The Gurkhas will recruit women for the first time from 2020, and the selection process will be the same as for men. Women hoping to join will have to pass gruelling physical tests - including ...

He set off 11 days ago with a team of Nepalese climbers, led by Krish Thapa, himself a former Gurkha and SAS mountain troop leader. When things got tough, he said it was the thought of his ...