Stranded without rescue for days, they encountered one of the deadliest shark attacks in recorded history. The sinking of the ...

WWII Army veteran Harold Russell ... Phillips tried to get the pirates off his vessel by showing them a lifeboat, but they ended up taking him hostage. The Navy tried to negotiate his release ...

The greatest generation deserves only the greatest games, and we’ve compiled a list of the top World War II games to play right now. Wargaming’s flagship free-to-play WW2 game is obsessed with ...

By Emma Bubola Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s. Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a ...

A museum in Suffolk is celebrating 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The charity was founded in a pub in Bishopsgate in the City of London in 1824. An RNLI team was set ...

RNLI volunteers in Cornwall are preparing to say farewell to one of their lifeboats after 23 years of service. Falmouth RNLI said the Severn class lifeboat 17-29 RNLB Richard Cox Scott had reached ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's western city of Engels, according to the region's governor. It comes after Ukraine said it was behind a drone strike on a Russian oil base in the ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a message of appreciation for Ukraine's emergency services. Posting on X, Ukraine's president praised those who, in the face of "everything Russia brings with its ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. A large number of soldiers return as amputees ...

Migrant smugglers could be hit with travel bans and have their bank accounts frozen before they are convicted, under new plans. The Home Office is introducing Interim Serious Crime Prevention ...

One year after Hamas gunmen broke out of Gaza to carry out the deadliest attack in Israel's history, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, Gaza lies in ruins and regional conflict ...