World War Two19 hrs agoD-Day veteran, 100, 'honoured' by Freedom of YorkYork's last surviving Normandy veteran has received the highest honour the city council can bestow.19 hrs ago1 day agoBid to save little ship with big past after sinkingThe 92-year-old wooden boat had been carrying children on a birthday party when it ran into trouble.1 day ago1 day ago'We want a shipwreck mast to stay in Essex'The shipwreck masks have been visible in the Thames Estuary since 1944 but will now be removed.1 day ago3 days agoKing's 'pleasure' at meeting 104-year-old veteranKing Charles met Burma Star veteran James Fenton during the final section of his visit to the Isle of Man.3 days ago3 days agoBomb disposal experts may face 'busiest year ever'A Royal Navy bomb disposal team in Plymouth talks about its work after recent WW2 bomb call-outs.3 days ago4 days agoMasts to be removed from bomb-laden shipwreckEngineers will begin a £9.5m operation on the WW2 wreck which holds 1,400 tonnes of explosives.4 days ago5 days agoBomb disposal experts may face 'busiest year ever'A Royal Navy bomb disposal team in Plymouth talks about its work after recent WW2 bomb call-outs.5 days ago6 days agoPolish PM pledges memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists' Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at loggerheads over the killings of many thousands of civilians during World War Two.6 days ago7 days agoThe Scottish town that started supporting Norway 86 years agoHow the south of Scotland town of Dumfries became the "unofficial capital" of Norway during WW2.7 days ago...
