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Falklands War hero says Argentina ‘cheapened’ victory over England with banner stunt

Simon Weston told The Independent that Argentina ‘dragged their victory into the gutter’ after bringing the banner onto the pitch at full-time

The Independent UK · Jul 16

‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner

The Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner saying ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, making reference to the 1982 Falklands war

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

‘Diego, give us a hand’: Argentina v England revives historic tensions

Decades after the Falklands war and Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, the fixture is once again being discussed as far more than a game

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Chief constable facing criminal probe over Falklands War medal allegations

Nick Adderley has been suspended over claims he misrepresented his military past in public and in communications with his county’s crime commissioner

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023

Simon Weston leads calls to release secret Falklands war files on Sir Galahad bombing

Ministry of Defence says it cannot release documents relating to bombing of Sir Galahad

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Wolfe Tones star praises Argentina football bosses over Falklands War chant

The Argentina squad sang what translates to 'f***ing English in the Falklands, I don’t forget' after securing their place in the World Cup final

Dublin Live · Dec 16, 2022

Bring on Les Bleus — time for a fresh football rivalry

At last, we meet again. As football rivalries go, England v France has been surprisingly empty. The men’s teams have met each other only twice in World Cup history (England won both) and last time out was in 1982, two days after the Falklands War ended. That sounds like —…

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

Forty years after Falklands War, wounds still run deep

Located in a far-flung corner of the south Atlantic, the Islas Malvinas, or Falkland Islands, are at the heart of an age-old rift between Argentina and the UK. Back in 1982, this escalated into a ten-week war between the two countries. Four decades on, Argentina's defeat against the British remains…

France 24 · Dec 2, 2022

Falklands War veteran jailed for causing £1m damage and injuring two in suicide bid

Falklands veteran Ian Lenaghan, 59, has been jailed for five years after causing a gas explosion in a failed suicide bid that left two people in hospital and caused more than £1 million of damage to a street

Daily Mirror · Aug 20, 2022

£1m Roker explosion victim lost everything and cat died when neighbour cut gas pipe and flicked lighter

Falklands War veteran Ian Lenaghan, of Sunderland, caused a huge gas blast by severing a cooker hose then flicking a lighter

Chronicle Live · Aug 19, 2022