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Blankety Blank contestant and RAF veteran Nathanael Hill sadly passed away after filming an episode of the BBC game show.

Blankety Blank contestant and RAF veteran dies after filming BBC show

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Welsh legend Gareth Thomas honoured in new poll

Members of the Coldstream Guards march during a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, where King Charles III, Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards, presents four new Colours to the 1st and 2nd Battalion (Number 7 Company) of the Coldstream Guards in their 375th year

All you need to know about today's Trooping the Colour

Champions: The Speakers Agency.

Top Inspirational UK speakers to boost PRIDE and inclusion in the workplace

Frederick Forsyth, the author of The Day of The Jackal, has died at the age of 86 after a brief illness.

Best-selling author dies aged 86

The WWII Avro Lancaster bomber at the Airbus, wing building factory in Broughton, North Wales, eighty years on from when she was built.

Second World War bomber returns home for 80th anniversary

Stella Cotton with her daughter Janice Doland on her 100th birthday at Carpathia Grange

Air force veteran celebrates 100th birthday at Southampton care home

Royal Navy, Army and RAF personnel have received a new above inflation pay rise, less than 12 months after a previous salary increase.

Dedicated armed forces personnel receive new above inflation pay rise

Ben Pearson (right) and his husband Nathan.

Watch: Couple buy historical French 'village' for just €80k

Dave Rose served in the RAF for 31 years

Norfolk RAF veteran appeals for volunteers

Firefighters are still at the scene of a fatal blaze at Bicester Motion, which has claimed the lives of three people.

What caused the fatal fire at former RAF base in Bicester?

The 80th anniversary of VE Day will be marked on Thursday, May 8.

Is there a minute silence for VE Day today? Details and time

Severn Trent lights up Derwent Dam to honour Dambusters for VE Day.

Severn Trent lights up Derwent Dam in red, white and blue to honour Dambusters f...

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Wrestling legend steps back into the ring

Martin Lynch.

I take a cold plunge in my wheelie bin every day - it helps my PTSD

The MoD said two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from Malbork Air Base in Poland

RAF jets intercept Russian aircraft flying close to Nato airspace

CCTV footage shows RAF men causing damage to Paddington Bear statue
The actions of two Royal Air Force engineers who broke a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue in half before stealing it were "the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for", a judge said.
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Puma helicopters fly over RAF Cosford.

RAF Puma helicopters to fly over UK today - full list of locations

The Red Arrows have finally revealed their 2025 display schedule. (Photo: Getty Images)

Red Arrows confirm 2025 schedule - here's when you can see the jets

Under Team Tempest, Leonardo is working with the BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, MBDA and the Ministry of Defence to develop the technologies needed for the next generation of combat air.

Leonardo hires veterans for engineering roles to bolster national security

Mike Fisher, 91, is still playing cricket.

Watch: RAF veteran, 91, still plays cricket every week

Prince William's ex-flying instructor has died of cancer “after years of exposure to toxic fumes”. (Photo: Becci Louise Stubbings/Facebook)

Prince William's flying instructor dies 'after exposed to toxic fumes'

The commemorative coins mark the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display

The Royal Mint has just launched some special Red Arrows 50p coins

Steven McCreadie, Dry Ice Team Leader at Eco Group.

Historic RAF wartime engine set for national memorial after restoration

HMS Somerset flanking Russian ship Yantar near UK waters

Royal Navy sent twice to get rid of Russian spy ship in UK waters

The five new designs include coins commemorating the Red Arrows, the modern railway and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Royal Mint unveils five special coins for 2025

The Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and the Princess of Wales during the Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey

Kate says she ‘didn’t know’ what 2024 held in store at carol service

V2 Long Range Rocket launch, 1944

Vi for Victory, not Vengeance: How the RAF defended London in 1944
In 1944 the RAF defends London By Ronan Thomas 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of iconic Second World War military offensives in Europe. 1944 saw RAF Bomber Command’s all-out operations against Nazi Germany, Monte Cassino in Italy (January to May 1944), D-Day, Caen and Normandy in northwestern France (June-August), Operation Market Garden in Holland (September) and the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg (December 1944). 80 years on, these critical clashes are rightly the subject of current commemoration across Europe.
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An Air India flight from Mumbai to London’s Heathrow Airport has declared an emergency due to a bomb threat. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK-bound flight declares emergency over bomb threat

Alex Salmond during final days of the campaign for the September 2014 Referendum on Scotland's Independence. (Pic: Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images).

