British army unit signs million pound record deal
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A British army regiment has signed a one million pound ($2.05 million) record deal with Universal Music, a spokesman for the Pipes and Drums of the unit, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, said on Sunday.
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KBR , a former unit of  Halliburton Co. , Dyncorp International Inc.  and  Fluor Corp.  were awarded parts of a U.S. Army contract  with a combined potential value of up to $150 billion to  provide services to the military in the Middle East.
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Britain is set to announce that it is sending up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday.
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A Saudi prince received millions of dollars for his own use as part of Britain's largest arms deal, the British Broadcasting Corp. said.
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An "incident" has taken place at a British base near Basra, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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British forces claimed success on Monday  in what they described as NATO's biggest operation yet in the  southern part of the restive Afghan province of Helmand.
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A North American energy company which operates a major North Sea oil field is selling its British division for 2.1 billion (Â£1.14 billion), it was announced today.
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LONDON -- IBM said Monday that it won a Â£500 million ($972 million), seven-year services contract to help move U.K. bank Lloyds TBS from its traditional voice infrastructure to a converged voice and data network.
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DHL Logistics, a unit of Deutsche Post, has won a contract worth 1.8 billion pounds (2.3 billion euros, 2.9 billion dollars) over the next 10 years from the British Department of Health, the semi-privatised German postal service said.
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In a rare honour, a British soldier who died saving seven comrades during combat in Afghanistan has won the Victoria Cross, the nation's highest award, the Ministry of Defence told AFP Wednesday.
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Britain's defense ministry said Thursday it had agreed to pay a total of $6 million in compensation to 360 military veterans who took part in secret chemical weapons tests during the Cold War.
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Prince William was commissioned as an officer in the British Army on Friday as his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, served as the reviewing officer.Comment
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Britain spent more than &#36;2.7 billion on peacekeeping operations in Iraq in the 10 months following the end of initial combat there, the Ministry of Defense said Wednesday.
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A Polish weapons maker signed a multimillion dollar contract Wednesday to equip the new Iraqi army with helicopters, machine guns and ambulances, a company official said.
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Telecoms group BT bolstered its worldwide presence today by unveiling plans for a landmark acquisition costing almost one billion US dollars.
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Army admits cocaine is becoming the 'drug of choice' for British service personnel
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One million copies of the new Band Aid single will be sent to record shops in time for its UK release on Monday.