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The Latest Breaking News from Armed Forces Day

When is Armed Forces Day 2024 and how is it celebrated?

Events are set to be held around the country

Evening Standard

Kingston Park to host Armed Forces Day rugby match, to raise money for Military vs Cancer charity

The match will see UK Armed Forces RFC take on a North of England Select team on Saturday the 24th June

Chronicle Live

Myanmar military pledges decisive action against opponents

At Armed Forces Day parade, Min Aung Hlaing says ‘terror acts’ of coup opponents need to be tackled ‘for good and all’.

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Myanmar army leader calls for decisive action to crush foes

Myanmar's top leader has told the nation's military forces they need to take decisive action against those fighting army rule

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets troops near eastern front, says 'all our people will be free'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops close to front lines in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and expressed thanks to everyone involved in the war effort to mark the country's Armed Forces Day.

Reuters

Stirling councillors call for Armed Forces Day to be resurrected next year

Councillors are hoping to resurrect Armed Forces Day next year - although it could be “more flag raising than Red Arrows” due to tight budgets. A motion put forward by Conservative councillor Bryan Flannagan was unanimously backed at a meeting of St

Daily Record

With war nearby, US shows support for Poland on army holiday

Polish officials are marking their nation’s Armed Forces Day holiday alongside the U.S. army commander in Europe and regular American troops, a symbolic underlining of NATO support for members on the eastern front as Russia wages war nearby in Ukraine

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When Lancaster Bomber will fly over Leeds today as city celebrates Armed Forces Day

There will also be a full scale replica Spitfire on show in the city on Saturday

Leeds Live

Concert held to mark West Lothian Armed Forces Day featuring Ukrainian cellist living locally

The event was attended by veterans and standing members of the Armed Forces

Daily Record

Special Dumfries town centre parade marks Armed Forces Day

A special ceremony was held at the Midsteeple with past and present members of the Armed Forces taking part

Daily Record

UK Armed Forces Day pays tribute to personnel past and present

Duchess of Cambridge tweets thanks to ‘all the brave men and women’ who ‘keep us safe’

The Guardian - UK

Manchester salutes military on Armed Forces Day

Now in its fourteenth year, the celebration of military personnel past and present attracted hundreds into the city again

Manchester Evening News

Armed Forces Day parade in Liverpool sees services personnel and veterans take to the streets

It is the first time Armed Forces Day has taken place in full since the pandemic struck

Liverpool Echo

Kate Middleton is all smiles in new photographs to mark Armed Forces Day

The Duchess of Cambridge visited an army training base in November last year

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The Independent UK

Duchess of Cambridge pays tribute to military on Armed Forces Day

In a statement posted on Twitter, the duchess thanked the armed forces for their ‘sacrifice’.

Evening Standard

New pictures released of Duchess of Cambridge to mark Armed Forces Day

New pictures of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge have been released as she paid tribute to servicemen and women to mark Armed Forces Day.

Daily Mirror

Kate Middleton sits in tank in new pics to mark Armed Forces Day

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton took part in some of the training exercises and spent time speaking to personnel about their experiences in the British Army

Edinburgh Live

All the Edinburgh roads closed for Saturday's Pride and Armed Forces parades

Saturday will see both an Armed Forces Day parade in the morning and the Pride parade in the afternoon, both of which will cause extensive road closures throughout the city centre.

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Bristol Post

When the RAF Red Arrows will be flying close to Bristol this weekend - everything you need to know

The free to attend air show is set to coincide with Armed Forces Day on Sunday

Daily Record

Flags raised in the Stewartry to honour Armed Forces

Flags were raised in Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie ahead of Armed Forces Day

Chronicle Live

Armed Forces Day 2022: Services and parades across Newcastle and the rest of the North East

There are plenty of opportunities to pay tribute to military personnel across the North East for Armed Forces Day this weekend

Manchester Evening News

Tesco giving away free breakfasts to Armed Forces heroes this weekend

It's one of many events taking place this weekend to mark Armed Forces Day

Daily Record

Council flies flag for Armed Forces Day

The Armed Forces Day flag was raised at West Lothian Civic Centre at 10am on Monday and will remain in place for a week

Daily Record

Dumfries holds Armed Forces flag-raising ceremony at Midsteeple

The ceremony was held ahead of the Armed Forces Day parade on Saturday

Al Jazeera

‘Stronger together’: Myanmar, Russia parade military relationship

Increasingly isolated on the world stage, Myanmar’s deepening Russia ties will be on display at annual Armed Forces Day.

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