World War Two

Formal portrait photo of Donnie MacRae. It is a monochrome, head and shoulders image of a young man in his 20s. He has very tidy, short, dark hair with a centre parting. He is looking slightly away from the camera with his mouth closed so that his expression is neutral. He wears a starched wing collar and tie, with a jacket over the top of his shirt.

Soldier's brain buried with body 85 years after his death

Donnie MacRae's brain was removed by German researchers after his death while he was a prisoner of war during World War Two.

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Five men, four wearing uniforms of the British Armed Forces sit in a small boat on the water. The fifth man in the black and white image has his back to the camera and is wearing a jacket with a white shirt collar visible and a flat cap.

WW2 Dad's Army 'protecting the nation' on the water

At the outbreak of war, a unique division of the Home Guard was formed to protect the River Thames.

7 days ago

Three men dressed in different outfits - one as a Royal Marine wearing a green beret, one as Winston Churchill, and another in a vintage police officer uniform.

Air raid siren to sound at armed forces festival

The organisers say they have "no idea" how loud it will be and how far the siren will reach.

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A Spitfire (front) flying alongside a Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, over RAF Coningsby.

People urged to 'share and preserve' wartime tales

The War & In Peace project is creating a historical archive of wartime stories from Northumberland.

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11 Jun 2026

The masts on the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery can still be seen above the waterline

US backs plans for SS Monty masts to remain in UK

The US backs an MP's calls for masts from an explosives-filled WW2 wreck to be displayed on Sheppey.

11 Jun 2026

10 Jun 2026

Two men laugh with each other while soldiers stand to attention behind them

Zelensky under pressure to end row with Poland over WW2 name of army unit

Poland is threatening to strip Ukraine's president of a state honour over the naming Ukrainian military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.

10 Jun 2026

A black and white image of a World War Two plane mid-flight. It is banking slightly to its right. It has a propeller on its nose and has various RAF letters and numbers painted on its body. A patchwork of fields is on the ground.

Secret history of RAF base at racecourse marked

An event commemorates the secret agents who were dropped behind enemy lines in World War Two.

10 Jun 2026

8 Jun 2026

Exterior of former nuclear bunker. The stone building is grey. A door out of the building leads to a grass area and a tarmac area. A mast is next to the building.

Plans to turn nuclear bunker into holiday lets

The Grade II listed bunker was originally built in 1941 as a World War Two radar station.

8 Jun 2026

Casey Bukowski is wearing a leather jacket strapped into a plane seat, with clouds behind him and some fields visible below.

102-year-old veteran flies glider over RAF base

Casey Bukowski returns to the ex-RAF Ridgewell base more than 80 years after serving there.

8 Jun 2026