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Blitz at London Film Festival review: Saoirse Ronan shines in journey through war-ravaged London

This is not Steve McQueen’s finest film, but it’s streets ahead of wartime schmaltz like Darkest Hour

Evening Standard

‘I wasn’t interested in Churchill’: Steve McQueen on the ‘ordinary people’ in his film Blitz

Director’s second world war feature is a grimy, chaotic look at Londoners navigating their way through hell

The Guardian - UK

NBL expansion on cards as Blitz returns to Gold Coast

The NBL Blitz pre-season tournament is headed back to the Gold Coast in September as league officials consider whether the city should host an expansion team.

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Steve McQueen's Blitz to open the 68th BFI London Film Festival with world premiere

Blitz’s world premiere marks a return to the LFF by McQueen, who has opened the festival twice before with Widows in 2018 and Mangrove in 2020

Evening Standard

The life of Stephen Linard — Blitz Kid fashion designer who made clothes David Bowie and Boy George sought after

A flamboyant Canvey Island boy who went on to shape the Blitz Kids silhouette in the 1980s — David Johnson recalls the life of fashion designer Stephen Linard

Evening Standard

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh tied 6th after nine games

ZAGREB: Indian players Viswanathan Anand and young GM D Gukesh slipped on the first day of the Blitz segment in the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour.

The Times of India

Inside secret vaults hidden under historic UK city which are up for sale for first time

Hidden beneath a solicitor's chambers, Hull's secret vaults have a fascinating history and were used to house people escaping the Blitz during the Second World War

Daily Mirror

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Duke of Windsor may have helped Nazis bomb Buckingham Palace, historian claims

The Duke of Windsor may have aided the Nazis drive to obliterate Buckingham Palace with bombs during the Blitz, a leading royal historian has claimed.

Evening Standard

Michael Pascoe: The end of Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s suffering looks to be years away

The Blitz didn’t break British spirit, bombing Germany didn’t break German spirit, Russia’s missiles haven’t weakened Ukraine’s.

The New Daily

People don't know who won WWII, what started it and who was UK PM

40% of people don't know what the Blitz was. 30% are unaware a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

Wales Online

Striking building thousands pass each day could be demolished

The site was once home to terraced housing that was bombed during the Blitz

Liverpool Echo

Rotherhithe’s ‘leaning tower’: strange, solitary house on the Thames to go up for auction next month

The house was once part of a row of buildings along the river which were destroyed during the Blitz and demolished by the council.

Evening Standard

No going home for Christmas, again. Welcome to basket-case Britain

Two years ago I wasn’t able to go home for Christmas to see my parents in Glasgow because of Covid. This year I’ve taken the decision not to travel because of strikes. The stress of not being able to get on a train and chaos at the airports is enough…

Evening Standard

Woman, 91, shares Clydebank Blitz memories to mark Remembrance Sunday

Lorna Graham and her family spent two days in an Anderson shelter during one of Scotland’s most devastating air raids in March 1941.

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What to see at the Museum of London before it closes its doors for 3 years

From Tudor jerkins to Beatles dresses, there’s a lot to pack in

The Conversation

Ukraine war: lessons from the Blitz suggest Russia's targeting of cities could backfire

Russian general Sergey Surovikin has a reputation for ruthlessness. Appointed the Russian military’s overall commander on October 8, the day the strategically vital Kerch Bridge was targeted by an explosion that badly damaged Russia’s main road and rail connection with Crimea, he has ordered savage drone and missile attacks on…

Daily Mirror

Blitz spirit returns as families stock up on torches, generators and tinned food

Amid fears of a National Grid power cut, Travis Perkins said sales of £200 generators leapt 200% in the first 11 days of October compared with the same time last year - as people also snapping up cheaper wartime grub like Spam.

Daily Mirror

Devastating aftermath of UK wildfires after firefighters had worst day since the Blitz

Following shock 40.3C temperatures recorded in the UK and wildfires destroying houses and vehicles, the London Fire Brigade say they have had the worst day since the Blitz

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The Independent UK

Fire which swept through village ‘like a scene from the Blitz’, says resident

An entire street became engulfed in flames in one area, with neighbours gathering together to seek refuge in a local church, residents said.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Londoners are showing that Blitz spirit – they shouldn’t have to

Tube stations shuttered, railways hubs eerily deserted — even Euston Station is exhibiting an air of calm. But beneath it all, the disruption and chaos are widespread.

The Times of India

Superbet Rapid Chess: Indian GM Viswanathan Anand continues to lead the field

WARSAW: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand continued his superb form on the second day of the rapid event of the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland tournament on Friday, posting victories in rounds four and five before local hero Jan-Kryzstof Duda halted the winning streak in the sixth.

The Times of India

Viswanathan Anand off to winning start in Superbet Rapid chess event

WARSAW: Former world champion and Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand got off to a flying start in the Rapid section of the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland chess tournament on Thursday, registering wins in the first three rounds.

Wales Online

Rhondda village bombed during the Blitz finally gets a memorial

More than two dozen people lost their lives that night in Cwmparc and the youngest was just 18 months old

Manchester Evening News

Struggling mum forced to use cooking technique from the Blitz to save on soaring energy bills

Jennifer Jones has seen her gas bills rise by £600 and her electricity bills are set to treble

Glasgow Live

Permanent exhibition to commemorate the victims of the Clydebank Blitz could be set up

A plaque to commemorate the lives lost as a result of the bombing during World War II has been unveiled in Dumbarton.

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