second world war
'Operation Mincemeat': Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen on their 'unlikely pairing' in new WW2 drama
John Madden's film tells the story of an outrageous secret plan put together to conceal an Allied attack during the Second World War.
10 remarkable properties with a wartime past
All these properties served an importance purpose during the First or Second World War.
Russia is still officially at war with Japan. Here's why
Russia and Japan have yet to sign a peace treaty in the 77 years since the end of World War II.
D-Day hero's lost postcard finally delivered to his family 77 years later
Royal Mail has been left baffled over why the postcard took decades to arrive.
Former US embassy in London up for sale for £11m
The Westminster plaqued 2,418 square-foot apartment was once the official London residence and offices of American ambassador Walter Hines Page.
President Macron breaks social distancing rules by touching Prince Charles on arm during London visit
The prince is hosting the French President in London as they mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle's 'appel' to the French.
Queen to give second televised address during pandemic as she marks VE Day anniversary
The Queen will lead the nation's celebrations to mark 75 years since Victory in Europe Day.
Secret Second World War bunker unearthed during tree felling operation in Scotland
The rare bunker is thought to have been used as an operational base for "Churchill’s secret army" – an Auxiliary Unit made up of civilian volunteers.
'Heroic' WWII dog who comforted captured soldiers honoured 73 years after death
Peggy the bull terrier, who was adopted by soldiers imprisoned in Malaya, has been recognised with a posthumous commendation.
Watch: War veterans lament leaving EU in emotional Brexit Day message beamed on to Dover cliffs
The anti-Brexit message was beamed on to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent on Friday.
Last Battle of Britain flying ace dies aged 101
Wing Commander Paul Farnes was among the 3,000 airmen who defended the skies against the Nazis in 1940.
Digital map plots exact location of over 30,000 Luftwaffe attacks on the UK in WW2
The interactive map pinpoints where every bomb landed in the UK during the Second World War.
Seven people killed as Second World War B-17 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff
The plane was carrying 10 passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Connecticut.
German President asks for forgiveness from Poland for Nazi 'tyranny' in Second World War
Frank-Walter Steinmeier made his comments at commemorations in Wielun, Poland, 80 years after the start of the Second World War.
Second World War veteran, 106, left heartbroken after medals stolen for the second time in five years
Leslie Stelfox, 106, was watering his plants when burglars took the medals from his home in Milton Regis, Kent.
German Foreign Minister voices 'deep shame' for Nazi atrocities in Poland
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas described the 'deep shame' felt by Germany over the Warsaw Uprising but ruled out any reparations.
Residents on London street left with shattered windows after controlled detonation of WW2 bomb
The controlled detonation of the unexploded Second World War bomb on Fassett Road, Kingston, south-west London, left windows shattered.
Emotional pensioner watches flypast tribute to US airmen who 'saved his life' as he played 75 years ago
Pensioner Tony Foulds finally saw a dream come true when a flypast was held over Sheffield to pay tribute to 10 US airmen who lost their lives in 1944 when he was a boy.
Britain's oldest poppy seller is a 103-year-old Second World War veteran
World War II veteran Walter Randall is 103 years old and has been selling poppies since the early 1950s.
Watch: World War Two era aircraft crashes and burns onto California motorway
The plane crashed onto the busy 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills on Tuesday.
Second World War plane buried for 72 years uncovered after Swiss snow melts in recent heatwave
The American C-53 Skytrooper was flying from the Austrian town of Tulln near Vienna to Pisa in Italy on 18th November 1946.
Beach near Bognor Regis cordoned off after WW2 sea mine found in the water
A beach near the popular seaside town of Bognor Regis has been cordoned off after a Second World War sea mine was found in the water.
Half of Brits think UK did the most to defeat Hitler - but other countries disagree
Exactly 50% of Brits think that Britain did more to topple the Nazis during the Second World War.
‘We lost everything’: Nigel Farage claims 'Britain was the only loser' in World War II
The former Ukip leader said Britain was the ‘one country’ that lost the Second World War.
What was the Cold War and who was involved?
The US has thrown its diplomatic weight behind the UK as Britain braces itself for Russian retaliation.
Gems from the crown jewels were hidden in a BISCUIT TIN during the Second World War
A BBC documentary will reveal how gemstones from the crown jewels were hidden in a biscuit tin at Windsor Castle during the Second World War.