HMS Severn joins sister ship Tamar at Portsmouth after gunboats saw off angry French skippers

HMS Severn sailed back to Portsmouth this morning after seeing off French fishermen off the coast of Jersey together with HMS Tamar following a row over post-Brexit fishing rules. The Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel was welcomed home today after it was scrambled amid an escalating standoff with French skippers who have threatened to … Read more

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking  Viafara, … Read more

Ministers urge British holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of Birmingham, Manchester and Portsmouth

A holiday in Paradise (Circus)! Ministers urge British holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of Birmingham, Manchester and Portsmouth as foreign tourists stay away The government’s official tourism agency, Visit Britain, is set to spend £5million  The ‘Escape The Everyday’ campaign to urge the UK public to get on city breaks  It comes after government introduced … Read more

Sol Campbell claims fans need to ditch their ‘archaic’ attitudes to non-white managers

Sol Campbell claims football fans need to ditch their ‘archaic’ attitudes to non-white managers… insisting he’s one of many talented bosses missing out on jobs at the biggest clubs Sol Campbell has spoken out about the imbalance of ethnic minority managers He believes supporters have a big influence in choosing which manager a club hires and that may … Read more

Hundreds of wellwishers watch HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Portsmouth

Farewell, Big Lizzie! Hundreds of wellwishers watch HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Portsmouth as £3bn aircraft carrier trains for first mission to the Med The £3 billion warship took over the role of fleet flagship last year and will be at the centre of a strike group She is set to return at the … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: 19 fined £15,200 at Portsmouth AirBnB rave

The police clampdown on Covid rule-breakers intensified this weekend, with drivers facing £200 fines for travelling hundreds of miles to the Cotswolds because ‘it is very hard to go shopping in London’ while 19 revellers were fined £15,200 in total after throwing an illegal rave at an Airbnb in Portsmouth. Officers broke up at least … Read more

Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster arrives back at Portsmouth after shadowing Russian warships

A Royal Navy ship was given a hero’s welcome this morning as it returned to port in Portsmouth after shadowing and gatherings intelligence on Russian warships travelling around the UK.  HMS Lancaster returned to the naval base in Hampshire having completed a tour to the High North where it led a freedom of navigation operation, leading a multi-national task group … Read more

Former Fulham and Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop dies at the age of 42 after a long illness 

Former Fulham and Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop – one of the heroes of Senegal’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 after scoring the winner in opening game against France – dies aged 42 after long illness Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has died aged 42 after a long illness Diop played … Read more

Former Fulham and Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop dies at 42 after long illness 

Former Fulham and Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop – one of the heroes of Senegal’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 after winner in opening game against France – dies at 42 after long illness Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has died age 42 after a long illness Diop played for Fulham … Read more

HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth after North Sea brush with Russian bombers

The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to base after two Russian bombers headed straight towards it while it was part of exercises in the North Sea. Hundreds of families and well-wishers lined the harbour walls to welcome home the 65,000-tonne warship as it sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base. Earlier on Thursday, the … Read more