Royal Navy

Jim Stott with his authentic 1940s police car at VE80 festival in Witton Park, Blackburn.

I restored an 88 year old police car that was dumped in a scrapyard

Royal Navy, Army and RAF personnel have received a new above inflation pay rise, less than 12 months after a previous salary increase.

Dedicated armed forces personnel receive new above inflation pay rise

A fighter jet fell off the side of the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman while she was deployed in the Red Sea.

Expensive error: $70m rolls off aircraft carrier and into the sea

Russian state media fell for an outrageous April Fools joke that Britain was buying a new aircraft carrier and would name it HMS Prince Andrew.

Russia media falls for April Fool's gaffe involving Prince Andrew

HMS Prince of Wales will soon be leaving Portsmouth and sail to the Indo-Pacific region as part of a major deployment. Here's all you need to know about her upcoming journey.

All you need to know about HMS Prince of Wales Indo-Pacific deployment

HMS Victory is being restored and a £45m project is currently underway to bring the former Royal Navy flagship back to her former glory. Lord Nelson's flagship is being regenerated with fresh timber and other additions.

Enlightening pictures of HMS Victory conservation - take the tour

Here are all the details about the Royal Marines Commandos Candidate Preparation Course, one of the main tasks you need to complete to become a Royal Marine.

Are you fit enough to conquer the Royal Marines Commando fitness test?

Here are all the details about the Royal Navy's Pre-Joining fitness test, and how you can beat it. Pictured are HMS Queen Elizabeth's ship's company take part in circuits in the hangar.

Challenging regime needed to beat the Royal Navy fitness test

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Mystery as F-35 jet spotted at UK airport - diverting from carrier. (Photo: Joel Bland - @JoelBlandSport on X)

Breaking Mystery as F-35 jet spotted at UK airport - diverting from carrier

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King Charles is to be presented with the Scottish crown jewels during a ceremony in Edinburgh to mark the coronation.
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An RNLI life boat arrives back in port after taking part in a rescue mission in the English Channel.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth: How many have Covid on Navy flagship - and where is the Carrier Strike Group now? (Photo: PA)

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Last resting place...the Huskyan documented the area where 835 souls perished on October 14, 1939.

Film pays tribute to the 835 souls lost on HMS Royal Oak

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Here’s why SAS Who Dares Wins' Ant Middleton has ‘quit’ his Royal Navy role

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A passenger ferry nearly hit a nuclear submarine off the coast of Scotland - but...

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Keep an eye out from Monday for Royal Navy’s patrol boats on deployment around t...

Four Archer Class P2000 Patrol Boats together at sea.

Royal Navy patrols head up the west coast this summer - calling in at Lochboisda...

Jack Patterson (95) has never regretted joining the Navy and has shared his memories of the Second World War for this very special anniversary of VE Day.

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Exactly 75 years ago today (Friday) the country joined forces to celebrate the end of the war, in Europe at least.
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James Churm served as a medic on landing craft, moving tanks from Newhaven to Sword Beach on D-Day. He is among the 300 veterans returning to Normandy today. (Pic: Wattie Cheung)

D-Day: Dumfries and Galloway veteran James Churm recalls that fateful day

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