On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...

THIS weekend’s remembrance ceremony at Howden-le-Wear is going to be all the more poignant as it is 100 years to the day since the granite ...

An unseen diary recounting the legendary First World War Christmas truce football match reveals German troops sang 'God Save ...

A collection of World War One soldiers' stories has shed light on the famous Christmas truce of 1914. Maude Alice Lineham was working as a volunteer nurse in Derby and Leicester during the 1914-18 ...

Living inside a warm and friendly retirement home on Kamloops' North Shore is a very remarkable man. John Kuharski is 104 ...

This is one person's ultimate Ireland bucket list - from the surf up North to going on a ghost hunt. What would be on your ...

In Indonesia, Mount Lewotobi's eruption looms dramatically over awestruck villagers, while in Greece, saffron farmers contend ...

By Kara KimbroughN     On paper, spending a mere 24 hours in New Orleans doesn’t compute. There’s so much to see and experience in a city filled with hundreds of restaurants, attractions, venues and ...

Near the end of WWI Germany, was still putting new submarines into the Atlantic. A U-boat called the SM UC-97 was ...

DURING the First World War, Darlington commemorated the bravest of its war heroes by presenting them with a gold medal.