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Inside Kherson war trenches as Ukrainians find 'cannon fodder' Russians left behind

At one freshly-dug First World War-style trench, just over a mile from Russian positions, Major Nazar, 38, with the 63rd Mechanised Brigade told the Mirror they come up against Russian conscripts

Daily Mirror

In Pictures: Armistice Day marked with two-minute silence

The country fell silent at 11am to mark the anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The Independent UK

Armistice Day: Millions in UK and across world pause to remember war dead

Services were held across the country for the anniversary of the end of the First World War, with a two-minute silence observed at 11am

Evening Standard

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‘Hidden gems’: British letters from first world war published online

Family history website makes cache of documents from National Archives available for public to view

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh violin shop finds 100 year old message hidden inside instrument

A secret message about living through the First World War has been discovered inside of a violin. The couple who found the message have shared their discovery.

Edinburgh Live

11 things you may not know about the poppy - including why it's a symbol of Remembrance

Every year, the Poppy Appeal helps to support thousands of serving and ex-serving Armed Forces personnel and their families - here are details about what the poppy symbolises

Chronicle Live

Vandals snap First World War memorial in half ahead of Remembrance Day

‘Unfortunately the figure was a limited edition and is not able to be replaced,’ says council

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Remembrance Day 2023: Changes to the Poppy Appeal through the years and Remembrance Sunday events

It’s a day when many people across the country come together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War

Evening Standard

Red deer, winter walks and malt whisky: the Scottish Highlands and islands through the eyes of local people

Guidebooks and travel blogs will get you so far, but there’s nothing quite like being told by a local to visit an ancient tomb or a hidden first world war relic this autumn and winter

The Guardian - UK

All Quiet on the Western Front review – anti-war nightmare of bloodshed and chaos

Teenage boys quickly find themselves caught up in the ordeal of trench warfare in this German-language adaptation of the first world war novel

The Guardian - UK

Review: David O. Russell goes to war in 'Amsterdam,' but this historical farce Nether comes together

The title of "Amsterdam," the typically busy and discombulating new movie written and directed by David O. Russell, refers to the events of a memorable Dutch idyll in 1918, toward the end of the First World War. For two wounded American servicemen, Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale) and Harold Woodman (John…

Los Angeles Times

‘Stories told in the dark’ – haunting visions from the painter who operated on his own genitals

Forrest Bess was attached to a camouflage unit during the second world war before suffering a breakdown. He then began to transcribe his nocturnal visions, with alarming results

The Guardian - UK

Britain and the US… And the Round of Violence in Iraq

In contrast to its establishment by the British in the early twentieth century, the second effort to establish an Iraqi state, made this century by the US, was chaotic and not based on a vision for how to build it. There is an immense difference in scale between the two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Historic York firm secures £3m funding for combined heat and power technology project

Allium Energy began trading as F D Todd & Sons at the end of the First World War

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Rings of Power: Everything you need to know about Amazon's £1bn Lord of the Rings prequel

Fans of epic fantasy tale Lord of the Rings, written by a First World War soldier, are already clamouring for details of The Rings of Power, will be a prequel to the book the author started writing in 1937

Evening Standard

A History of Women’s Football in England

During the first world war, it was commonplace for women to form football teams at their places of work. They played charity matches with rival firms, raising funds to support the war effort.

The Independent UK

The story of the Salzburg festival that inspired Edinburgh

The Salzburger Festspiele, founded after the First World War, was set up to reunite old enemies through their love of performing arts. William Cook tells its tale

Edinburgh Live

Old Edinburgh First World War hospital turned plush city townhouse hits the market

The nine-bedroom property was once used as a hospital in the Great War but has since been turned into a gigantic and luxurious townhouse that is now searching for a new owner.

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The Independent UK

Somme wreath gesture shows I’ll be a first minister for all, says O’Neill

The Sinn Fein vice president laid a laurel wreath for those who died in the First World War battle.

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t tone it down’ – inside the invasion of British museums by disabled artists

From Belfast to St Ives, 30 UK venues are about to be taken over in an event that will draw on the tragedy of the first world war – and feature deaf dancing, origami clothing and scenes of austerity rendered in fondant icing

Edinburgh Live

Former Edinburgh First World War naval barracks to be replaced with homes and cafe

Proposals have been submitted by Lar Housing Trust for the redevelopment of Port Edgar, at South Queensferry, with 49 mid-market homes to rent and a new café planned for the existing marina and old naval base

The Independent UK

Boy finds live First World War Mills bomb grenade on beach ‘capable of exploding’

Device was confirmed as live WW1 hand grenade by army technical officer

Daily Record

Cousins of fallen First World War soldier who emigrated to Canada plan trip to Lanarkshire to honour his memory

Private Milne was born in Cambusnethan and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross

The Independent UK

First World War soldiers’ graves rededicated more than 100 years after deaths

The services were held in Ypres following the discovery of the graves of the two soldiers who served with Irish regiments.

Daily Mirror

Litter pickers load 'frightening' WW1 bomb into car thinking it was an old gas canister

Rachel Wills and Simon Briscombe were doing their usual Monday riverside litter-pick when they found the rusty cylinder. Later, they discovered it was a live First World War bomb

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