A Ukrainian who fought alongside Britain to defeat the Nazis pleaded “do not give up on us” as the country battles for survival 80 years on.Proudly displaying his war medals, Volodoymir Overko,...
A knocked-out US Sherman along a Normandy hedgerow in June 1944 (Image: Ullstein Bild via Getty)At the end of June 1944, Lance Corporal Ken Tout was still waiting to be allocated a new Sherman tank....
Starting the week off on 5 May, a recitation of Winston Churchill's VE Day speech will be read outside Parliament Square as the Normandy veteran Alan Kennett formally starts the procession after...
Starting the week off on 5 May, a recitation of Winston Churchill's VE Day speech will be read outside Parliament Square as the Normandy veteran Alan Kennett formally starts the procession after...
Many royal watchers and fans have begun to notice striking similarities between young Princess Charlotte and her great-grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Despite Charlotte recently celebrating...
The war in Burma has been dismissed by some as a strategic sideshow, in the sense that winning or losing was not decisive in ending the conflict. This began with the ‘Germany First’ policy agreed...
A 115-year-old British woman who was born just eight years after the death of Queen Victoria has been crowned the world's oldest person. Supercentenarian Ethel Caterham was born in 1909 and is...
Dennis Bishop joined the RAF in 1942 and served across Europe and Africa (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster)Dennis Bishop cannot understand why so many people want to speak to him. The 99-year-old former...
Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt forged a war-winning alliance, and a deep personal friendship that survived many crises. American military power and huge quantities of economic aid were...
Londoners jubilant as they celebrated VE Day in 1945 (Image: Getty)Millions across the UK will come together next week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Four days of...
German soldiers attacking a bunker on the Eastern Front in Russia in 1941 (Image: Getty)One day in early August 1945, my father Richard Dimbleby broadcast a dispatch from the fallen German capital...
A statue of Margaret Thatcher should stand alongside the sculptures of Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, according to Kemi Badenoch. The...
OPINIONPrime Minister Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s finding on April 16 th which “clarified” what was a woman, Starmer stayed silent on the topic for close...
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REVIEWClifftops: A relaxing retreat on the Jurassic Coast in Pennsylvania Castle Estate (Image: Sophie Harris)Nestled on the stunning Jurassic Coast is Pennsylvania Castle Estate, located on the Isle...
An iconic Supermarine Spitfire (MK Vb) pictured in 1941 (Image: Getty)That the defeat of Germany and victory in Europe was possible at all in 1945 was not something that hinged solely upon the...
Small boats that took part in Dunkirk evacuation prepare to take a salute on Thames in July 1940 (Image: Popperfoto via Getty)The Daily Express marked the miracle of Dunkirk with the headline on May...
'Kicking butt' or 'going too fast'? Trump voters reflect on 100 days8 hours agoAna FaguyBBC News, Washington DCBBCWhen Donald Trump made a historic return to power earlier this year, it was with the...
The shattered city of Rotterdam In The Netherlands in May 1940 after the Luftwaffe bombing campaign (Image: Gamma-Keystone via Getty)For months, British soldiers dug trenches, drank tea, trained...
'Kicking butt' or 'going too fast'? Trump voters reflect on 100 days38 minutes agoAna FaguyBBC News, Washington DCBBCWhen Donald Trump made a historic return to power earlier this year, it was with...