In 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck rocks off the coast of South Africa. While women and children escaped to safety, hundreds of soldiers stood at attention—refusing to abandon ship. Left in the water, ...

In September 2021, HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer, departed Portsmouth Naval Base under tow to undergo a comprehensive ...

HMS Stirling Castle has left Merseyside and is heading to her new home at HMNB Portsmouth. After being handed over from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) four months ago, the mine-hunting ship departed ...

The latest specialist minehunting ship left Birkenhead last month to conduct sea trials and some training off the west coast of England and Scotland as the vessel begins its journey to front-line ...

HMS Richmond, which is a part of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), made a port call to Mumbai after completing exercise Konkan, the historic bilateral naval exercise between HMS Prince ...

A Royal Navy destroyer based in Portsmouth is being put through her paces this week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our ...

A council is facing a backlash over low traffic neighbourhood road markings that look like “giant Wotsits”. Wirral Council in Merseyside has been accused of making Birkenhead “a laughing stock” with ...

People from across the Wirral are expected to turn out to say their final goodbyes to a "legend" of Birkenhead after her funeral date was announced. Debbie Daord died peacefully surrounded by her ...

Susan Birkenhead has written 14 shows including Working (Lyricist), King of Schnorrers (Lyricist), A...My Name Is Alice (Material), Love (Lyricist), Tatterdemalion (Lyricist), Pieces of Eight ...

To “The Galloper” who tamed wild Irishmen, to scathing “F. E.,” master of acrid but urbane debate in both Houses of Parliament, to Great Britain’s youngest Lord Chancellor, to the great and frankly ...

It is no secret that Sarah Ferguson, better known as Fergie, has a reputation of impulsive spending after racking up reported debts in excess of £3.7million by 1994. Dubbed the 'Duchess of Excess', ...

Acclaimed rapper and a stand-out from the turn-of-the-century Detroit hip-hop scene,Obie Tricecomes to Birkenhead onWednesday 15th October. With an irreverent, rough-neck style in line with the raw, ...