Derek ‘Benny’ Bennett, 72, served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Middle East during 25 years in the Army.

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent months.

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this challenge.

Henry Faure-Walker, Newsquest CEO, said: “It has been a delight to support the NSPCC throughout this year – and I hope that we can spread some festive cheer by helping them to raise as much funds as ...

Draft assisted dying laws will feature the “strictest protections” against coercion anywhere in the world, the MP who tabled the proposed legislation at Westminster has promised. The Terminally Ill ...

Sir Keir Starmer will mark Armistice Day at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, as Number 10 announced more than £10 million to mark VE and VJ Day in the UK next year. The Prime Minister will travel to the ...

Stars have arrived on the red carpet in Manchester ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). Host Rita Ora, wearing a feathered dress, was accompanied by husband Taika Waititi as she arrived at the ...

Four men have been arrested after 400kg of cocaine was found on a fishing boat off the Kent Coast. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said three of the men, aged 64, 45 and 25, were arrested on board the ...

A 99-year-old Royal Navy veteran said he was thinking on Remembrance Sunday of the men on his ship who “never came home”. Stan Ford served on HMS Fratton, which escorted ships taking people back to ...

Lord Peter Mandelson said “nobody has spoken to me” about the job of Britain’s ambassador to the US. He told the BBC on Sunday morning he would be “very interested” in advising the next appointee on ...

James Moore from ITV's Emmerdale has married his partner Sophie Edwards in a star-studded ceremony in the Cotswolds.