HMS Coventry managed to destroy two Argentine Skyhawk planes with Sea Dart missiles. Another wave of Skyhawks hit her four times with 1,000 bombs. She capsized, losing 21 of her
They are the first Westerners to leave the capital of South Vietnam since it fell to communist forces on 29 April. That day there were chaotic scenes in Saigon as desperate
The referendum, held yesterday on both sides of the border, returned a resounding “yes” vote with 71% of voters from Northern Ireland and 94% of those in the Irish Republic
The annual custom dates back to medieval times and is unique to this Buckinghamshire market town. Weight is no longer an election issue, but for custom’s sake the new mayor, Councillor
The PM was speaking at the despatch box during his weekly question and answer session soon after midday when father-of-two Ron Davies threw two missiles from the front of the
Polish troops entered the hill-top abbey this morning, six days after the latest attacks began on this strategic stronghold at the western end of the German defensive position known as
It was dug up from a field about a mile away from the Chaplin home in Corsier near Lausanne, Switzerland. The legendary comedian died on Christmas Day last year, aged 88.
Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make a full recovery. At about 1715 local time, the Pope was being driven in his Popemobile through a
The civil ceremony was held up for almost an hour-and-a-half, after bitter arguments between Mr Jagger’s spokesman and the police over the number of reporters and photographers in the wedding
Enclosed in today’s souvenir issue was a copy of its sister paper the Daily Mail to which owners Harmsworth Publications hope former Sketch readers will now switch. However, production of the
The invasion began at dawn with large numbers of aeroplanes attacking the main aerodromes and landing troops. The Dutch High Commission says more than 100 German planes were shot down
The protest in the Central American country was organized by the left-wing group known as the Popular Revolutionary Bloc. Witnesses said the steps of the cathedral were littered with bodies. Freelance
More than 20 million viewers tuned in to watch the first ever televised royal wedding service. Thousands, including many international and commonwealth visitors, lined the streets of central London to witness
Margaret Jenkins, aged 21, of Bromley in Kent became the 500,000th person in London to receive the polio vaccine in the first of two injections at the special lunchtime clinic
The sinking has shocked the British nation and foiled any possible diplomatic solution to the current dispute over the Falkland Islands between Britain and Argentina. The ship caught fire when a
The festival has been organised to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It is intended to demonstrate Britain’s contribution to civilisation, past, present, and future, in the
Much of the Palace, including the Queen’s private apartments, will remain closed, however, and the Queen herself will not be at home. The Palace will open only during August and
Their bodies were taken to Milan from the Lecco district near Lake Como where they were arrested and then killed yesterday. According to the Times correspondent in Milan, the corpses of
Statements have been released simultaneously in London, Moscow and Washington this evening reaffirming the determination of the three Allied powers to complete the destruction of the Third Reich. According to a
He arrived with his wife, Nancy Reagan, just after 1400 local time (0600 GMT), and was driven to Tiananmen Square, in the centre of the Chinese capital, Beijing, for a
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