Hundreds of soldiers have been sent to Kent to carry out Covid tests on stranded truckers in a bid to try and clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross the Channel. The French are demanding a negative Covid test from lorry drivers before they are allowed to cross the border after introducing a travel … Read more
School fees for the children of Armed Forces personnel cost taxpayers £83million last year, according to a Daily Mail investigation. Spending reached a five-year high last year after rising by £3million in just 12 months. The Continuity of Education Allowance ensures children of military personnel do not have their schooling disrupted when their parents move … Read more
Homes fit for heroes: Government plans £200million boost for houses of 5,000 military personnel and their families with cash for new kitchens, bathrooms and furnishings The money will be used to fund the modernisation of thousands of homes As well as new furnishings, they will also be made more environmentally friendly Defence Secretary Ben Wallace … Read more
Almost 10 per cent of Britain’s Armed Forces personnel are self-isolating because of coronavirus – as the head of the Army says troops could be deployed to CARE HOMES to boost testing effort Estimated 13,000 – 9.1% – of regular and reserve forces now absent from duty They are self-isolating because of family members and … Read more