The UK government has said it won't bring back conscription, the only times it has been brought in were due to world wars ...

Plus, those with bone or joint problems like chronic knee injuries, shoulder problems and hypermobility syndrome are also ...

Fears of a major conflict across Europe as a result of Russian aggression have prompted discussions around conscription in ...

The Prime Minister has been urged to think about reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the global ...

This happens to be the lowest number since the Napoleonic wars. One of the proposed solutions to the Putin threat is the ...

Conscription - aka mandatory military service - was last used in the UK in 1960, but with mounting tensions worldwide, there has been talk of boosting Britain’s military numbers, especially if ...

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said 'Europe does have to step up in terms of its own defence' but that the UK was not considering conscription to boost its armed forces ...

The question of conscription has loomed over ... National service in the UK ended in 1960 (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) But countries on the fringes of Europe see things differently.

The Government is not considering reintroducing conscription, a senior minister has said, as the Latvian president said ...

Keir Starmer has been urged to consider reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the Ukraine crisis ...

Several other countries in Europe do it, including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, but the UK hasn't had any form of conscription since National Service ended in 1963. Here, we answer some questions ...