However, it was in what is now KP that the British learnt the advantages of the khaki uniforms, and some regiments switched ...

Three Catholic police officers who served in a specialist unit which protects senior political and legal figures have ...

Jimmy Cliff, singer, songwriter and star of 'The Harder They Come' and an ambassador for reggae music, has died. He was 81.

In a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 300 productions, he became widely popular, and wealthy, playing ...

Sri Lanka stays with you not just in memory, but gently reminds you what a society can achieve when heart and heritage guide ...

When I first read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, I was 11 or 12 years old. It is an extraordinary thriller, the story of ...

An Afghan policeman who is very likely a Taliban plant killed five embedded British mentors in the Nad Ali district in the turbulent Helmand province. From the BBC: The British military has blamed the ...

Jack Shepherd, who has died aged 85, was an actor who excelled at playing stubborn seekers of the truth; he was particularly impressive on television as an idealistic politician in the drama series ...

CRAWLING through the sewers like a rat, Hakan wished – not for the first time – that he was dead. Emerging from the stench, ...

GRP police station dates back to British era and being an ancient design, the roof leaks during rains, risking case files and ...

2008 and 2009: In 2008, London experiences its first flurry of October snow since 1934. In 2009, things get serious; the ...

Bob Mortimer is recognised for his quirky sense of humour, bizarre anecdotes and, in recent years, his angling adventures.