Falklands, significant pressure on Southbound Airbridge flights during September

Monday, September 15th 2025 - 04:36 UTC The airbridge parked at MPC airport The Falkland Islands community will be aware of the strain on Airbridge seating capacity at this time of year and will appreciate that this week’s cancelled flight has...

No one is an exception

There is a movie about former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher titled “The Iron Lady.” The famous actress Meryl Streep plays Thatcher, portraying her both as the young daughter of a grocer and as an aging, seasoned politician. When I was a...

Last Falklands War submariner (Churchill and Vanguard Classes) retires after 46 years RN

Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 23:09 UTC Mr Hutchinson served as a control room watch-keeper during the submarine’s mission in the Falklands conflict. The last serving Falklands War submariner from HMS Conqueror has retired after 46 years in the...

Wildlife filmmaker stranded during Falklands War to share adventures and honour late assistant

A wildlife film-maker once stranded for weeks on a remote island during the Falklands War is preparing to share stories from her extraordinary expeditions — while paying tribute to the assistant who shared the adventures. Cindy Buxton, of...

Margaret Thatcher: A Chemist’s Path to Political Power

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, née Roberts, also known as the “Iron Lady”—a nickname reportedly given to her by a Russian journalist and associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style was the longest-serving British...

Kings of Petersfield as youth group given top award

A Petersfield group which has given a helping hand to countless youngsters has received an early birthday present. All eyes were on the Kings Arms last Thursday as the much-loved charity received one of the town’s biggest accolades from The...

What state of Church is the next Archbishop of Canterbury inheriting?

IN 1955, Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher was able to prevent Princess Margaret from marrying a war hero who had been divorced by appealing to her sense of duty and her need to set a Christian example to the nation. The two greatest poets of the day...

Thatcher at 100: Lavish celebrations to mark the Iron Lady's life, leadership and legacy

Kemi Badenoch has made a pilgrimage to Margaret Thatcher’s home town, Grantham, on the 100th anniversary of the former prime minister’s birth. The Tory leader visited a school in the Lincolnshire town and is expected to speak later at a glittering...

1,500 children in Armed Forces families benefit from dental health push

More than 1,500 children in British military families overseas have benefited from a major dental health drive. Thousands of free toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste have been delivered to the youngsters from Armed Forces families serving in...

Teddington man shares memories of twice-knighted RAF hero father behind Berlin airlift and Falklands air campaign

Former Victoria resident, Sir John Curtiss, twice knighted for his distinguished military service, flew over 260 missions into a blockaded city during the Berlin Airlift, masterminded British air operations in the Falklands War, and became the...

A Muslim military alliance?

This is a good time to be an observer. The world is being repurposed but a bad time to be a participant or activist. You could end up being martyred, genocided or M.I.A (missing in action). Most of the action centres around the Middle East, but...

In a World First, Autonomous Robot Glider to Circle the Globe in Historic Ocean Mission

An underwater vehicle named Redwing will be launched in a Teledyne Marine-Rutgers project to collect data for ocean science and weather forecasting Guided by the rhythms of the sea and the promise of discovery, Teledyne Marine and Rutgers...

Is Israel rejecting Britain’s liberal Jews?

Embracing Tommy Robinson seems to have been calculated to disturb mainstream Jewish institutions The Israeli Government has not been above trying to embarrass its British counterparts in the past, when they felt the occasion called for it. Who can...

Kudos should be given to Senator Pocock for revealing a grubby deal

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Senator David Pocock has been cancelled by the leadership of the Parliamentary Sports Club...

Meet football's ultimate Champagne Socialist XI: After self-confessed left-winger Gary Neville caused outrage with 'middle-aged white men' rant, who joins millionaire Sky Sports pundit in our team?

Football often finds itself in an explosive relationship with politics. In the latest saga, Man United legend, Sky Sports pundit and successful property developer Gary Neville has been the focal point of huge debate after he claimed that 'angry,...

Greed on the Rocks

Little Dunn’s River is a free beach owned and operated by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). ORIGINALLY shut down over concerns that a criminal network was charging people for access, Little Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has once again...

Veterans who lost their hearing settle legal claims for more than £700,000

Retired lieutenant colonel Andrew Davies is one of four former personnel to settle his claim (Image: Family handout/PA) Former British Army servicemen have settled legal claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over hearing loss suffered...

A Light the Years Can Never Dim

Tomorrow (October 13) marks what would have been Margaret Thatcher’s 100th birthday. When Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher came into office, the Western world was at a low ebb. The 1973 oil crisis had created stagflation. The US had...

Mole-Rats Could Hold the Key to Living Longer

Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that lived long, played hard, crashed out, and topped it off with a glass of claret. First off, it’s Naked Mole-Rat Week! Or at least it should be, given that there are multiple new...

Passport stamps are a map of my life in travel. I’ll miss them

Surely I can’t be the only one who stands in line at the airport thumbing the pages of my passport as if I’ve just got my hands on a first edition of my favourite book. Nor can I be alone in handing my passport to border control in the quiet hope...