Royal Navy

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

Four kittens were rescued by Royal Navy sailors in Bahrain after getting stuck under a shipping container. Pictured: he orphaned kittens emerge from their 'home' underneath shipping containers.

Adorable "suffering" cats "crying" for their mum who died saved

The medals of a Portsmouth soldier honoured for his heroics in the First World War were due to be going up for sale - including his Victoria Cross medal - but the lot has since been withdrawn.

Heroic WWI soldier's Victoria Cross medal withdrawn from sale

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

Inside Babcock's facility at Rosyth (Pic: submitted)

£65m contract boost for Babcock’s Rosyth facility

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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Iconic business that worked on the Titanic enters administration

HMS Queen Elizabeth passes under the Forth Bridge as she heads back to sea following lengthy time at Rosyth for repairs and upgrades due to mechanical fault. (Pic: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS)

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier sails under bridges as she leaves Rosyth

David Holdsworth BEM has sailed over 1000 miles to the Isle of Wight to raise money for Alzheimer Scotland (Pic: David Holdsworth)

Fife seafarer navigates UK coast in fundraiser for charity close to his heart

Stuart Padley, from Glenrothes, aims to compete for Great Britain in archery in future worldwide events.

Charity supporting Glenrothes veteran in his sporting ambitions

AB Casey Hutchison, 17 from Methil, and AB Kirsten Bradley, 19 from Ardler, Dundee, have completed their Royal Navy basic training (Pic: submitted)

Fife teen completes Royal Navy basic training and looks to career on submarines

John and Anne were married in Kirkcaldy in 1954 (Pic: Submitted)

‘One in a million’ Fife couple reach 70th wedding anniversary milestone
A Fife couple has celebrated an amazing 70 years of marriage this week, having first met dancing in Dunfermline.
Callum McCormack

Crail Airfield

Major development plans unveiled for historic Fife airfield

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

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

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

King Charles

King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

Historic 1963 Rolex Submariner watch set to be auctioned on Friday May 12

Rare Rolex watch from BBC’s Antiques Roadshow could sell for over £45k

The coronation flypast could be cancelled due to bad weather

Coronation flypast given green light following weather concerns

Camilla Queen Consort: Get to know the wife of King Charles III

An RNLI life boat arrives back in port after taking part in a rescue mission in the English Channel.

Four people dead after small boat incident in English Channel

11 jobs that don’t require a degree and how much you could earn

Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carriers at Babcock Rosyth facilities

Babcock wins £30m, 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for aircraft...

Stuart has won silver in the archery event at the games.

Invictus Games: Fife veteran wins silvermedal
A former aircraft handler from Glenrothes has won silver medal at the Invictus Games being staged in the Netherlands.
Darren Gibb

Alf Ramsay, production engineer at Babcock reflects on the Dockyard’s support during the Falklands conflict 40 years ago. (Pic: Peter Devlin)

Falklands anniversary: Rosyth Dockyard service recalls important role in 1982 wa...

Babcock could relocate its shipyard at Rosyth to England within a few years if it is not welcome in an independent Scotland

Babcock shipyard could relocate if unwelcome in independent Scotland

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Fort Victoria, carrying out a replenishment at sea (Pic: Jay Allen)

Royal Fleet auxiliary ship returns to Fife after seven months at sea

Nuclear facilities at Rosyth, on the Forth, and Coulport, on the Clyde, will also be at risk from increasingly severe and frequent flooding due to the impacts of climate change - including rising sea level, greater rainfall and more regular storm surge events

Flood danger: Scotland's nuclear bases at 'very great' risk

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

HMS Queen Elizabeth: How many have Covid on Navy flagship - and where is the Car...

Two of the Royal Navy’s “Premier League” warships have left Portsmouth bound for Scotland for exercises ahead of a tour of the Indo-Pacific region.

Royal Navy warships set sail for massive NATO exercise in Forth

An Astute class nuclear submarine in company with the Type 23 frigate HMS Kent being over flown by a German Navy P3 maritime patrol aircraft (Pic: Royal Navy)

Leith and Rosyth ports deployed in major military exercise in Forth

Prince Philip: all of the Duke of Edinburgh’s medals and decorations - and what they were awarded for (Photo by JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince Philip: all of the Duke of Edinburgh’s medals and decorations - and what ...

A WW2 postcard has arrived in the UK 77 years late - here’s what it said (Photo: Shutterstock)

A WW2 postcard has arrived in the UK 77 years late - here’s what it said

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

In the past Chinooks have been spotted landing on Inchkeith

This is everything you need to know about 'Joint Warrior' - the military exercis...

Dairsie Navy veteran who suffered ‘melt-downs’ and PTSD thanks support project o...

The TV presenter has since apologised for his comments (Photo: Getty Images)

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

Ferry passengers and the crew on both vessels were placed “in immediate danger," according to an official report (Photo: Shutterstock)

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

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.

Join Scotland’s virtual VE Day celebrations today

How to explain World War Two to children - life for soldiers, and the Holocaust

Stuart Padley from Glenrothes prepares for the Invictus Games with personal trainer Jamie McDonough

Glenrothes veteran prepares for Games

Jim Thompson (95) with his Optelec Traveller HD video magnifier

Fife war veteran reconnected with Navy heritage thanks to charity

Matt Harvey (front) of Kirkcaldy Rugby Club is taking part in the world’s toughest rowing race, the 3,000-mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

Kirkcaldy Rugby ace taking on world’s toughest rowing race

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

Had tattoos previously affected your ability to sign up? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why the RAF has relaxed its policy on tattoos

James Irvine has been complaining about the refuse, which he claims was dumped by his former neighbours in a communal garden in Kirkcaldy, for a long time.

Kirkcaldy veteran urges local authority to tackle fly tipping

Police have confirmed that a body has been recovered from the sea.

Body recovered from sea thought to be missing Fife diver

The Fife diver was exploring a WWI U-Boat wreck three and a half miles out of Dunbar harbour.

Navy called in to help in search for missing Fife diver

(Back) Gordon Elliot, Alison Riddel, Cath Morrisson, Davie Archibald (Committee) (Front) President Colin Riddel and Secretary Ron Smith. Pic by Steven Brown Photography

Glenrothes British Legion branch set to continue

The new Coastguard helicopter and crew in Kinghorn

Kinghorn rescue exercise with new helicopter

HMS Spanker

13 odd names for Royal Navy ships