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 ...

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 ...

Guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday include 33 veterans aged from 96 to 105.

A victim of prolific catfish offender Max Hollingsbee has said she will always be angry that he stole her innocence. A complaint made by Immy (not her real name) led police to discover a litany of sex ...

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

The Government will use social media influencers to highlight the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures such as hair transplants and dental work under new plans. Ministers hope the new ...

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 ...

The US president raised the prospect of European leaders being invited to a second meeting if the Alaska summit is successful.

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of pupils studying Welsh at A-level, with almost a third fewer taking the subject than two decades ago. More than 500 fewer students studied Welsh to a ...

Air Canada started cancelling flights ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of thousands of travellers. A complete shutdown of the country’s largest airline ...