure from behind …
During a visit to HMS Ocean, which is moored on the Thames, Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to all the military personnel on duty over the Olympic period.
The Royal Navy's newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, sailed into her new home at Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth today.
Fire crews from the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) have lent their support to tackling a major fire at a vehicle scrapyard and metal recycling facility in Royal Wootton Bassett on 5 July 2012.
The head of the Royal Air Force has visited Swanwick to meet air traffic controllers managing British skies during the Olympic Games.
An exhibition centre in Wapping, East London, will serve as accommodation for the bulk of the 3,500 additional military personnel who are being deployed on Olympic Security operations, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announ…
An exhibition centre in East London will accommodate the bulk of the 3,500 additional military personnel being deployed on security operations during the Olympic Games.
Extra airspace restrictions around London and the South East, designed to ensure a safe and secure London 2012 Olympic Games, started at midnight on Saturday 14 July.
Armed Forces equipment which will support the security effort for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been deployed during the course of this week – with the operation continuing into the weekend.
The helicopter carrier HMS Ocean will berth at Greenwich this evening for her Olympics duties, and will be open to the public on Sunday, 15 July - a unique opportunity to tour the largest ship in the Royal Navy Fleet.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has taken ownership of an amount of German plutonium, by participating in a series of title swaps, as …
In December 2011 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its consultation response document on plutonium management.
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