Soldiers

Memorial benches honouring the Pompey Pals First World War soldiers will be shown to the public in Guildhall Square, before being taken to France.

'Beautiful' memorial benches honouring Pompey Pals bound for France

Commemorations were held at Milton Cemetery in honour of Private Alan Watkins, a Portsmouth-born soldier who died after being shot while on deployment in Northern Ireland. The service on August 2, 2026, marked the 50th anniversary of his passing.

'Smart' soldier honoured at memorial 50 years after death

Pictured: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester KG GCVO walking around some of the facilities in Southwick Park, and greeting serving Royal Military Police personnel.

Royal honours Military Police during centenary visit - pictures

Scott Caswell, current Warwickshire police officer and former soldier in the British Army, completed a gruelling running and cycling challenge at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Veteran finishes gruelling challenge for soldiers with PTSD

King Charles III meets with serving personnel and their families during a visit to the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island

King takes part in air defence exercise and meets military families

SS Mendi 108th Anniversary Commemoration at Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth, on February 21, 2025.

Soldier who died when SS Mendi sank to be honoured at service

A free mini Standing With Giants display has been set up at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Mini Standing With Giants display pops up at Historic Dockyard

The HMS Prince of Wales is welcomed back to Portsmouth on November 30 2025.

Emotional moment HMS Prince of Wales returns home to Portsmouth

HMS Dauntless returns home to Portsmouth on Sunday November 30 2025.

Incredible moment HMS Dauntless is welcomed home to Portsmouth

Construction work is underway at Baker Barracks on Thorney Island, with new accommodation being built for the British Army.

"Outstanding" modern accommodation being built Baker Army Barracks

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

The arrest of Jason Savage. Chilling footage shows a Muslim convert who dubbed himself 'Lone Wolf' carrying out reconnaissance trips as he plotted terror attacks in Birmingham.

Muslim extremist convert plotted terror attacks in chilling video

The medals of a Portsmouth soldier honoured for his heroics in the First World War are going up for sale in Southsea, including a Victoria Cross.

Heroic WWI soldier's Victoria Cross medal group seen on BBC on sale

SS Mendi 108th Anniversary Commemoration at Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth, on February 21, 2025.

"Tragic disaster": Sinking of SS Mendi commemorated - pictures

The mother of Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, Leighann McCready speaking to the media outside the Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner's Court in Salisbury, after the coroner gave their conclusion at inquest of the teenage soldier who was found dead at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire in December 2021. Picture date: Thursday February 20, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story INQUEST Jaysley. Photo credit should read: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

"Systematic Army failures took our daughter Jaysley Beck from us"

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent millions of pounds on taxis and chauffeurs to transport troops between locations. It has been defended by the government, but campaigners say it's a "pointless waste" of money.

Millions spent on taxis and drivers for soldiers amid Army cuts
Millions of pounds from the Ministry of Defence’s budget has been spent on taxis and chauffeurs.
Freddie Webb

British-Bangladeshi residents living in Portsmouth gathered in Guildhall Square to celebrate Victory Day, a holiday honouring Bangladeshi independence.

Why was the Bangladesh flag raised in city? Poignant ceremony held

Two soldiers from Hampshire who died in the Korean War have had their graves identified after 73 years. From L: Major Patrick Angier and Sgt Donald Northey, from Portsmouth.

Graves of brave army soldiers killed in Korean War identified

Havant Remembrance Sunday service

Emotional Remembrance Sunday service in Havant - pictures

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

Defence Secretary John Healey said the Royal Navy is facing a “serious problem” of not having enough sailors to staff warships.

Defence secretary admits Royal Navy doesn't have enough sailors

HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth Harbour on Wednesday afternoon.

Pictured - HMS Prince of Wales

Photos by Alex Shute

Minister explains UK working in Indo-Pacific ahead of carrier task

George Chandler presenting photograph to the HMS Sultan mess. A ceremony was held at the Gosport base for Blind Veterans UK.

D-Day veteran, 99, guest of honour at military base gala

Mary Lamb, 65, suffered a chest infection, stomach bug and was 10 minutes away from hypothermia - but she finished three peaks challenge.

Watch: I climbed 3 peaks in wheelchair...I was 10mins from hypothermia

Mary Lamb left 'battered and bruised' after 'climbing' the Three Peaks

The annual Normandy Landings memorial service took place at the D Day Stone near Canoe Lake, Southsea, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, to commemorate 80 years. Picture: Sarah Standing (060624-4007)

City unites to honour fallen soldiers at poignant D-Day service

A landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6 1944, a scene that the film Saving Private Ryan re-created.

