Tag: Afghanistan

Scots Guards’ farewell to families before Afghan deployment

By Rory Reynolds and Ruairi Creaney THE LATEST detachment of Scots Guards spent a precious afternoon with their loved ones yesterday as they prepared to...

Scottish police to use spy planes

By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH police forces could soon be using unmanned spy planes to keep tabs on citizens in a bid to crack down on...

Scots troops ready for challenge in Helmand

By Rory Reynolds STANDING proud and tall in his regulation issue desert combats, Shaun Garrett checks the contents of his army rucksack one final time,...

Mum of slain paratrooper presented with Elizabeth Cross

By Paul Thornton THE MUM of a fallen Scots paratrooper spoke of her overwhelming pride at being presented with an Elizabeth Cross in his memory...

Kitchin helps out army chefs in the kitchen

By Cara Sulieman SCOTLAND’S youngest Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin was recruited by hero soldiers from 3 Rifles yesterday – to help cook up a...

New Scots deployment “raring to go” to Afghanistan

By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND will send 1,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next six months, it was announced today (Thursday). The massive deployment will see...

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