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King set to lead Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph

Around 20 Second World War veterans are expected to attend.

Evening Standard

Harry meets 101-year-old Second World War veteran in Canada

The Duke of Sussex visited the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre in Toronto.

Evening Standard

Second World War veteran celebrates 100th birthday with 16,000 cards

Dougie Shelley, who was on HMS Milne on D-Day, celebrated his birthday at the Royal Naval Association branch in Southend, Essex.

Evening Standard

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PM: Battle of Britain anniversary ‘reminds us of values that bind us together’

Sir Keir Starmer will attend a Westminster Abbey service marking 85 years since the Second World War victory.

The Independent UK

Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after bomb unearthed at construction site

Bombs left over from the Second World War are often discovered in Hong Kong

The Independent UK

Second World War munitions hamper moorland blaze firefighters

Firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers have been working together to tackle the blaze on the North York Moors.

Evening Standard

Appeal for 100th birthday cards for Second World War veteran

Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, served as a seaman gunner and said earlier this year: ‘There’s not many of us left.’

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Last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank was honoured for courage and dedication during an attack on a German submarine that left him seriously injured.

Evening Standard

Meet the 100-year-old VJ Day hero who witnessed Japan’s Second World War surrender

Reg Draper was a stores assistant on Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York during the Second World War

The Independent UK

Motorbike tribute marks final journey of UK’s oldest Second World War veteran

Donald Rose died aged 110 in July.

Evening Standard

101-year-old veteran receives Freedom of the City of London

Sidney Machin, from Dorset, was made a freeman as a tribute to his service in the Second World War

The Independent UK

Trump’s tariff bullying: Why India must stand its ground

Donald Trump’s chaotic act continues. His latest move: slapping a 25 percent tariff and a penalty on Indian goods exports to the United States.It’s vintage Trump – unapologetic – designed to get the other side, in this case India, to surrender to his demands. He is like a kid in…

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‘It can bring you to tears’: is this the world’s most beautiful sounding nightclub?

Transformed from a second world war bunker into Germany’s buzziest dance venue, the acoustics at Open Ground in Wuppertal are raved about by DJs such as Floating Points – and may even be good for your health

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Second World War veteran believed to be Britain’s oldest man dies aged 110

Earlier this year, Donald Rose was presented with the freedom of the borough of Erewash for his bravery in the Second World War

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Britain’s oldest Second World War veteran dies aged 110

Donald Rose is believed to have been Britain’s oldest man.

Evening Standard

Battle of Arnhem veteran becomes MBE days before 100th birthday

Geoffrey Roberts said it was important for Second World War veterans to be recognised ‘for the ones who didn’t come home’.

The Independent UK

Trump tells German leader D-Day ‘was not a pleasant day for you’ as chancellor is forced to school him on Nazis

German leader forced to correct president that end of Second World War was part of his country’s ‘liberation’ from Nazism

The Independent UK

Trump makes Second World War joke in front of German chancellor

Donald Trump made a Second World War joke about Germany re-arming while meeting the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, in the Oval Office on Thursday, 5 June, amid negotiations over tariffs.

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20,000 people are evacuated from Cologne city centre after Second World War bombs are discovered

A large part of the German city has been closed off after three bombs were found

The Independent UK

Around 20,000 evacuated in Cologne as major bomb defusal operation underway

Bomb defusal operations are common in Cologne, Germany, which was heavily targeted by Allied countries during the Second World War

The National (Scotland)

Man reunited with father’s historic wartime documents found hidden in desk drawer

A MAN has told of his delight at being reunited with Second World War documents that belonged to his father after they were found hidden in a desk…

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Second World War bomber returns home for 80th anniversary

The Avro Lancaster was the star of the recent VE Day celebrations, leading the ceremonial flypast over London.

The Guardian - UK

London tunnels that inspired James Bond creator will become spy museum

Complex built during second world war is to include military equipment, interactive exhibitions and a bar

The Independent UK

Lost Alan Turing papers, rediscovered in loft, to go under the hammer

The archive includes the World War II codebreaker’s personal copy of his PhD

Evening Standard

Dunkirk edges Saving Private Ryan as the UK’s favourite Second World War film

The Great Escape finished third in a new poll.

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