A “six-star exclusive” luxury cruise ship has visited Portsmouth for the first time - bringing holidaymakers from across the ...

A blue plaque commemorating the role of Poole in D-Day has been installed on the town's quay. The circular plaque, on the wall of Customs House, acknowledges the town's contribution during ...

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth homeowners are being invited to apply for a historic plaque to place on their homes to identify a prominent owner and the date the house was built. Emma Stratton ...

Portsmouth has been centre stage today for the 80th anniversary of D-Day commemorations. Two spectacular events have taken place today - the first attended by King Charles III, Queen Camilla ...

Lt Brotheridge is widely regarded as the first soldier killed on D-Day and has a plaque dedicated to him ... put on display at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth played a key role in the planning and preparation of the D-Day landings, which is reflected 80 years later by the country’s major commemoration being held in the Hampshire city.

“The soldiers left this station in April 1944, bound for Omaha Beach in Normandy where many died in the assault,” the new plaque reads. “They gave their lives for our freedom.” British D ...

D-Day veterans Stan Ford (left) and John Roberts receive their memorial plaques Credit ... Angela Merkel were among the guests at the Portsmouth commemorations. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps ...

British veterans Stan Ford and John Roberts were presented with their plaques ... Portsmouth commemorations. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: “We must never forget the sacrifices made on D ...

To mark the countdown to the anniversary, two surviving British veterans are being presented with their own plaques for ... nine in memoriam. Portsmouth will host the UK's D-Day commemorations ...

and John Roberts receive their memorial plaques during the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Portsmouth (Gareth Fuller/PA) Two D-Day veterans have described the “honour” of ...