British Army
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| Web site | www.army.mod.uk |
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| Founded | United Kingdom |
| Role | Ground warfare |
| Part of | British Armed Forces |
| Subsidiaries | Parachute Regiment |
| The Rifles | |
| Grenadier Guards | |
| Parent organizations | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence |
| Did you know | The British Army is the third-largest public sector employer in UK by number of employees (125,430). |
| Official site | army.mod.uk |
| Size | Gurkhas |
| Found | 1 January 1660; 362 years ago |
| Commanderinchief | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Okra answer panel weakness | Weakness |
| Okra answer panel position | Position |
| Okra answer panel characteristics | Characteristics |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 405616 |
About British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. As of 2021, the British Army comprises 82,040 regular full-time personnel, 3,960 Gurkhas, and 29,740 reserve personnel.
Solar panels used by British Army linked to claims of forced labour in China
...By Joshua Nevett Political reporter, BBC NewsThe British Army is using solar panels made by companies claimed to have a " very high" exposure to forced labour in China, the BBC can reveal...
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... The barracks is currently home to a British Army Signals Regiment, which is due to relocate from 2028...
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'Joyful' art helps shine new light on colonial history
... Her work and that of Mfikela Jean Samuel, who used a British Army map of west Africa from the 1940s for his inspiration, is being shown in the Wales to the World exhibition at the Riverside Gallery in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, until February...
The Troubles: 'Forgiving my sister's IRA killer healed me'
... The IRA blamed the British Army for shooting the Derry teenager and claimed later it had killed a soldier in retaliation...
The Northampton shoemaker who caught the Auschwitz commander
... When World War Two broke out in 1939, he joined the British Army Intelligence Corps, which was keen to recruit German speakers...
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... Justin Crump, a former British Army officer who now runs Sibylline, a risk intelligence company, says Israel appears to be making reasonable progress given the density of the terrain, but " they re now going to encounter the more heavily defended urban areas of the city"...
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Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88
By Paul Gribben and Emily McGarveyBBC News
Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the Age Of 88, His Family has confirmed.
His TV career spanned seven decades, and he interviewed The World 's biggest stars on his long-running Chat Show .
A statement from Sir Michael's family said: " After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson Passed Away peacefully At Home Last Night in The Company of His Family .
" The Family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve. "
Sir Michael's high-profile guests included Sir Billy Connolly , Muhammad Ali , Sir Elton John , Madonna and Dame Helen Mirren .
The presenter revealed he was receiving radiotherapy treatment for Prostate Cancer in 2013, and said he got the all-clear from doctors two years later.
He introduced The First Parkinson show in 1971 on Bbc Television - With Us Jazz Singer Marion Montgomery his first guest.
The Show ran initially for 11 years and spanned hundreds of episodes in which Sir Michael combined an avuncular style with a journalistic background.
He returned to The Bbc in 1998 for another run of The Show . Sir Michael estimated he had interviewed More Than 2,000 guests in total.
Born in 1935 in the South Yorkshire village of Cudworth, Sir Michael was The Son of a miner who instilled in his son a love of cricket.
He achieved two O-Levels and got a job collating sports results on a local newspaper.
After two years in the British Army , he worked as A Journalist for the Manchester Guardian (later renamed The Guardian ) before joining the Daily Express in London.
He moved into Television as a Current Affairs presenter and reporter for both Granada and The Bbc before he was recruited to present his self-titled show on Bbc One .
Of the many high-profile guests he interviewed, Sir Michael said boxer Muhammad Ali was his favourite.
His TV career also included ITV's TV-am breakfast show, Give Us a Clue, and Bbc One 's Going For a Song.
Sir Michael also hosted a Sky Arts series called Michael Parkinson : Masterclass from 2012 to 2014.
He was made a CBE in 2000 and was knighted in 2008.
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