Thiepval Memorial to be centerpiece of international commemoration while smaller events will mark each day of battle The centenary of the Battle of the Somme will be marked by international ceremonies ...

Today we continue to list the names of the 188 South Tyneside men who lost their lives on the very first day of the Battle of the Somme, which occurred 100 years ago this month. Did you know with a ...

THE enormous Thiepval Memorial To The Missing on the Somme will be lit up for the first time during the battle's centenary celebrations on Thursday. Sir Edwin Lutyens’s imposing masterpiece carries ...

FA chief executive Martin Glenn was humbled by Tuesday's overwhelming trip to the Thiepval Memorial as part of the commemorations to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. The day after ...

Thiepval, 21 November 1921 – An impressive memorial to the Ulster regiment that fought and died in such large numbers on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, has been unveiled in ...

As the coach weaves through the green wheat fields of Picardy, we begin to pass some of the war cemeteries and I'm struck by the tranquil beauty of the countryside. Gradually the enormous memorial on ...

Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn was humbled by Tuesday's overwhelming trip to the Thiepval Memorial as part of the commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme ...