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HMS Coventry veteran recalls his ship sinking, 40 years on from Argentine attack

Christopher Howe, now 65, was a Petty Officer on board HMS Coventry when the destroyer was attacked by Argentine jets in the Falklands War

The Independent UK

Falklands war: Ben Wallace makes free flights offer to veterans after Standard alerts him to six-fold fares hike

The Defence Secretary stepped in after this newspaper learned of a six-fold rise in the price of a concessionary ticket on an RAF transport flight

Evening Standard

Inflation hits 40-year high: What was life like in Britain the last time things were so dire in 1982

Margaret Thatcher was PM, unemployment at its worst since the 1930s, the Falklands War broke out and ‘Come on Eileen’ was the year’s biggest-selling single

The Independent UK

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Lord West recalls sinking of HMS Ardent 40 years after the Falklands War

The former First Sea Lord described how he wrote letters to the next of kin, ‘mothers and wives of the chaps who died’.

The Independent UK

Vandalism in Co Tyrone town condemned by local councillors

Last weekend a Falklands War memorial was damaged in the town while damage was also caused to an allotment made by the local Men’s Shed

Belfast Live

HMS Sheffield survivor 'proud' of his service to the country during Falklands War

David Atkinson survived when HMS Sheffield became the first British warship lost in combat since the Second World War. On Sunday David and his shipmates went to a memorial service at Sheffield Cathedral

Daily Mirror

Destruction of Moskva ‘another example of Russian military failure’

It is believed to be the first missile cruiser to be sunk during a conflict since the Falklands War

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'I remember the call saying I was going out there' The stark memories of the veterans who were some of the first boots on the ground during the Falklands war

"There was definitely this realisation that I might not be coming home."

Wales Online

Falklands veterans back on islands to assist survey of battlefields

They are working with archaeologists and others on the Falklands War Mapping Project.

The Independent UK

Princess Royal joins veterans at Falklands War anniversary service

The remembrance service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War.

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew's quickly-deleted Instagram message show's how 'desperate' he is

Royal watcher Robert Jobson was left baffled by Prince Andrew's Falklands War Instagram post and is unsure what he hoped to achieve as he declared how he returned "a changed man"

Edinburgh Live

Falklands war report kept for 30 years donated to veterans’ charity

A government report signed by Margaret Thatcher has been donated by a former defence minister to a local charity.

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew says he returned from Falklands War ‘a changed man’ in deleted post

Duke of York shared 700-word account about his experience as helicopter pilot on 40th anniversary of conflict but it was quickly removed from ex-wife’s Instagram

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew in awkward 'HRH' blunder as he shares Falklands memories on Instagram

Prince Andrew, who reached a multimillion-pound out-of-court settlement in his civil sexual assault case against alleged rape accuser Virginia Giuffre a few weeks ago, wrote more than 700 words about his experience in the Falklands War

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The Independent UK

Duke of York takes to ex-wife’s Instagram account to reflect on Falklands War

Andrew’s thoughts were published in three separate now-deleted posts on Saturday.

Daily Mirror

Falklands veterans recall terrifying memories of fighting 40 years on from the war

New book Born For War lays bare the personal stories of soldiers fighting in the Falklands war - 'most of us are just ordinary men who were asked to do extraordinary things'

The Independent UK

Veterans mark Falklands anniversary by visiting dock they returned to after war

Events remembering the Falklands War are taking place across the country to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary.

Daily Record

Falklands War veterans reunite in Scots town 40 years after battle

Bill McDowell and Norman McDade, both 60, recently met up at a home in Bishopton, which is run for veterans by charity Erskine, for the first time since 1982.

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Wales Online

The forgotten stories of the Falklands War 40 years on

Today is the 40th anniversary of the start of the conflict that claimed hundreds of lives

The Independent UK

Two veterans who fought in Falklands meet 40 years on from war

Bill McDowell and Norman McDade, both veterans of the Falklands war, met to mark the conflict’s 40th anniversary.

Reuters

Forty years after Falklands conflict a 'battle for memory' goes on

Argentine army veteran Luis Poncetta has traveled twice to the Falkland Islands to pay tribute to comrades who fell in a 74-day conflict with British forces 40 years ago. The divisions, he has found, still linger.

Evening Standard

The Falklands War’s anniversary is a moment to heed some harsh lessons

Forty years ago this weekend, Galtieri’s forces landed on the Falkland Islands and claimed them for Argentina. In deep winter 11 weeks later, a British task force retook Stanley, the tiny capital of the archipelago, and the Argentine military was evicted.

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Sir Crispin Tickell obituary

Keith Morris writes: The Falklands war saw Tickell on TV for the first time, a role that would later play such a part in his wide influence on public opinion

Daily Record

Youngest Scot to fight in Falklands War battles PTSD hell to support other veterans

David Cruickshanks teenage dream to join the Royal Navy turned into a nightmare when Argentina invaded.

Daily Record

Scots veteran recalls moment gun failed to fire during the Falklands War

Norman McDade signed up to the Navy in 1978 aged 17 and trained as a chef but four years later, he found himself embroiled in the war in the South Atlantic ocean.

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