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UK falls silent in remembrance as Armistice Day services held across country

Poignant services took place across the nation on the anniversary of the end of the First World War

The Independent UK · 21h ago

How women bore the consequences of the First World War in British India

Who do we forget on Remembrance Day?

The Conversation · Nov 8

Arkansas mining town’s population plunged from 3,000 to 344 by 1920

Rush, Arkansas, experienced a population surge during the zinc mining boom associated with World War I. As zinc production declined after the war, many mines closed and the community dwindled significantly. By 1920, only 344 residents remained in Rush, marking the end of its mining era. Remnants of the historic…

The Times of India · Oct 23

Pilot seriously injured in crash at Stow Maries aerodrome air show

The sold-out show was advertised as a ‘festival of aviation’ to raise funds for the location's on-site First World War military aviation museum

The Independent UK · Aug 16

TV tonight: a wild French drama about first world war super-soldiers

The Sentinels is a riveting story with a sci-fi twist. Plus: who’s in the mood for some 00s’ bangers? Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11

Landship review – soldiers yearn for tinned meat in muddy first world war drama that stays inside the tank

It’s too murky to distinguish one stiff upper lip from another in Callum Burn’s drama about a real-life mission that came unstuck

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Coward review – soldiers find escapism and romance in wartime theatrical troupe

Cannes film festival: Lukas Dhont’s first world war-set gay romance is a heartfelt examination of cowardice and lives lived in secret amid the brutality of battle

The Guardian - UK · May 22

Princess Royal attends dawn Anzac Day service at Wellington Arch

Anzac Day commemorates the 1915 Gallipoli landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in the First World War.

Evening Standard · Apr 25

Anne rededicates First World War Menin Gate memorial to ‘remembrance and unity’

The princess also visited the grave of Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Maurice von Battenberg, who died fighting with the British Army.

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

Person arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at First World War airfield

Firefighters tackled the blaze at Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury, Wiltshire on April 17.

Evening Standard · May 30, 2025