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

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 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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has been banned by the Summerhall venue because of her views on trans rights.

Electric Group is preparing to reopen a new music venue in the former Leadmill building after winning a bitter eviction battle.

The cost-effectiveness of the drug for NHS roll-out will now be assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

The number of applicants accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show.