Did Argentina rob art from its own museum to fund the Falklands War? Military junta stole £1.8m of paintings from Buenos Aires gallery to buy arms from Taiwan, new book claims British academic claims art heist was staged by Argentina’s military Government Sixteen masterpieces vanished into thin air from national museum in the 1980s Just three … Read more
Argentina boasts of Falklands victory after Germany asks them – not Britain – for permission to dock at Port Stanley and Lufthansa says it recognises the islands as ‘Argentine territory’ Argentina and Britain have both long disputed ownership of the Falkland Islands Lufthansa asked permission for two flights to carry scientists to Mt Pleasant They … Read more
Falkland’s veteran left ‘in tears’ after discovering his ‘stolen’ wartime identity documents have been sold at auction for £1,750 Falklands veteran ‘moved and upset’ on finding his documents have been sold Edgardo Esteban was horrified to find his identity document up for auction Alerted by a friend, Mr Esteban tasked lawyers with recovering the document By Heather … Read more
To say the HMS Hermes had a difficult start to life would be understating the fact – construction on the aircraft carrier, initially dubbed HMS Elephant, began in 1944 during World War Two, but conflict ended before she had been completed. Her hull then sat in the dockyard in Barrow-in-Furness until 1953, when it was … Read more
We WILL keep firepower to fight another Falklands: Defence Secretary reveals Britain will retain its ‘tier one’ military power and invest more in electronic warfare including drones Britain will retain its ability to wage war as a ‘tier one’ power, it is claimed Armed forces minister Ben Wallace said Britain could still fight a Falklands … Read more
To say the HMS Hermes had a difficult start to life would be understating the fact – construction on the aircraft carrier, initially dubbed HMS Elephant, began in 1944 during World War Two, but conflict ended before she had been completed. Her hull then sat in the dockyard in Barrow-in-Furness until 1953, when it was … Read more
Army now probes ‘career-ending’ BULLYING claims against officer in charge of overseas Covid-19 response after he was caught cheating on his wife of 23 years during lockdown Major General Rupert Jones, 51, faces Army Board over two misconduct charges The father-of-three is accused of bullying a fellow officer Comes after the Daily Mail revealed that … Read more
Outrage as M&S RENAMES the Falklands on globe using the Argentinian name ‘Islas Malvinas’ instead as it is called a ‘slap in the face’ for British troops who died in 1982 war The globes has the Argentinian name followed by Falklands Islands in brackets It also lists the capital city as ‘Puerto Argentino’ and not … Read more
A British Falklands War hero was shot dead while protecting his partner during an armed raid on their ranch in South Africa. Former Royal Navy sailor Julian Stobbs, 59, was shot in the head and chest after four robbers broke into his home near Lanseria as he slept on Friday. His long-term partner Myrtle Clarke, 53, … Read more
A sailor who served in the Falklands War has been reunited with his hat, almost 40 years after it went missing. Richard Farrand was too busy celebrating, as HMS Invincible sailed into Portsmouth at the end of the war, to notice it had disappeared. Then a 23-year-old leading engineer aboard the famous aircraft carrier, he … Read more