New Memorial Honors Indian Soldiers Who Died During the Great War

At midday on Sunday September 26th, a new war memorial, built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, will be unveiled in Sussex, paying tribute to some of the one and half million Indian soldiers who fought for the British Empire during the First...

Ministry of Defence’s Very Own ‘Dragon’s Den’ Receives Its 1,000th Research Proposal

The Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) very own ‘Dragon’s Den’ has received its 1,000th equipment proposal as defense researchers share their ideas to help frontline troops. The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) was set up 18 months...

South Downs Named As England’s Ninth National Park

During a visit to Ditchling, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn signed the Order to confirm the South Downs as England’s ninth National Park. The new 632 square mile protected area, home to an estimated 120,000 people, will stretch from Beachy Head in...

Fishing Skipper Falsifies Reports of His Own Death

A fishing skipper invited for interview by the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) over allegations of fishing offenses pretended he was dead – and then wrote his own obituary and had it published in a trade newspaper. But an MFA fisheries inspector...