He was finally presented with the War Medal 1939-45 and the France and Germany Star at an event at the Royal British Legion Club in Watchet by the deputy lieutenant of Somerset Brigadier Richard ...

A fraudster who made nearly £100,000 selling fake war medals and Royal British Legion poppy badges brought heat on himself by failing to pay VAT. Henry Lyttel, 33, had a sophisticated factory in ...

She said since then, she and her partner had approached various organisations including the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Medal Office, the Royal British Legion and medal specialists. Ms Farnsworth ...

Since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, British Olympians and Paralympians have picked up over 60 medals on snow and ice. BBC Bitesize takes a look at some of the most ...

The medal replacement is part of a wider initiative to honour the vital role played by Kenyan veterans who took part in World War II and replace lost medals. The medal re-presentation was hosted by ...

A fraudster who “exploited the gallantry” of decorated soldiers by selling thousands of pounds of forged medals from his Derby ... trade-marked to the Royal British Legion, without their ...

A Port Hawkesbury woman has long imagined a Remembrance Day with her great-uncle's war medals. It will happen this year for the first time thanks to some sleuthing and the kindness of her great ...

In a moving ceremony on Saturday, 9, UK High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan presented replacement medals to 19 Kenyan veterans who served in the British Army during World War II. Held at Jessop ...

Richard Meade, who died in 2015 aged 76, became the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title at the Munich Games in 1972. It was his third gold medal out of three, making Mr Meade ...