The centenarian was sent in 1943 from Marseille to Germany, where he worked unpaid for more than two years in a chemical plant. His lawyer says France would be in breach of international law by refus…
They formed an integral part of our war effort during the 'Blitz' - the WWII Luftwaffe bombing campaign on Britain by Nazi Germany - but are now little more than forgotten relics.
Sir Keir Starmer has tonight compared Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to Winston Churchill and defended him from Donald Trump's claims that he was a 'dictator without elections'
Acting Lieutenant-Commander Ernest 'Mick' Gidden spent six hours tackling the 1,000lb device, which landed on Hungerford Bridge outside Charing Cross Station in April 1941
The beleaguered politician made the painful admission four days after he resigned in May 1940. He quit after a disastrous start in the Second World War.
The remains of a long-lost WWII warship have been identified after more than 80 years when it was attacked and sunk by Nazis in 1944. The ship was carrying 270 men and 100 were killed in battle.
A display at Piccadilly Circus read 'Remembering the past for a better future' as a hopeful but poignant tribute to the millions who lost their lives in the WWII genocide.
When it finally came, 'in peace and without pain', the death of the greatest Englishman would not have been a surprise to anyone, including the man himself.