Fifty-three posts with diversity-related job titles, among them two RAF wing commanders and a Royal Navy commodore, carry an estimated £2.7 million salary bill at the Ministry of Defence. The figures, a keyword count whose interpretation the department disputes, land a day before John Healey's Budget and the Conservative ultimatum to fully fund 3 per cent of GDP for defence or resign.

Lord Hannan has urged ministers to seize a second opportunity to reconsider the future of the Chagos Islands after legislation designed to protect British...

Two hundred and twenty years ago today, the great Admiral Nelson made decisions that not only sealed his fate but forever etched his legacy...

Members of the public wishing to contribute their memories of Queen Elizabeth II can do so through the official digital memorial website at www.queenelizabeth.com before submissions...