Former Conservative minister Rory Stewart recalls his travel adventures

Checking in… Rory Stewart: The former mayoral candidate and Conservative minister talks about nearly being arrested in Nepal and eating snake in China By Tamara Hinson For The Daily Mail Published: 09:48 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 11:59 BST, 9 May 2020 Ex-Conservative minister Rory Stewart This week it’s wobbly screen time for former … Read more

Kym Marsh says she can’t wait to ‘cuddle’ soldier beau Scott Ratcliff after spending 7 months apart

She hasn’t seen her soldier boyfriend properly for seven months after his return from his Afghanistan tour was delayed.  But Kym Marsh, 43, shared her delight on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain as she finally prepared to reunite with Army Major Scott Ratcliff, 31. During an interview with Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard, the former Corrie actress admitted … Read more

Legendary Fleet Street photographer John Downing dies aged 79 

The acclaimed Fleet Street photographer John Downing MBE, who survived interrogation by Idi Amin’s special forces and documented war zones around the world, has died aged 79. Downing visited more than 100 countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Rwanda and Uganda during a distinguished career, bringing harrowing images of conflict to newspaper front pages in the UK. … Read more

Army join the front line in war on coronavirus as squaddies finish Nightingale Hospital in London

Soldiers helping to build the Nightingale hospital in London last night compared the coronavirus crisis to the Battle of the Somme. Colonel Ashleigh Boreham, who has carried out two tours of Iraq and one of Afghanistan, said it was the biggest mission of his career. As commanding officer of 256 City of London Field Hospital, … Read more

Army join the front line in war on coronavirus as squaddies finish Nightingale Hospital in London

Soldiers helping to build the Nightingale hospital in London last night compared the coronavirus crisis to the Battle of the Somme. Colonel Ashleigh Boreham, who has carried out two tours of Iraq and one of Afghanistan, said it was the biggest mission of his career. As commanding officer of 256 City of London Field Hospital, … Read more

Taliban pledges not to kill healthcare workers as fear of a coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan 

The Taliban have pledged their readiness to cooperate with healthcare workers instead of killing them, as fear of a coronavirus epidemic spreads in Afghanistan.    Whatever reservations the militants previously held over eradicating the crippling disease, they have now clearly grasped the dangers posed by the pandemic sweeping the rest of the world. In the past … Read more

Taliban pledges not to kill healthcare workers as fear of a coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan 

The Taliban have pledged their readiness to cooperate with healthcare workers instead of killing them, as fear of a coronavirus epidemic spreads in Afghanistan.    Whatever reservations the militants previously held over eradicating the crippling disease, they have now clearly grasped the dangers posed by the pandemic sweeping the rest of the world. In the past … Read more

The world’s happiest countries revealed: Finland keeps the top spot

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the third year in a row by the World Happiness Report – and Afghanistan ranked the bleakest. The annual United Nations World Happiness Report ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, according to their evaluations of their own … Read more

Widow of veteran who took his own life because of PTSD breaks down on This Morning

The widow of a war veteran who took his own life due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) broke down on This Morning as she recalled how much her husband loved their children.  Mother-of-two Alicia Davis, from Christchurch, Hampshire struggled to fight back tears as she recalled how her husband Jamie, 30, suffered from PTSD which … Read more

Meghan Markle appears to tell Prince Harry ‘aww how nice’ when he receives standing ovation

Words of support! Meghan Markle says ‘aww how nice’ to Prince Harry as he receives a standing ovation and long round of applause at the Mountbatten Festival of Music Prince Harry, 35, received a standing ovation at Mountbatten Festival of Music  Meghan Markle, 38, appeared to turn to him and say ‘aww how nice’ on Saturday … Read more