Black Watch prepares to fly home for Christmas
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Black Watch troops are preparing to fly home to Britain to be reunited with their families in time for Christmas. The 850 strong battle group pulled out of Camp Dogwood and returned to Basra yesterday, marking the end of their month long mission.
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The funeral service of a Black Watch soldier killed in a suicide attack in Iraq is due to be held in Fife.
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Soldiers from the Black Watch are preparing to target criminal and terrorist gangs as they settle into the regiment&#39;s latest base in a US-controlled area of Iraq.
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A FLAG-draped coffin carrying the body of murdered Australian peacekeeper Mr Adam Dunning was flown home to Canberra yesterday as 100 soldiers arrived in the Solomon Islands to boost security in the wake of the slaying.
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Senior military sources tell the BBC that Black Watch troops could be flying home earlier than expected.
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The servicemen killed in a Nimrod crash in Afghanistan are being flown back to their Moray home base.
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The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.
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British Queen Elizabeth II sent a special Christmas message to British troops serving overseas, the recorded radio message will be aired on Saturday afternoon, said Buckingham Palace, BBC reported.
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KILLEEN, Texas -- Hollie Keahtigh had hoped until Thursday that her husband, an Army captain in Fort Hood's First Cavalry Division, would be home from Iraq to spend Christmas with her, their 5-year-old son, and 2-year-old daughter.
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The Foreign Office tonight warned Britons against âall but essential travelâ to Indonesia in the lead up to and during Christmas and the New Year.
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The Queen records a special Christmas message to British troops and their families.
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Passengers who got caught up in the airlinesâ troubles over Christmas saw a glimpse of what may await them in the coming year. The winter storms and computer malfunctions
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The Cabinet is to discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces around Baghdad, amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq.
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Soldiers from the Black Watch regiment have been reunited with relatives after six months in Iraq. Send us your comments.
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Four UK church leaders are to make a pilgrimage to Bethlehem just before Christmas.
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HOSTAGE Margaret Hassan was last night shown on a new video pleading for British troops not to be sent to Baghdad. As the Black Watch headed towards the &quot;triangle of death&quot; outside the Iraqi
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The US government has welcomed Britain&#39;s decision to send 850 Black Watch soldiers closer to Baghdad. The troops from the Black Watch are preparing today to move from Basra to an area south west of Baghdad to support US troops.