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Me and the lads at RAF Luqa, August 1977. Behind us is a Nimrod MR2 of 203 Squadron. The MR2 was state of the art in its day, and I reme...

Today, June 6th, marks the 73rd anniversary of the allied invasion, and subsequent liberation, of occupied Europe - D Day. It was a Tu...

The strangest of things give me great pleasure. I am something of an aficionado of London's 'Blue Plaques', which tell us who ...

Its nice to know that even in times such as these the RAF has not lost its collective sense of humour - nor indeed its sense of justice....

I have always hated Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. The children they murdered so brutally were of my generation, just a few years older than ...

To be frank, if I had to choose the three worst places in the world as I have seen it, they would be the Falls Road in Belfast in the late 7...

Just a stone's throw from my brother's home on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall this gem can be found. It is a late-Neolithic burial chambe...

George and I like to explore, with both of us displaying equally childish enthusiasm, albeit yours truly with somewhat less energy. And ...

It is, quite possibly, one of the most iconic spots in Soho, if not in the whole of London. At least it is if you are a Teddy Boy.  This...

Sgt Alexander Blackman, often referred to as 'Marine A', was expected to be released from jail last week following the overturning...

So let us get this right: six weeks ago so-called 'Islamic State' outlined, via mobile phone messages to their supporters, a list...

I would not ordinarily wish death upon even my enemies, but in the case of Martin McGuinness I have long made an exception.  I took gre...