Warfare in News

Wed 4th December

The Prince of Wales has unveiled a new memorial commemorating the female secret agents who flew out of RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire to aid resistance movements in occupied Europe. At a Service of Dedication, Prince Charles… Read full story...

Tue 3rd December

Born on 25 March 1934, Leonard 'Leo' Cooper sadly died aged 79, on Friday, 29 November 2013, survived by his wife - author Jilly Cooper - and children. The eldest of three children, Leo was… Read full story...

Wed 27th November

A ceremony was held yesterday in celebration of HMS Warspite, 100 years from the day of her launch at Plymouth's Devonport Dockyard. The ship, the seventh Royal Navy vessel to bear the name Read full story...

Mon 25th November

On 25 November 1963, the state funeral of the 35th US President, John F Kennedy, took place. Three day earlier, on 22 November 1963, the world was horror-struck by the news that Kennedy was dead… Read full story...

Thu 14th November

On the weekend of 2/3 November, Tom Hicks took part in an event at Storytellers Books, Tuxford, based on his biography - Captured at Arnhem - written by his son, Norman, now available… Read full story...

Thu 14th November

On Saturday, 23 November, sculptor John Doubleday has agreed to open his Essex studio from 10am-4pm to showcase the clay original for the statue of Private Herbert Columbine VC. The event will be attended by… Read full story...

Thu 7th November

Thursday, 7 November is London Poppy Day, where some of London's famous faces including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be supporting The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in a bid to raise over… Read full story...

Wed 6th November

BAE Systems announced this morning that it is to cut 1,775 jobs at its shipyards in Scotland and England, and will end shipbuilding entirely in Portsmouth, following a decline in work after the end of… Read full story...

Tue 5th November

On Wednesday, 30 October the Royal Star & Garter Homes welcomed the President of the Charity, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, to the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art Home in Surbiton, Surrey. The Princess… Read full story...

Mon 4th November

The First World War Centenary Partnership’s Programme presents over 500 new exhibitions, 1,500 events across the country and 700 new digital resources to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. 500 new exhibitions and… Read full story...

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