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Castle curator Naomi Collick examines the mysterious sword pulled from the lake at Chiddingstone Castle.

‘Kent’s Excalibur’ sword pulled from castle lake

The Princess of Wales, in her role as Colonel of the Regiment, during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for their St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot

Princess of Wales celebrates St Patrick’s Day with Irish Guards

Tina Malone appeared on Good Morning Britain to issue a plea for more support for veterans struggling with PTSD after her husband Paul took his own life in March 2024.

'It was distressing': Tina Malone opens up about husband's suicide

Afghans are being prioritised for housing in the UK over former British soldiers, veterans have warned. (Photo: Getty Images)

Afghans 'prioritised for housing over former British soldiers'

28 Years Later will be released in UK cinemas on June 19th.

28 Years Later: Recap of story so far ahead of new release

Members of the Foot Guards outside Buckingham Palace ahead of Trooping the Colour ceremony

Princess Diana’s butler Paul Burrell lifts lid on Trooping the Colour

Here’s how young you can be to enlist in the British Army, as the force grapples with its smallest size since the 18th century.

How young can you join the British Army?

The Massed Bands Lining The Mall, taken by Josh Brandwood during last year’s Trooping the Colour in London, was shortlisted in the Royal Occasions category.

Trooping the Colour: The King’s Birthday Parade: BBC confirms date

Several countries are already turning to older citizens to strengthen their armed forces, prompting fresh calls for Britain to follow suit.

Countries considering pensioner recruitment for military support roles

28 Years Later premieres in cinemas on June 20, 2025.

What is the terrifying poem in the 28 Years Later trailers?

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

The arrest of Jason Savage. Chilling footage shows a Muslim convert who dubbed himself 'Lone Wolf' carrying out reconnaissance trips as he plotted terror attacks in Birmingham.

Muslim extremist convert plotted terror attacks in chilling video

Four US Army soldiers have reportedly been found dead the day after they were reported missing during a training exercise in Lithuania. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

US army soldiers missing in Lithuania found dead

(L-R) Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, winners of the Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land. Ballal was beaten and detained by Israeli soldiers following the latest attacks in West Bank.

Oscar-winning film co-director beaten and detained

Russian porn star Alexei Oleinik, 43, claims he has 'balls of steel' after his genitals were struck by shrapnel during combat.

Porn star claims he has 'balls of steel' after genital injury

A Palestinian boy stands near the remains of a broadcasting vehicle following an Israeli airstrike that kills five journalists from Al-Quds Al-Youm television channel near Al-Awda Hospital, according to medics with the Gaza health authorities, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Five journalists killed in Israeli air strike

Ex-British soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran
Former British solider Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.
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Nicki Hart, 33, was found dead in his barracks after suffering from mental health problems

Wife of 'devoted dad’ and soldier found dead at army base speaks out

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British Army and a key figure in the Iraq War, has died at the age of 80.

Former head of British Army dies

Three military horses have been “swiftly and safely” recovered after running through central London on Monday morning (July 1).

Military horses bolt

Mary Lamb, 65, suffered a chest infection, stomach bug and was 10 minutes away from hypothermia - but she finished three peaks challenge.

Watch: I climbed 3 peaks in wheelchair...I was 10mins from hypothermia

Mary Lamb left 'battered and bruised' after 'climbing' the Three Peaks

The Shot at Dawn Memorial, a tribute to 309 British and Commonwealth First World War soldiers executed by their comrades, has recently been refurbished after flooding. Picture: National Memorial Arboretum/PA Wire

What is the Shot at Dawn Memorial?

Vida and Quaker, the most seriously injured of the horses, are now enjoying some time off (Photo: HMRC/Twitter)

Military horses that broke loose in London to star Trooping the Colour

A search is under way for Malawi's vice president Saulos Chilima and nine other people after a plane carrying them went missing. (Credit: Getty Images)

Politician dies in plane crash

A landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6 1944, a scene that the film Saving Private Ryan re-created.

