[ad_1] The Australian ‘shock jock’ behind a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated, which led to the suicide of a nurse, claims he was pressured into making the call by bosses. Michael Christian and 2Day FM radio co-host Mel Greig made headlines around the world on December 4, 2012, when…
[ad_1] Prince Andrew has been given a boost as the FBI ended its probe into links involving the late paedophile financier and former friend Jeffrey Epstein. There had been suggestions the Duke of York could face an investigation by the leading US intelligence agency as its new head vowed ‘to do everything’ to uncover people connected…
[ad_1] The King has called on the nation to remember the ‘extraordinary courage and compassion’ in the face of the horrors of the July 7 bombings two decades on from the terror attack that rocked Britain. In a message to mark the 20th anniversary of the atrocity, Charles said his ‘heartfelt thoughts and special prayers’…
[ad_1] Hundreds of elite cops who usually work protecting the royals and senior politicians are set to be deployed at Notting Hill Carnival this year. The personal protection officers are being brought in over fears of violence or crowd-crushing at the three-day street party. They will work alongside approximately 7,000 Met Police officers at the carnival, which is…
[ad_1] Just the other day, a former Buckingham Palace switchboard operator was reminiscing about working for the late Queen Elizabeth. One afternoon, a call had come through from Prince Harry in the US and he wanted to speak to his grandmother. The procedure was to ring the Queen’s private number and let her know who…
[ad_1] An Indian tourism board has ruthlessly mocked the Royal Navy over one of its F-35B stealth jets which has been stranded in the country for more than a fortnight. The £88m warplane, dubbed one of the world’s most hi-tech, was forced to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport, in Kerala, on June 14. The…
[ad_1] By TOM COTTERILL Published: 12:22 EDT, 2 July 2025 | Updated: 12:24 EDT, 2 July 2025 One Vladimir Putin’s deadly attack submarines has been shadowed by the Royal Navy as it prowled off the English coast. The RFN Novorossiysk, a heavily-armed Kilo-class sub, was detected as it made its way through the North Sea and…
[ad_1] By MARK NICOL DEFENCE AND DIPLOMACY EDITOR Published: 12:29 EDT, 2 July 2025 | Updated: 12:45 EDT, 2 July 2025 The head of the Royal Navy has been sacked following an inquiry into his extra-marital affair with a female colleague, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Admiral Sir Ben Key had been suspended while…
[ad_1] Sipping a brew and speaking to those who served in the Armed Forces is where we spend the latest episode of the Parched Pea Podcast. John ‘Gilly’ Gillmore takes the microphone along to the Sandbags café. Taking place each week at St George’s Church in Lune Street it gives military veterans a safe space…
[ad_1] Ben ‘Budgie’ Burgess answered Ukraine’s call to fight for the country’s freedom in the face of Russian military aggression (Picture: East2West News) A final farewell has been paid to a highly regarded British drone pilot who joined Ukraine’s fight ‘because he truly believed in freedom.’ Ben ‘Budgie’ Burgess, 33, from Portsmouth, is said to have…