Drivers in Madrid had to be rescued from their cars today after unprecedented heavy snowfall caused by Storm Filomena wreaked havoc across Spain, leaving thousands of drivers stranded. The M-30 and M-40 motorways near to the Spanish capital were among 400 roads on which traffic was affected by the heavy snowfall. Madrid city council called … Read more
Parapapaaa! Sound the field trumpets, the cavalry’s arrived. Well, the Army at any rate – and not a moment too soon. Brigadier Phil Prosser of the 3rd Division was introduced at yesterday’s Downing Street press conference as the man in charge of rolling out the vaccine. And thank goodness for that. The Brig certainly inspired … Read more
The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible. Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and logistic … Read more
Moment four brazen women raid clothes bank at Asda before stuffing bags with garments donated to the Salvation Army Four women were filmed appearing to raid the clothes bank in Leeds, West Yorks They were seen stuffing shopping bags filled with clothes from the clothes bank The women then seen walking away across Asda car … Read more
New Army recruitment drive tells would-be soldiers it’s alright for them to FAIL… because it’s the first step on the road to victory A £2.8million campaign shows recruits struggling on the battlefield The message is that failure is the ‘first step towards victory’ in the Army One TV advertisement shows a white male soldier face … Read more
In northern Virginia, a secretive Army storage facility that holds hundreds of seized Nazi artworks has drawn comparisons to the warehouse from the Indiana Jones film Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Since the end of World War Two, 456 pieces of Nazi art and propaganda have remained under lock and key at the Army’s Museum … Read more
Dad’s BARMY: BBC slaps ‘discriminatory language’ warning on film version of classic sitcom that refers to the French as ‘frogs’ BBC said some viewers may find the 1971 Dad’s Army film ‘offensive’ in a warning It features references to the Nazis along with a line calling French people ‘frogs’ BBC issued warning before film saying parts … Read more
An ex-serviceman has climbed the first of 50 mountains in 2021 in memory of his brother who was killed serving in Afghanistan. John Davies, 31, from St Helens, Merseyside, is taking on the challenge in memory of his brother Chris, who died in action in 2010. The veteran kickstarted the endeavour on New Years Day when he … Read more
Send in the troops! 150 new mobile Army teams will deliver vaccinations with a fleet of Land Rovers and Chinook helicopters It is part of a mission dubbed Operation Delta Force, Mail on Sunday can reveal Defence sources say operation – named after elite US Special Forces unit – will involve medics and logistics experts … Read more
War Gaming: British Army unveils new pixelated Minecraft-style ‘digital camouflage’ that makes tanks 80% harder to spot on battlefield Soldiers find it harder to see tanks when they are coated with the MCDC 5 design Pattern is made up of squares that look like scrambled pixels on a digital screen It has slashed the detection … Read more