Prince Harry’s army friend says losing military titles will be a ‘big ordeal’

Prince Harry losing his honorary military titles because he has quit royal life will be a ‘big ordeal’ for him, a war hero friend said today. Burns victim Martyn Compton, who has known Harry for 15 years, said he hopes his friend’s decision to build a new life for himself, Meghan and Archie in Los Angeles … Read more

Why Prince Harry must now offer to step aside from the line of succession, by HUGO VICKERS 

Few could doubt the anger and frustration felt by Prince Harry as he lost his Royal patronages this week. His military titles were given to him by the Queen after years of dedication, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan.  The patronages meant a huge deal to him on a deeply personal level – that … Read more

NATO allies set to discuss Afghanistan withdrawal at two-day summit

NATO leaders are set to discuss withdrawing from Afghanistan this week as they meet for their first talks since Joe Biden took office. The US is currently committed to withdrawing its remaining 2,500 troops by May under a peace deal signed by President Trump, with NATO unlikely to leave its 9,600 soldiers in the country … Read more

30 Taliban militants are killed in explosion during bomb-making class at Afghan mosque 

30 Taliban militants are killed in explosion during bomb-making class at Afghan mosque The blast happened on Saturday morning in Qultaq, a village in Balkh province Six foreign nationals were among those killed, according to security services  Taliban violence has surged in Afghanistan in recent months despite peace talks  On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens … Read more

Double amputee ex-Royal Marine hailed hero by Prince Harry abused over disabled parking space

Ben McBean, 33, with his blue badge at the disabled parking space where he was abused A double amputee ex-Commando hailed a ‘hero’ by Prince Harry was abused by a woman passer-by as a ‘government-draining d***head’ for parking in a disabled bay with a blue badge. Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, 33, lost an arm … Read more

Adventurer Jordan Wylie paddleboards 1,477 miles of UK coastline and runs a marathon on his day off

After adventurer, author and former soldier Jordan Wylie rowed solo, unsupported and unarmed across the most dangerous body of water on the planet – the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (aka the Gate of Tears) – he described the 13-hour 42-minute voyage, from Djibouti to Yemen and back, as ‘the toughest thing I’ve ever done’. And at … Read more

Checking in… Former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable talks about his holiday memories

Checking in… Former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable reveals how he drove to India via the USSR and Iran, was interned as a spy suspect in Pakistan and the joys of the Nürburgring By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 10:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 10:39 GMT, 2 February 2021 Vince Cable … Read more

I Love A Mama’s Boy: Mother refuses to eat birthday cake bought by son’s daughter

A furious mother refuses to eat the birthday cake bought by her son’s girlfriend during a tense showdown on I Love A Mama’s Boy! Tonight’s episode of the Discovery+ show focuses on Shekeb, his partner Emily, 24, and his mother Laila’s dislike of her – primarily due to the difference in culture.  Originally from Afghanistan, Laila … Read more

Afghan military translator who is trapped in a ‘hellhole’ Greek refugee camp is coming to the UK

Afghan military translator who is trapped with his sick wife in a ‘hellhole’ Greek refugee camp has been told they CAN come to the UK Former British military interpreter trapped on Greek island is coming to UK Nesar, who worked on front lines in Helmand, said news was ‘dream come true’ He and his wife … Read more

‘This vaccine needs to be in arms, not on shelves’ says new head of Army taskforce

The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible.  Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and logistic … Read more