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Tories accused of ‘hollowing out’ Britain’s defence as historic regiments culled
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoAfter 14 years of Tory rule, the British Army has lost 23 regiments, with the number of units at its...
Family's pride at Wakenshaw gun's new home
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoGrandson Mark Wakenshaw, right, and his son Ethan, attended the exhibition [Durham County Council] A man has spoken of his pride at seeing the gun on...
Lord Heseltine warns spiralling Tory party is ‘fighting for its life’ after disastrous D-Day fallout
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoExclusive: Former deputy prime minister’s intervention comes as senior ministers are already...
Queen Camilla meets regiment - where her father served in World War Two - for first time as...
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoThe Queen has met the Royal Lancers, in which her father served during the Second World War, for the...
The political tides of war are shifting — and may be taking Ukraine with them
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoWe have been warned — over and over again lately — that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an...
Dan Snow interview: ‘Dad would read me Herodotus – I was a little know-it-all twit’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSnow at Christmas. Guaranteed. Imagine it! The BBC is coming up trumps by fulfilling many a dream...
The best history books of 2023: from Churchill to Henry III
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHistory books for a general audience in 2023 concentrated on the 250 years since the American and...
On This Day, Oct. 26: Red Sox, Dodgers play in longest World Series game
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoOn Oct. 26, 2018, the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers began what would become the longest...
On This Day, Oct. 23: China's President Xi inaugurates Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn October 23, 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated the world's longest sea bridge, the...
Today in History: October 23, Beirut truck bombing kills 241 US service members
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoToday in History Today is Monday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2023. There are 69 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines ...