Major David Young, known as “Gonzo” or “Gonz”, who has died aged 74, was an SAS officer who made an outstanding contribution to the Special Forces over three decades, in operations which included ...

After six days of negotiations, the terrorists inside the Iranian Embassy dumped a body on the front steps. The SAS got the green light—codewords were given, ropes hit the roof, and within 17 minutes, ...

In April 1980, six armed men seized the Iranian Embassy in London and turned a diplomatic building into a five-day pressure ...