Watch: D-Day war film streaming for free for limited amount of time

RAF veteran Bernard Morgan,100, from Crewe, visits the war graves ahead of the Royal British Legion Service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Bayeux cemetery (Photo: Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Images)

'We will remember them' ... famous D-Day poem in full
Everything to know on the 80th anniversary - including what the ‘D’ in D-Day stands for.
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King Charles is set to take part in next month’s Trooping the Colour ceremony in one of his major public appearances since his cancer announcement. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

King to make public appearance

Maps and planning documents detailing top-secret plans were donated to House on the Hill museum.

Watch: Top secret D-Day documents from Normandy found in old car boot

The Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, is to step down as Colonel of the Scots Guards after 50 years. Photo by Getty Images.

Breaking Royal quits

111-year-old John Alfred Tinniswood from Merseyside is now the world’s oldest living man. Image: Guinness World Records

Fish & chip loving 111-year-old from Merseyside is world's oldest man

Princess of Wales and the Queen attending Trooping the Colour in 2023. Picture: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty

Trooping the Colour tickets on sale

General Sir Patrick Sanders has emphasise the need for the Government to “mobilise the nation” in the event of war with Russia. Picture: PA

General Sir Patrick Sanders: Who is chief of Britain’s Defence Staff?

Daniel Khalife was arrested in Chiswick, west London, by the Met Police on September 9 - three days after he allegedly escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

Breaking Man arrested over alleged prison escape

World War II: From the Frontlines | When is the series released?

Remembrance Sunday: Remembering those who fought for peace

Remembrance Day: Some of the most stunning UK tributes this year

David A Lindon's microscopic diorama inside the eye of a needle

Remembrance Day: artist's microscopic tribute in the eye of a needle

The medals that belonged to Herbert Alfred Disney who died in 1960

One of Britain's most decorated soldiers' WWI medals have sold for £5K

BBC’s new docu-series ‘Soldier’: what is it about, how to watch?

Eastern Front Living History Group’s battle re-enactments at the popular 1940s festival.

Festival turns ugly as locals clash with men dressed as Nazi soldiers

Traumatised black bear from Ukraine, Yampil is set to find his forever home in Scotland. (Picture: Five Sisters Zoo)

War-traumatised black bear from Ukraine set to relocate to Scotland

A stock picture of The Marine Corps’ MV-22B Osprey (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

3 US marines killed after military helicopter crashes in Australia

President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by soldiers

Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV

Russia accused of kidnapping children of Ukrainian staff at nuclear power plant. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Russia accused of torturing Ukrainian staff at nuclear power plant

Thousands have evacuated their homes due to a wildfire in La Palma

Breaking Thousands evacuated from La Palma as wildfire blazes

How many children does Vladimir Putin have?

Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) with Vladimir Putin

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Exiled Wagner Group leader breaks silence

While Vladimir Putin is supposed to be focused on his relentless invasion of Ukraine, he has now been confronted with an armed mutiny at home. Credit: Getty Images

Wagner ‘mutiny’ is catastrophic for Putin’s authority in Ukraine war Imogen Howse

A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don

Breaking Russia uprising: ‘Soon we will have new President’ says Wagner Group

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Breaking Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Trooping the Colour takes place on Saturday, June 17

Met Office weather forecast for Trooping the Colour ceremony

King Charles in front of The Flying Scotsman at Pickering Station

King Charles making several major changes to Trooping the Colour

Female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes, and stunt women fight for survival on Netflix's Siren: Survive The Island - Credit: Netflix

What is new Netflix Korean survival show Siren: Survive the Island?

Gun salutes will herald the moment King Charles III is crowned. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Gun salutes confirmed to mark coronation - but numbers will vary

More than 400,000 people will be awarded the Coronation Medal (Photo: DCMS/PA Wire)

More than 400,000 people to be awarded special coronation medal

A night time rehearsal in central London for the coronation of King Charles III (Photo: James Manning/PA Wire)

Golden carriages on display in overnight Coronation rehearsals

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