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OPINION - Vladimir Putin is flailing like never before, as his latest bleak speech shows

Watching the ritual May Victory Day parade as a correspondent in Moscow a couple of decades ago, I was always struck by its distinctive mix — a noisy exhibition of modern military power but also a day that harked back to past victories, with Second World War veterans waving forlorn…

Evening Standard

Second World War hero, 97, granted wish to be reunited with Spitfire

A 97-year-old Second World War hero has been granted his wish to be reunited with a Spitfire once again.

Evening Standard

Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds predicted environmental crisis 70 years ago

In Daphne du Maurier’s short story, The Birds (1952), a change in bird behaviour is linked to the impact of technological developments after the second world war.

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Antiques Roadshow guest blown away by the valuation of watch he traded at local pub

One Antiques Roadshow guest was left in disbelief after expert Ben Wright informed him that a Second World War watch he traded at the local pub is worth thousands

Daily Mirror

Insurer wins court fight over refusal to pay for Second World War bomb damage

Bomb dropped in 1942 was nicknamed 'the Hermann'

Birmingham Post

Insurer wins court fight over refusal to pay for Second World War bomb damage

Allianz won its case against the University of Exeter at the High Court.

The Independent UK

Women can do anything if they wish, say female Second World War veterans

Marie Scott and Mildred Schutz served in the British armed forces during the war.

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‘He’d been through so much for his age’: what one Syrian boy’s story can tell children about life as a young refugee

More people are displaced globally now than at any other time since the second world war, millions of them children. Save the Children’s Wonderbooks series is helping kids here to understand the hardships they face – and offering hope for the future

The Guardian - UK

Quilts from the Second World War tell the stories of the Canadian women who sewed them

In 1992, in Esher Library southwest of London, England, Josephine Andrews and her mother, Christine, collected blankets to donate to Kurdish refugees of the Gulf War.

The Conversation

People don't know who won WWII, what started it and who was UK PM

40% of people don't know what the Blitz was. 30% are unaware a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

Wales Online

Schoolboy's stroll on beach near Edinburgh uncovers fascinating WWII artefact

Father and son's stroll along the sands in East Lothian unearths historic bullet casing from the Second World War that was likely fired by RAF gunners stationed at one of the region's famous airfields.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman who worked in munitions factory and never holidayed abroad turns 100

Margaret Anderson was born in the Dumbdykes area and worked in a munitions factory in Bonnyrigg throughout the Second World War, as well as working for the Scottish Motor Traction, a bus and taxi firm in Scotland

Edinburgh Live

Massive 'sink hole' opens up on a busy UK street and reveals lost underground tunnel

An underground tunnel, which was once part of the former Scotland Street Railway Line and former a bunker in the Second World War, was found when a sinkhole opened in Edinburgh

Daily Mirror

King Charles's first big change to late Queen's beloved estate since her death begins

Work is now progressing on a brand new "climate-friendly" topiary garden at Sandringham after being given the go-ahead by King Charles, which will replace a vegetable patch that was used in a famous campaign during the Second World War

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The Independent UK

Two Second World War veterans celebrate their 100th birthdays together over Zoom

Ken Hobbs and Margaret Wilson met through the Blind Veterans UK charity and celebrated their milestone birthdays together.

The Independent UK

Praise for communities rocked by unexpected Second World War bomb blast

People were evacuated from their homes after the unexploded device was found in a river in Great Yarmouth on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Huge blast after second World War bomb explodes unexpectedly in Norfolk

Norfolk police confirm ‘unplanned’ detonation of World War II bomb

The Independent UK

Second World War bomb explodes unexpectedly in Norfolk town

Emergencies services and agencies declared a major incident following the discovery of the unexploded device in a river in Great Yarmouth on Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Group of Second World War veterans meet for lunch in London

The 30 ex-soldiers congregated in the RAF Club for lunch on Friday afternoon.

Edinburgh Live

Sprawling Edinburgh mansion that was top secret RAF HQ during Second World War

Torwood House played a pivotal role during the conflict as a RAF headquarters controlling barrage balloons that were crucial in defending Britain's skies from German aerial bombardment.

The Conversation

The EU shows its weaknesses again amid another looming migration crisis

The 2015 European migration crisis still impacts the European Union today. More than 1.3 million displaced people sought asylum in the EU, the most since the Second World War.

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Gerald Moore obituary

Idowu Omoyele writes: Gerald Moore was one of a number of non-African critics to involve themselves with the continent’s literature after the second world war

Chronicle Live

Controlled explosion in Cramlington after suspected Second World War shell found at Bellway site

At around 3pm this afternoon bomb disposal experts were able to carry out a controlled explosion at the scene

Daily Mirror

Give Ukraine western fighter jets to fight Russians, urges Boris Johnson

The former Prime Minister dismissed fears UK and US aircraft would prove complicated for Ukrainian pilots, pointing to the success of Polish airmen flying RAF planes in the Second World War

The Independent UK

Second World War in film: 20 of the best war movies ever made

D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and glory. Graeme Ross sticks his head above the parapet...

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