Did Argentina rob art from its own museum to fund the Falklands War? Military junta stole £1.8m of paintings from Buenos Aires gallery to buy arms from Taiwan, new book claims British academic claims art heist was staged by Argentina’s military Government Sixteen masterpieces vanished into thin air from national museum in the 1980s Just three … Read more
The son of a hero of the Falklands War is among the group of senior officers who will carry Prince Philip on his final journey today. Deputy Colonel Commandant of The Rifles, Major General Rupert Jones, is the son of Herbert ‘H’ Jones, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross by the Queen for his … Read more
The son of a hero of the Falklands War is among the group of senior officers who will carry Prince Philip on his final journey today. Deputy Colonel Commandant of The Rifles, Major General Rupert Jones, is the son of Herbert ‘H’ Jones, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross by the Queen for his … Read more
Britain’s most senior naval officer last night complained that the British Government had insulted him in a row over intelligence and security. Admiral Lord West of Spithead, 72, a decorated Falklands veteran, former First Sea Lord and a Security Minister under Gordon Brown, was denounced on the record by the Foreign Office for engaging in … Read more
Britain’s most senior naval officer last night complained that the British Government had insulted him in a row over intelligence and security. Admiral Lord West of Spithead, 72, a decorated Falklands veteran, former First Sea Lord and a Security Minister under Gordon Brown, was denounced on the record by the Foreign Office for engaging in … Read more
The radio message was conveyed in the brusque, demotic language of the British squaddie. ‘We’ve found a stiff on Mount Longdon, Sir. In the middle of a minefield. What do we do?’ It was the body of an Argentine conscript, probably killed during the final, chaotic retreat into Port Stanley as British forces closed in, … Read more
The radio message was conveyed in the brusque, demotic language of the British squaddie. ‘We’ve found a stiff on Mount Longdon, Sir. In the middle of a minefield. What do we do?’ It was the body of an Argentine conscript, probably killed during the final, chaotic retreat into Port Stanley as British forces closed in, … Read more
Falkland’s veteran left ‘in tears’ after discovering his ‘stolen’ wartime identity documents have been sold at auction for £1,750 Falklands veteran ‘moved and upset’ on finding his documents have been sold Edgardo Esteban was horrified to find his identity document up for auction Alerted by a friend, Mr Esteban tasked lawyers with recovering the document By Heather … Read more
Falkland’s veteran left ‘in tears’ after discovering his ‘stolen’ wartime identity documents have been sold at auction for £1,750 Falklands veteran ‘moved and upset’ on finding his documents have been sold Edgardo Esteban was horrified to find his identity document up for auction Alerted by a friend, Mr Esteban tasked lawyers with recovering the document By Heather … Read more
Falklands flagship HMS Hermes reaches her final destination – a breakers’ yard where she will be turned into scrap metal Veteran aircraft carrier HMS Hermes has made her final voyage to the scrapheap She was the flagship of the British fleet during the Falklands war in 1982 Hermes carried up to 21 Harrier jets, five Sea … Read more