Tag: Afghanistan

Accused squaddie pulled from Afghanistan for court case

Deadline News Journalist - October 13, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A SCOTS squaddie is being pulled out of Afghanistan less than a fortnight after leaving Scotland - having been accused of...

Former Army chief Sir Richard Dannatt accused of being Tory stooge as Labour Peer goes on the attack

Shaun Milne - October 7, 2009

By Shaun Milne THE FORMER head of the British Army has been branded a “Tory stooge” after it emerged he stands to become a junior...

Footballers deliver poppies so Scotland remembers

Deadline News Journalist - October 1, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A MILITARY like operation got underway to distribute almost FIVE MILLION handmade poppies across the country last night in an effort to...

Black Watch raid smashes bomb making network

Shaun Milne - September 30, 2009

by Shaun Milne SOLDIERS from the 3rd Battalion The Black Watch have smashed a vital network of tunnels used by enemy insurgents to launch attacks...

Locals from Gordon Brown’s home constituency give their verdict on conference speech

Deadline News Journalist - September 30, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond LOCALS from Gordon Brown’s home constituency gave their verdict on his keynote conference speech yesterday. Residents of Kirkcaldy, Fife, watched his speech at...