An earlier Princess Victoria had been sunk in the Humber estuary during World War II. The latest Princess Victoria was one ... RNLI Lifeboats were launched from Portpatrick and Donaghadee and the ...

HMS Glasgow is set to enter the water for the first time as the construction of the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates hits a new milestone. Last week she was moved on to the Clyde for the first time.

What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf ... Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot, departing Glasgow for his first veterinary job in All Creatures Great and Small Alf Wight ...

HMS Bristol was launched in 1969, with four new weapons and electronics systems. By the late 1980s, the ship was already becoming increasingly outdated. She was converted into a training ship in 1987.

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has welcomed the return of the mile event in the athletics program for the streamlined 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The mile was last contested at the ...

As the Celtic Connections festival draws to a close this weekend, it shows no sign of slowing down as we spend Saturday night in one of the most iconic music venues in the world. Support comes ...

The UK's first safer drugs consumption room is officially open. The Thistle - based in Glasgow's east end - will allow users to be able to consume drugs, including injecting heroin, under ...

The cast of War Horse, featuring two Scottish actors, has been announced ahead of its Glasgow debut. The National Theatre's acclaimed production will tour the UK and Ireland, stopping at the Theatre ...

HMS Diamond, which is based in Portsmouth, is a Type 45 destroyer and has 240 sailors, including a Royal Marines boarding team. Talks between the council, Oxfordshire's Lord Lieutenant and the ...

"In combat, they would just charge forward from the tree line, like in a World War II movie," Ihorovych recalled. Assaults during World War II often had high casualty rates. He said his troops ...