The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...

Dan Snow describes the food rations supplied for British soldiers during WW1 and compares these with what German soldiers had. The value of different foods is touched on and we learn that ...

A British naval unit today intercepted a blockade runner with 700 refugees aboard end was following a second immigrant ship, waiting for it to enter Palestine waters before boarding it.