Discover the key facts about the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, SAS Operation Nimrod and the gunmen's motives.

It was 10pm and Britain’s first woman Prime Minister was in the middle of a group of rugged SAS soldiers in jubilant spirits, sipping chilled beers. In a packed room at the Regent’s Park Barracks in ...

Two women managed to flee the scene when the siege started, but for the rest of them, this would be an unforgettable nightmare. A new film, ‘6 Days’ chronicles the events that took place during the ...

AN SAS hero who took part in the Iranian embassy siege and daring raids during the Falklands War has died. Warrant Officer John Thompson, 82, died on Saturday evening after a period of ill health.

Members of an SAS counter terrorist team, who believed they were told by the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, not to take any prisoners, killed two unarmed men during the 1980 Iranian embassy ...

Jamie Bell plays SAS soldier in film about 1980 Iranian Embassy siege based on Rusty Firmin's book A leading light in the famed SAS Iranian Embassy siege was due to play a crunch West Midlands cup ...

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SAS hero Bob Curry won his ­battle for a home — thanks to an army of Sun readers. Bob, 64, freed hostages in the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege but had been left penniless and without a roof over his head ...

SAS soldiers were to be provided with life insurance and legal immunity for killing foreigners if sent on overseas hostage rescues, according to files released today to the National Archives.

The Foreign Office expected countries to ask for the loan of the SAS in a siege or hijack after the London Iranian Embassy rescue, documents show. Documents from 1980 released by the National Archives ...