Watch: D-Day war film streaming for free for limited amount of time
Watch the trailer for the ‘greatest war film of all the time’.
Jessica Martin

Drones make a Spitfire during a drone display telling the story of D-Day above the coastline in Southsea

D-Day 80: Ceremony brought to a close with a spectacular lightshow

Captain Lewis Kelly represented the Royal Navy alongside members of all Armed Forces during the D-Day 80 commemorations on Southsea Common.

Pictured is: (l-r) Cpt Lewis Kelly (Royal Marines), Lt Felicity Villar (Army) and FS Dai Lawrence (RAF).

Picture: Sarah Standing (050624-3642)

Emotional captain "privileged" to give performance during D-Day 80

A team of 16 veterans and military personnel will be cycling from Poole to Hayling Island in one day to honour those who took part in D-Day.

Dedicated veterans cycling 80 miles for D-Day 80

Organisers of a poetry reading event at Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre ahead of D-Day 80 in Portsmouth.

D-Day veteran recounts being prisoner of war - D-Day poetry event

Valerie Godwin at her Emsworth home with a picture of Adrien Jouvin Sharp, her grandfather and the man who designed the D-Day memorial stone in Southsea. He was Portsmouth's first city architect. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Granddaughter remembers "loving" grandad who designed D-Day stone

A D-Day 80th anniversary 50p coin in production. Designed by David Lawrence and supported by the experts at the Imperial War Museums, the design portrays Allied soldiers landing in Normandy. Picture: Royal Mint/PA Wire.

Watch Royal Mint 50p coin being made to mark D-Day 80th anniversary

Maps and planning documents detailing top-secret plans were donated to House on the Hill museum.

Watch: Top secret D-Day documents from Normandy found in old car boot

The People's Memorial at Langstone Harbour.

I explored one of Portsmouth's most beautiful war memorials

A view of the Standing with Giants silhouettes which create the For Your Tomorrow installation at the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-Sur-Mer, France, as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The 1,475 statues honour each of the servicemen who fell on D-Day itself and stand in the shadows of the memorial overlooking Gold Beach, where many of them landed almost 80 years ago. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Standing With Giants silhouettes of D-Day personnel set up in Normandy

Thousands have evacuated their homes due to a wildfire in La Palma

Thousands evacuated from La Palma as wildfire blazes

Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) with Vladimir Putin

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A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don

Breaking Russia uprising: ‘Soon we will have new President’ says Wagner Group

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Betrayal’ - Vladimir Putin reacts to Wagner Group rebellion in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Breaking Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Trooping the Colour takes place on Saturday, June 17

Met Office weather forecast for Trooping the Colour ceremony

King Charles in front of The Flying Scotsman at Pickering Station

King Charles making several major changes to Trooping the Colour

Members of the Royal family on Buckingham Palace balcony including the Prince and Princess of Wales. Image: Simon James Smith

Trooping the Colour 2023: Buckingham Palace balcony line-up

King Charles has decided to ride in Trooping the Colour, the first time in 30 years (Pic:Getty)

How to watch Trooping the Colour 2023 - BBC announce full details

Trooping the Colour is a high-precision military parade (image: Getty Images)

Trooping the Colour 2023: Everything you need to know

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6.

King Charles makes major change to Trooping of the Colour ceremony

Three soldiers fainted during the Colonel’s Review at Horse Guards Parade in London today

Prince William speaks out as soldiers faint during rehearsals

Ukraine War: What is the Victory Day parade in Russia, what did Vladimir Putin say about the west?

What is Victory Day in Russia & what did Vladimir Putin say?

Prince Harry's memoir spare

Bloodsoaked copies of Prince Harry memoir Spare sell for huge sum

An early morning rehearsal of the coronation took place in London

Morning rehearsal of King Charles’ coronation takes place in London

D-Day veteran Joe Cattini has died aged 100

Breaking One of Britain’s last D-Day veterans Joe Cattini dies aged 100

28th October 1914: British soldiers lined up in a narrow trench during World War I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

World War One medals found in bin bag saved from incinerator

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility

Russia's chilling warning to 'London' after Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit

President Zelensky to visit the UK for the first time since Russian invasion - everything we know so far

President Zelensky to visit the UK - everything we know so far