The Government has been prepared to sacrifice a few old soldiers for the sake of sustaining the peace process in Northern Ireland, MPs have been told. Giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs ...

An SAS sniper who took part in the storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 has revealed how his mental health suffered after he returned to civilian life. Giving his support to The ...

This is your chance to meet one of the SAS soldiers who stormed the Iranian Embassy in 1980. Robin Horsfall is best known for the Iranian Embassy Siege in London, during which he shot and killed a ...

Robin Horsfall was just 23 when he shot and killed one of the leading terrorists inside the Iranian Embassy in London. It was almost exactly 43 years ago – May 1, 1980 – when six gunmen occupied the ...

Hundreds of ex-servicemen wrote asking for support over killings during Northern Ireland conflict but were all sent back identical letters from Tory MPs FORMER soldiers facing criminal allegations ...

SIR TONY BLAIR "betrayed" the Armed Forces and should be stripped of his knighthood, the leader of a group of Northern Ireland veterans claims. Robin Horsfall from the Northern Ireland Veterans ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A former SAS sniper who stormed the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 revealed today how his ...

NARRATOR (JACK FORTUNE): A year ago in Moscow terrorists took a thousand people hostage and threatened to kill them. The Russians problem was how to get them out, alive. ROBIN HORSFALL: A traditional ...

It may be a dangerous job, but many men are lured to Iraq by the promise of extremely lucrative contracts, one former private security guard said today. With £500 per day, tax-free, up for grabs from ...