Its role as an anti-aircraft defense ship gained importance with the sinking of HMS Coventry on May 25. When the aircraft carrier Hermes returned to the UK, Bristol took over as flagship until Sept.

The wreck of HMS Exeter was eventually discovered in the Java Sea using side scan sonar - and the assistance of an original Japanese Navy battle chart - on the evening of February 21, 2007 ...

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Coventry City face Premier League side Ipswich Town in FA Cup fourth round action on Saturday afternoon. Frank Lampard's side have been in great form recently but their run of four consecutive ...

Tonight will continue to be cloudy. It will turn slightly milder. A few spots of rain and drizzle during the early part of the night but it will turn drier towards the end of the night. Monday A ...

‘HMS Woolwich . . . is now commonly called Sir Bethel Codrington ’s copper mine.’ Some idea of the scope of the salvage operations, and the amount of labour involved, is provided in letters ...

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Coventry have been doing much better under Frank Lampard in the Championship, winning four games in a row before they lost to leaders Leeds on Wednesday. On the face of it, this looks like a ...

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Ty Gibbs caught air during the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Sunday in the last chance qualifier race. On lap 64 of the last chance qualifying race, Gibbs was racing in 13th place when ...

An Edmond man is dead, and a Texas man hospitalized after an early Thursday morning wreck along Interstate 40, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. An Edmond man is dead, and a Texas man hospitalized ...

The scheme, at the former Woodlands School in Coventry, is set to see new facilities built - including a forest school and outdoor play areas. Work is expected to begin soon, the city council says ...