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By PHIL DAVISON | Special To The Washington Post | Published: April 20, 2021 Hubert Faure, who died April 17 at 106, was one of the last two survivors of a 177-man French commando unit that landed alongside British forces under withering German machine-gun, mortar and shellfire on Sword Beach, Normandy, on June 6, 1944. With the rank of chief warrant officer, Faure was part of the 1st Battalion Marine Commando Fusiliers — known as "Kieffer commandos" after its leader, Lt. Philippe Kieffer. It was the only French unit to take part in the D-Day landings, although the domestic French resista...

Hubert Faure, French commando who landed on beaches of Normandy, dies at 106 Phil Davison © Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images Hubert Faure, a former member of the “Kieffer commandos,” in 2014. Hubert Faure, who died April 17 at 106, was one of the last two survivors of a 177-man French commando unit that landed alongside British forces under withering German machine-gun, mortar and shellfire on Sword Beach, Normandy, on June 6, 1944. With the rank of chief warrant officer, Mr. Faure was part of the 1st Battalion Marine Commando Fusiliers — known as “Kieffer commandos...

Brigadier Jack Thomas, oversaw the Royal Military Police in Northern Ireland during the Troubles – obituary Thomas served in Palestine, Korea and Kenya and was a tough leader with the knack of resolving problems and ruthless determination Thomas with the Queen at the RMP Training Centre, Chichester, in 1982 Brigadier Jack Thomas, who has died aged 94, was the first Assistant Provost Marshal to be appointed in Northern Ireland. In early 1970, on promotion to lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Military Police, Thomas oversaw the RMP in a new civil role, protecting life and property, preventing a...

The government grants, which saw more than £281,353 and £98,460 awarded via Creative Scotland and EventScotland respectively, have been confirmed weeks after it emerged Underbelly received secured £250,000 in lifeline support from the Scottish Government to help the firm withstand the impact of the pandemic. A government spokeswoman said: “In the very earliest days of the pandemic we honoured funding commitments for Scotland’s cultural organisations, regardless of whether activity had to be cancelled, reduced or rescheduled, and we repurposed regular funding to help with the COVID-19 r...

Submitting... She is heard reading lines from the poem, while actors David Tennant, Siobhan Redmond and Lorne MacFadyen are among the other Scots to record contributions. The largest block of flats in Edinburgh when it was built, Cables Wynd House was the childhood home of ‘Sick Boy’ in Trainspotting and was used by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle for some scenes when he shot sequel T2 in locations across the city. The “brutalist” housing block, which dates back to the early 1960s, was recognised along with the neighbouring Links View House due to the key role they played in progra...