The Iron Curtain falls: Moment ‘drunk’ Russian soldiers smash tank through metal fence of Volgograd airport after racing along roads at 55mph… before driver and crew mate are ‘detained’ Corporal Alexander Zherebtsov, 29 was driving the tank at at 55 mph He narrowly missed a house in Gumrak and smashed through a pile of chopped firewood … Read more
The Iron Curtain falls: Moment ‘drunk’ Russian soldiers smash tank through metal fence of Volgograd airport after racing along roads at 55mph… before driver and crew mate are ‘detained’ Corporal Alexander Zherebtsov, 29 was driving the tank at at 55 mph He narrowly missed a house in Gumrak and smashed through a pile of chopped firewood … Read more
Vandals decapitate statue commemorating all the soldiers killed in First World War as police launch investigation Statue, which was standing in Watford, Hertfordshire, was discovered yesterday Resident Paul Johnson was shocked when he came across decapitated statue He said: ‘It’s disgraceful. I just could not believe what I saw to be honest’ By Harry Howard … Read more
The Prince of Wales thanked secret service staff on both sides of the Atlantic for their work as he visited the top-secret US spy base RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire today. Prince Charles, 71, travelled to the communications and intelligence site near Harrogate, which for the last 60 years has been used by personnel from … Read more
I lakalaka what I see! A smiling Prince Charles watches Fijian soldiers perform dances in traditional dress to mark the 50th anniversary of the South Pacific country’s independence Five Fijian soldiers performed a Lakalaka celebration at Birkhall on Saturday Prince Charles watched the soldiers’ performance in traditional skirts and shirts The Prince of Wales was … Read more
Revealed: A boiled egg with soldiers is Britain’s favourite way to enjoy an egg (and five minutes and 10 seconds is the perfect boiling time) Over 30% of Britons say a boiled egg and soldiers is the best way to eat an egg The classic fried egg came a close second followed by scrambled, then … Read more
HISTORY Hitler’s Northern Utopia by Despina Stratigakos (Princeton £25, 328 pp) Adolf Hitler was mesmerised. In the spring of 1934, he went on holiday, a secret cruise in a German battleship through the fjords of Norway and, for hours on end, stared at the natural beauty around him. A Norwegian crew member later recalled him … Read more
HISTORY Hitler’s Northern Utopia by Despina Stratigakos (Princeton £25, 328 pp) Adolf Hitler was mesmerised. In the spring of 1934, he went on holiday, a secret cruise in a German battleship through the fjords of Norway and, for hours on end, stared at the natural beauty around him. A Norwegian crew member later recalled him … Read more
Anger over time limit on troops’ claims for injuries amid warnings the new laws to protect soldiers from legal witch-hunts will block compensation bids New laws to protect British troops will put a time limit on compensation claims Defence spokesman John Healey said the new bill amounted to ‘penny-pinching’ Ministers hope the bill will end … Read more
Ben Wallace signalled tonight that drones will replace troops in future wars as he warned Britain’s enemies have ‘adapted far more quickly than us’. The Defence Secretary set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ as he unveiled new lethal autonomous kit for use by the Royal Navy. He was flanked by … Read more