From playing Royal Christmas broadcasts to increasing food rations, soldiers and citizens made a concerted effort to spread festive cheer during WW2 ...
East Norfolk Sixth Form College has received a prestigious award from the Ministry of Defence. The college was given the Gold Award by the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). This ...
And wherever you are in the country, there’s a museum, gallery or historic house that will keep the festive spirit topped up. Beamish The Living Museum of the North in County Durham, Blists Hill ...
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Hero Fiennes Tiffin attends the photocall for "The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare" at HMS Belfast on March 22, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty ...
Inside Britain's Last Surviving WW2 Cruiser | HMS Belfast' It's a 12,000 tonne light cruiser moored on the River Thames in the middle of London. It's the last surviving vessel of its kind from the ...
She took part in the Battle of North Cape began when the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst and five destroyers left their base in Altenfjord, northern Norway, on Christmas Day 1943 BHPian Jeroen ...
Engineers are continuing to produce new submarine-hunting frigates for the Royal Navy. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our ...
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales has officially named HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, at a ceremony in the city in which it was ...
A new state-of-the-art Royal Navy warship which is set to be based at HMNB Devonport has been officially named by the Princess of Wales who smashed a bottle of whisky against its hull. At a ceremony ...
HMS Belfast has conducted a gun salute to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The now-retired war vessel was hosting a private event to mark the occasion as its 6 inch, 4 inch and ...
The warship, which was decommissioned in 1963, also hosted a street/boat party in celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day Read the full story ...