Flights at Manchester Airport were disrupted after the wings of two outbound easyJet planes clipped wings while on the ground. Airport officials briefly closed the runway while the aircraft were ...

A lone piper has played on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marked the end of the Second World War. Senior Pipe Major Peter Grant was one of six ...

CHIGWELL'S Asif Abbasi was delighted to claim silverware for a second time on the manicured lawns of Wimbledon as he enjoyed an ...

British artist Emily Powell, known for her colourful canvases, has spoken of the importance of plein air painting as she undertakes a residency of the Isles of Scilly.

NORTHAMPTON'S Will Heathfield and Wellingborough’s Connor Bush were delighted to lift silverware on the manicured lawns of Wimbledon as ...

Japan is paying tribute to more than three million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending the ...

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies will never be forgotten.

Charles reflected on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and the impact of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The negotiations at the UN hub were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

A boy with a rare skin condition which can cause damage with even the smallest amount of friction has been given hope after ...

Albert Lamond, 99, helped evacuate Allied prisoners of war from remote islands in the Pacific after Japan’s surrender.

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran who witnessed the official ceremony marking Japan’s surrender has spoken of his memories 80 years on from the end of the conflict. Reg Draper was a stores ...