Mervyn Kersh arrived in Normandy aged 19, three days after the start of the D-Day invasion in June 1944, acting for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

The attack came hours after Ukrainian authorities said a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed at least one person and wounded 13.

The US military conducted airstrikes in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing a leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group and one other militant, US Central Command (Centcom) has said. The ...

It came as neighbouring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the country’s conflict peacefully.

A clip of the Reform UK politician shows his opinion of the US president rather than his thoughts on former EDL leader Tommy Robinson.

An appeal has been launched after a handbag was stolen from someone who was believed to have been followed in the Spindles car park in Oldham ...

A Co Tyrone man detained in Dubai over an online review he posted has arrived home in what he described as a “Christmas miracle”. Craig Ballentine, 33, from Cookstown, was arrested in October when he ...

Roads and public transport could be disrupted by strong winds as people travel across the country for the festive period, the Met Office said.

Things are on the up for Latics at the end of a year of highs and lows. Here, in the first part of our review of the year, Latics reporter ...

A police officer who worked at an Oldham police station has been convicted by a jury of sexually assaulting two co-workers.

Other new appointments to the House of Lords include former shadow cabinet minister Thangam Debbonaire and ex-minister Therese Coffey.

The group announced in July that it planned to launch on price comparison websites for the first time in its history.