Alex Salmon's body to be returned on private flight

Defence secretary John Healey, and shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge, held heated discussions in parliament about the state of Britain's armed forces. The Strategic Defence Review was outlined.

Defence secretary lambasts ex-Tory regime for state of armed forces

David Madden (inset) was interviewed for a new documentary about the Freckleton Air Disaster, where he watched most of his classmates get killed 80 years ago.

'I ran through a burning doorway as my classmates got killed'

An RAF jet used to transport members of the Royal Family came within 100ft of smashing into an illegally flown drone. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF jet ‘within 100ft’ of smashing into drone

Married at First Sight UK 2024 contestant Alex Henry. Photo by Channel 4.

Controversial Married at First Sight UK groom jailed

Moment Red Arrows fly over Niagara Falls captured in stunning video

Red Arrows fly over Niagara Falls: Breathtaking video from the cockpit

RAF jets have scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft near the UK - days after the Royal Navy followed Kremlin submarines which had entered the English Channel. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF jets scramble to intercept Russian aircraft near UK

RAF jets will increase their activity across a UK region during the remainder of August and parts of September. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF jets to conduct ‘24 hour flight operations’ across UK region

The iconic RAF Red Arrows will perform in the skies this weekend - and here’s where you can catch a glimpse of the prestigious planes. (Photo: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Red Arrows to perform this weekend - flight path mapped

Russian fighter jets escorted two RAF Typhoon aircraft and an RC-135 reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea. (Photo: Getty Images)

Russian jets escort RAF Typhoons

Britain’s new multi-billion pound RAF fighter jet has been unveiled - a step up from the F-35 warplane. (Photo: BAE Systems/PA Wire)

Britain's new RAF fighter jet unveiled

A RAF Chinook helicopter from Royal Air Force base Odiham in Hampshire has been stuck in a field in Dorset for days. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF helicopter stuck in field

The Red Arrows as they headed to Southport Air Show.

Watch: Red Arrows wow fans with special Diamond Season display

The Red Arrows dazzle spectators with their diamond nine aerobatic display across the shores of Belfast Lough

Watch: RAF Red Arrows delight crowds with Armed Forces Day display

The Red Arrows performing before the British Grand Prix in 2018 (Photo: Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Royal Mail celebrates Red Arrows with new stamps - how to get them

Red Arrows’ pilot’s view of RAF flypast at Trooping the Colour.

Watch: Red Arrows’ pilot’s view of RAF flypast at Trooping the Colour

The iconic Red Arrows will perform a number of flypasts this summer in different locations - here is the Royal Air Force jets full schedule. (Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

Where to see iconic Red Arrows perform flypasts this summer

D-Day veteran Bernard Morgan reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe.

Watch: D-Day hero reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe

David Teacher, who served as a mechanic in the RAF during D-Day, has died at the age of 100. (Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

D-Day veteran dies at 100 - days before commemoration

Spitfire crash.

Watch: Tributes paid to Spitfire pilot who died in crash

Squadron Leader Mark Long has been named as the victim of the fatal Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby. (Credit: MoD/PA Wire)

Mark Long: Spotfire crash victim named as RAF squadron leader

An RAF pilot has died after a Spitfire plane crashed into a field close to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. (Photo: Getty Images)

Pilot dies in Spitfire crash

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Prince William flies helicopter after becoming Army chief.

Watch: Prince William flies helicopter after becoming Army chief

A warning has been issued to residents as RAF planes are to fly across Cumbria and Northumberland this week. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF plane warning to residents

Eve Hillier has finally received a medal for her wartime contribution

All smiles as veteran finally gets war medal 80 years later

Two new WW2 planes have been announced for an aerial display to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day - joining the Red Arrows and the Jubilee Pitts. (Photo: Getty Images)

New planes announced for D-Day 80th anniversary display in UK

David Grayson died following the crash on a country road

Veteran died in crash after taking 'sedating' antihistamines

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