Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for a public inquiry into the Christmas Island nuclear bomb tests that some people claim caused the premature death of hundreds of veteran soldiers.

David Freeman, 86, from Thorpe St Andrew, was just 18 when he was among thousands of services personnel stationed at Christmas Island for British nuclear tests in 1957. Mr Freeman, a regular in ...

He was twice stationed on Christmas Island, in the Pacific Ocean, near which nuclear weapons tests were carried out. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson said the government was committed to ...

The case of a Norwich nuclear test veteran who believes his health suffered because of experiments in the 1950s has been raised in Parliament.

Keep to your word." Gerry Bowler served on Christmas Island and witnessed four nuclear tests there in the 1950s. He died as a result of brain and lung cancer in 1990. His granddaughter ...

Keep to your word." Dr Fiona Bowler Test veteran Gerry Bowler died from cancer in 1990 Gerry Bowler served on Christmas Island and witnessed four nuclear tests there in the 1950s. He died as a ...

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where more than 300 nuclear tests were conducted over half a century. Nuclear testing held in Christmas Island, Kiribati in 1957 Teburoro Tito is the former president of Kiribati and the current ...

The program explored the consequences of nuclear tests conducted on and around Christmas Island close to the equator. The program features interviews with former British “atomic soldiers,” or ...