A 99-year-old Second World War veteran has said ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) that there are “not many of us left”. Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17 ...

The Prime Minister told veterans Volodymyr Zelensky’s war against Russia has the same values as the fight against the Axis powers.

Albert Lamond, 99, helped evacuate Allied prisoners of war from remote islands in the Pacific after Japan’s surrender.

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran who witnessed the official ceremony marking Japan’s surrender has spoken of his memories 80 years on from the end of the conflict. Reg Draper was a stores ...

The National Trust, which looks after Hatfield Forest, said the number of butterfly species recorded at the reserve has reached a 17-year high.

A boy with a rare skin condition which can cause damage with even the smallest amount of friction has been given hope after taking part in a trial for the first potential treatment for the genetic ...

Green leadership hopefuls have vowed to take their party into a fight against Labour, as the two camps enter the final fortnight of their campaigns.

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the selection of Baroness Valerie Amos to lead the investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care, adding it is “vital” the review gets under way ...

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated she could foster a child if her life “ever calms down sufficiently”. She said that in her time in charge at Holyrood work with youngsters ...

Sir Keir Starmer met Volodymyr Zelensky for a private breakfast on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Putin.

After years of work and months of worry, there were smiles and hugs at schools across Northern Ireland as pupils received their A-level results. At Sullivan Upper School in Holywood, a number of ...

US first lady Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to sue if he does not. Ms Trump takes issue with two comments ...