Second World War veteran, 99, to travel 4,400 miles to UK over pension freeze Anne Puckridge, who lives in Canada, is among nearly half a million UK state pensioners whose pensions have been frozen. Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024
Germany’s post-Holocaust moral remaking is being challenged by the rise of the far-right – and wars in Gaza and Ukraine Current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza (now spreading across the Middle East), have placed Germany in a difficult position, forcing it to reconsider its role in the world. A uniquely German sense of guilt and shame for the Holocaust “inseparably” ties the Israel-Palestine conflict to “Germany’s unquestionable solidarity with Israel”,… The Conversation · Nov 12, 2024
Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis? Ottawa won’t disclose list of alleged war criminals believed to have sheltered here after the Second World War The Walrus · Nov 12, 2024
Beyond Ukraine and Gaza: five consequences of overlooking other conflicts The years since 2020 have been one of the most violent periods since the end of the second world war. The war in Ukraine and the escalating violence in the Middle East have dominated global headlines and captured the attention of policymakers and donors. But while the humanitarian toll in… The Conversation · Nov 11, 2024
Sugar restrictions in early life ‘may lower chronic disease risk in adulthood’ The findings are based on data gathered after the Second World War in the UK, around the time when sugar rationing ended. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
Taxes, borrowing and spending up in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘fixing the foundations of our economy’ but taxes will rise to their highest levels since the Second World War. Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024
Drama, dance and song on banks of the Tummel ITS origin is a secret promise made by visionary John Stewart during the horrors of the Second World War – but it is doubtful that even he could… The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2024
Wilhelmina Tempest obituary Other lives: Dutch survivor of the second world war Japanese internment camps who came to Britain to pursue nursing The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024
St Paul's Cathedral launches appeal as it prepares to mark 80th anniversary of end of Second World War It wants to hear from anyone who was involved in helping protect the Cathedral during the Blitz Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024
Grave of Scottish soldier identified in Italy 80 years after death in WW2 THE grave of a formerly unknown Scottish soldier who lost his life in Italy during the Second World War has been identified and rededicated 80… The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2024
Hospitals evacuated in Cologne after discovery of second world war bomb 1,000kg US ordnance to be defused at building site after complex evacuation that also included thousands of homes The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak attend annual Battle of Britain service at Westminster Abbey The event marked the 84th anniversary of the Second World War victory by Royal Air Force pilots and aircrew. Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2024
Nehru’s First Recruits: A remarkable retelling of an epoch – with one glaring gap The advent of the post Second World War international order – and the new equations that emerged with it – coincided with the early years of postcolonial India. Perhaps the clearest reflection of the significance that newly independent India placed in navigating external challenges and pursuing national interests, while engaging… Newslaundry · Sep 10, 2024
Tucker Carlson accused of airing ‘pro-Nazi propaganda’ on show – as Elon Musk promotes it as ‘worth watching’ Self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper claimed Winston Churchill ‘was the villain of Second World War’ and that millions of people ‘ended up dead’ in Nazi concentration camps The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024 The Kursk attack has humiliated Putin – and changed the narrative over how the war is fought This is the first time Russian territory has been occupied since the second world war. It disproves the notion Kyiv should cede territory to achieve peace, says Orysia Lutsevych of Chatham House
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024 Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russian soil leaves Putin humiliated Russian forces struggle to deal with assault across border and deep into the Kursk region – which military experts have described as the most significant such incursion since the Second World War
Autosport · Jul 5, 2024 Circuits to have hosted the F1 British Grand Prix since its debut The British GP has become synonymous with its now permanent home of Silverstone circuit, which is widely regarded as one of the best tracks in the world.Silverstone, which lies in Northamptonshire, also hosted F1’s inaugural race in 1950 but it has not been the venue for every British GP since.In…
France 24 · Jul 4, 2024 ‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far right In the run-up to the second round of legislative elections in France, former members of the resistance to Nazi rule are voicing their concerns over the possibility of a far-right government taking power. They urge the French people not to forget the legacy, spirit and values of the French Resistance…
Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024 Julian Assange flies to the remote Pacific island of Saipan: where is it and what's next? The WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh Prison in London — but why is going to an island famous for its role in the Second World War?
Fortune · Jun 21, 2024 Jamie Dimon believes U.S. public debt is the ‘most predictable crisis’ the economy faces—and yet in just 3 months America has added $2.1 trillion to its tab Debt held by the public will rise from 99% of GDP this year to 122% by 2034—surpassing its previous high of 106% in 1946 at the end of the Second World War.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024 Rishi Sunak intervenes as England fans sing about German casualties Rishi Sunak has backed Gareth Southgate’s call for fans not to sing about German casualties in the Second World War during the Euros, after…
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024 House with secret 50-person WW2 air raid shelter in Cornwall hits the market for £799,950 The shelter, which served an RAF Spitfire base during the Second World War, could be turned into a sauna or used for mushroom growing
The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2024 D-day: Biden calls for supporting Ukraine in struggle against ‘dark forces’ President warns at 80th anniversary that democracy is under greater threat than at any time since second world war
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 Let’s commemorate D-day – but not how Nigel Farage wants us to The second world war is not fodder for the culture wars. We owe it to those who fought to keep it that way, says author Luke Turner
France 24 · Jun 5, 2024 'D-Day needs to remind us of the horror of war,' historian says Commemorating D-Day is crucial to remind us of the horror of war. That's the view of an historian who has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the fears that we are in a pre-war period with the threat of a third world war, and that this week's commemorations should be a…