The King had a go at handling an air defence missile launcher and met military families on a visit to a Hampshire barracks.

An army veteran has died at the age of 86 as tributes come in from a Wiltshire charity. Brigadier Simon Firth had a long illness, a spokesperson for Alabaré South West-based homelessness charity has ...

Brigadier Simon Firth CBE, of Codford, near Warminster, died following a long illness. He was a committed supporter of the South West-based homelessness charity Alabaré for more than 30 years.

When something is aesthetically appealing, beautifully made or intrinsically valuable, it is easy to see why bidders will compete for it at auction.