As the world settles down to watch the London 2012 Olympic Games, the British Olympic Committee and Downing Street are staring in horror at tens of thousands of empty seats at the various sporting venues.
Many sports fans have complained at the l...
Stratford, LONDON: In the tunnel at Stratford Railway Station, entrance gate for the London 2012 Olympics venue, there is a busker singing just like Ralph McTell, the old tune the 'Streets Of London'. Let us listen to those words;
Have you seen the military men
In the closed-down market on Green Street
Kicking up the paper,
with his worn out Army boots?
In his eyes you see no pride for...
A new rumor out of Washington was immediately denied by the Pentagon today, a little too immediate some are saying.
According to different versions of the story it seems like someone had a great idea on how to bring the world together and stop man...
In a week when the government has announced a £1bn upgrade of the Army's fleet of Warrior armoured vehicles, it has also revealed that the Army is to spend a similar amount upgrading its senior officers.
Defence Secretary, Phillip Hammond explaine...
Walmington-On-Sea, East Coast, England: Some of the British population may be surprised to learn that in one part of England, martial law is still in place. Captain Mainwairing is still in charge, still believing an imminent invasion of the Nazi hordes is on the cards.
Now that Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary, has announced the Army will be cut by a fifth from its current size of 102,000 to ar...
Brigadier Richard Dennis, head of the UK Infantry Division, has revealed that the Special Air Services is in the middle of a major recruitment crisis.
The Brigadier admitted that, while there used to be no shortage of recruits keen to become invol...
The bizarre skirmish in Libya took a turn for the worse today and fighting broke out between English and French Troops after Khaddaffy said he'd cut a special deal over oil rights to which ever Country backed him in his fight to retain power.
Twen...
LONDON - After a long, well-worn night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), has said that they will send nearly 1000 troops to 51.5 degrees North, 1.902 degrees West.
The MoD say that the locals call it a 'Job Senter'.
"You see," said a spokesman,...
A red faced Ministry of Defence spokesman has issued a public apology to 38 soldiers who were advised by e mail that they were being made redundant.
The official stated "It is with great regret that we used this unprecedented form of communique to...
The residents of Newby, Isle of Wight, are busy digging themselves out of the largest snowfall that has hit the village in over 12 months.
Residents were shocked to wake up this morning to be met with a whopping 2 cm. of snow which had fallen duri...
The British Army has unveiled a new fast-track scheme in which any appropriate new recruit can be automatically promoted to the rank of Major if they have a penchant for spicy food. During these testing times in the war against terror it has become p...
In late breaking news, it has been announced that the British Army will no longer march into battle carrying weapons.
The Ministry of Defence has received several complaints from members of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The complaints describe the t...
A leaked report has revealed that the government intends to deploy the bulk of the British armed forces to Las Vegas next spring.
Apparently, they are concerned that the influx of traumatized troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will have a...
General Sir David Richards has pledged to focus on the defence of the United Kingdom, as he takes over the post as head of the British Army.
'It will be no easy task', he said, 'as we must use all of our resources to fight back against the almost...
In yet another feeble effort to disguise the inevitable black hole in Great Britain's finances, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announce the sale of land and property owned on behalf of the state by the army.
A prime candidate for the first sale i...
Following a landmark ruling today, in which the High Court ruled that Article Two of the Human Rights Act applies to soldiers on the battlefield, the Ministry of Defence has ordered a radical rethink of equipment and weaponry to be issued to British...
In 2003, British and American troops penetrated Iraq from the bottom and controlled it throughout a violent and bloody struggle over the last six years. But today, in a pleasing climax to the lengthy affair, British troops withdrew, leaving a hole to...
Basra, Iraq. Yesterday - As British forces withdrew from this southern Iraq city, they were replaced by US Army personnel, who immediately complained about the food on offer at the British base.
Upon being presented with a Full English Breakfast,...