The Queen led Britain in honouring members of the armed forces killed in conflict as Remembrance Sunday services took place around the country and in former war zones today.

Don O’Hara fought in World War II to rebel after his father stopped him going on a date. He landed at Normandy 70 years ago today — and made it home to marry the girl he stood up, says John Verling

Thousands of homes along the River Thames have been told to prepare for “significant flooding”, as the number of severe flood warnings in the south of England swelled to 16.

One of Britain’s highest ranking Royal Marines has branded the cold-blooded execution of an injured Afghan insurgent as “truly shocking and appalling”.

Irish distance running has hit a few bum notes since the glorious ’80s. So can a classical musician who specialised in the French horn put the wind back in our endurance stars?

A BBC report which wrongly implicated the former Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine in child abuse should never have been broadcast, the corporation’s director general said today.

Olympic fencer and movie sword master Bob Anderson, who fought Darth Vader’s light sabre battles and appeared in some of Hollywood’s most famous duelling scenes, has died at 89.

The Royal Navy has detained seven suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean, Britain's Ministry of Defence said today.

JIMMY SAVILE “brought a little bit of magic and sparkle to everybody that he met”, mourners at his funeral service were told yesterday.

Tens of thousands of Irishmen who gave their lives fighting for Britain during the First World War were honoured by the Queen at a Dublin commemoration steeped in symbolism.

One of Alan Sugar’s 'Apprentice' contestants in the UK is on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of fraud, it emerged today.

A former British soldier accused of murdering two colleagues during a drunken row in Iraq was appearing at a Baghdad court today.

British forces handed military command in southern Iraq to the US today in a ceremony marking the beginning of the end of the UK’s controversial involvement in the country.

Missile manufacturer Thales today launched a recruitment drive for 40 skilled engineers.

A £200m (€211m) missile contract signed today will sustain 100 jobs in east Belfast over the coming years.

Two Royal Marines were killed by insurgents in Afghanistan today, the British Ministry of Defence said.

The heartbroken family of a Mayo man killed while serving with the Royal Marines in Afghanistan were expecting him home before Christmas.

'James Bond' star Daniel Craig is set to become a real-life 007 - he's to be made an honorary member of the British Royal Marines.

THE personal details of 600,000 people have been lost after a laptop belonging to a Royal Navy officer was stolen, the British Government revealed last night.

A Royal Marine was killed during operations in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown is to head a review of parading in the North, it was announced today.

Iran hit back at claims by the captured British Navy crew of constant psychological pressure during their 13 days of detention by releasing more video clips showing them playing chess and watching television.

The 15 British sailors and Royal Marines held by Iran could be tried for violating international law, Iran’s ambassador to Russia said today.

The Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives is demanding that Iran release 15 British service personnel captured last week in contested Persian Gulf waters.

The confrontation over Iran’s seizure of 15 British sailors escalated today with Tehran announcing the captured seamen admitted to straying into Iranian territorial waters.

A Foreign Office minister held fresh crisis talks with the Iranian ambassador today in a bid to secure the release of 15 Royal Navy personnel.

Efforts are continuing today to secure the release of 15 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines seized by Iranian patrol boats off the coast of Iraq.

Wall Street secured its best week in four years today, rising modestly after a surprise jump in home sales eased concern that frailty in the housing market will hurt economic growth.

British foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has demanded Iran provide a "full explanation" for the detention of 15 British servicemen seized in Iraqi waters.

Wall Street secured its best week in four years today, rising modestly after a surprise jump in home sales eased concern that frailty in the housing market will hurt economic growth.

Britain was today facing a new diplomatic crisis with Iran after 15 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines were seized at gunpoint by Iranian warships off Iraq.

Defence Secretary Des Browne last night confirmed that more British troops are to be deployed to southern Afghanistan.

A three-day security crackdown involving hundreds of British troops was launched in Basra today, a military spokesman announced.

A CRIMINAL investigation has begun into alleged violent bullying rituals within the Royal Marines.

A Royal Marine from Northern Ireland has been accused of stealing two guns from a Scottish naval base, it was revealed today.

AH, Mr Craig, we've been expecting you.

Daniel Craig was finally unveiled as the sixth James Bond today on a Royal Marine speedboat on the Thames.

Paddy Ashdown, currently the top international administrator in Bosnia, was in the 1970s an agent for the British MI6 secret service, Sarajevo daily newspapers reported today.

The commander of British-led forces in south-eastern Iraq said today that concerns expressed about Iranian efforts to influence events in Iraq are based more on speculation than on facts.

Tehran tonight delayed the release of eight British sailors and Royal Marines it captured when they entered Iranian territorial waters.

Clive Woodward has admitted that he does not care how England win the World Cup - as long as they lift the trophy at Telstra Stadium on Saturday.

THE programme may have been curtailed for a variety of circumstances, but last night’s preliminary session of the multi nations boxing tournament at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork set up a mouth watering semi-final between the talented young American, Antonio Johnson, and Ireland’s Roy Sheahan.

The withdrawal of British service personnel in Iraq continued today with a number of troops arriving back at RAF Brize Norton.