Incredible 108-year-old Victoria Cross belonging to Pirate of Basra sells for £200k
The British intelligence Officer sailed on daring missions during the First World War with a skull and crossbones flag after ...
Victoria Cross awarded to 'Pirate of Basra' WWI secret agent who was 'murdered' by Turkish troops in Iraq sells for £200,000
Lieutenant-Commander Charles Henry Cowley took part in a suicidal mission to reinforce the besieged Kut garrison in ...
Royal Mint reveals full list of 9 rarest £2 coins with one worth more than £500
Brits are being urged to look out for these rare coins as the Royal Mint issues a list of the nine rarest £2 coins. As the UK ...
The illusory reality of WWI dazzle camouflage, re-examined
The study, published last week by Aston University researchers in the journal i-Perception, recreated one of the few solid ...
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Spain's seaside city with 32 British pubs and 3 Blue Flag beaches
In 2024 alone, British tourists made up 45% of overnight ... Three of them have even earned the prestigious Blue Flag award for their commitment to environmental protection and education, as ...
Fact Check: Pakistan flag at Westminster Abbey is for national day, not Holy Week
A video of London’s Westminster Abbey flying Pakistan’s flag in 2024 during its annual observance of a tradition dating back over 50 years has been shared online again with the false claim that it ...
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Royal Mint’s rarest £2 coins revealed - and one of the 'hidden treasures' includes Scotland nod
The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's official maker of British coins. Amid churning out the standard ... The coin, 918,000 ...
The battle over the Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial was finally opened in 1941, in the midst of another global conflict. Over the decades, as the ...
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Ukraine war latest: Russia 'can't get a veto on peacekeepers' - as UK warns Putin will break deal without security guarantees
A member of the British Royal Family has been visiting a ... but military patches bearing flags and other identifiers have been spotted. Those include: France, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Canada ...