Mervyn Kersh arrived in Normandy aged 19, three days after the start of the D-Day invasion in June 1944, acting for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Eight people accused of assisting an Islamic extremist who beheaded a French history teacher are set to hear the verdicts in ...

The US military conducted airstrikes in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing a leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group and one other militant, US Central Command (Centcom) has said. The ...

Rwanda discharged the last Marburg patient on November 8 and had reported no new confirmed cases since October 30. However, WHO officials and Rwanda’s health minister Dr Sabin Nzanzimana on Friday ...

The attack came hours after Ukrainian authorities said a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed at least one person and wounded 13.

A clip of the Reform UK politician shows his opinion of the US president rather than his thoughts on former EDL leader Tommy Robinson.

Stephen Bunting was given a huge scare before defeating Germany’s Kai Gotthardt 3-1 in the first round at the World Championship. Bunting, the reigning Masters champion, narrowly escaped falling 2-0 ...

A Co Tyrone man detained in Dubai over an online review he posted has arrived home in what he described as a “Christmas miracle”. Craig Ballentine, 33, from Cookstown, was arrested in October when he ...

It came as neighbouring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the country’s conflict peacefully.

Warren Gatland is to remain in charge for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into Wales’ slump but has been warned by the Welsh Rugby Union that he must start delivering results.

Roads and public transport could be disrupted by strong winds as people travel across the country for the festive period, the Met Office said.

A seven-year-old girl has died and a teacher and three other students were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Croatia’s capital, police said. They said the attack happened at 9.50am at the ...