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Cigar smoked by Churchill during the Second World War to be auctioned

The wartime leader gave the half-smoked cigar to Hugh Stonehewer-Bird in 1944 and it has been preserved in a glass jar ever since.

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Battle of the Atlantic 80th anniversary marked with heritage plane flypast

Liverpool hosted a celebration of the Allies’ victory in the the longest continued military operation of the Second World War.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2023

Rod Kedward obituary

Historian who brought to light the important role of rural communities in the French resistance during the second world war

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

60 years of EU-Thai engagement

On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister Schuman presented a proposal for the creation of the European Community of Coal and Steel, pooling together French and German coal and steel production -- resources needed to wage war -- under a common high authority, within an organisation open to other European…

Bangkok Post · May 8, 2023

‘Memorial to all who suffered’: survivors protest wind farm near Japanese American incarceration site

About 13,000 people were held at the Minidoka camp during the second world war. Now, a green energy project threatens the ‘sacred’ place

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2023

How the end of World War II in Europe is rooted in French city of Reims

On 7 May,1945, the German High Command, led by General Alfred Jodl, signed the unconditional surrender of all German forces and effectively ended the Second World War. The signing took place in a no-frills war room in a school building in Reims in northeastern France.

Radio France Internationale · May 7, 2023

Jean Argles obituary

Codebreaker who served in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry during the second world war

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

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 · May 4, 2023

'The Conservatives have ruined our country. The alternative is a Labour government'

The Government’s mismanagement of the economy has inflicted the steepest fall in living standards since the Second World War

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

Scrapping housing targets will cost renters £200 a year, says Labour

The party said Rishi Sunak’s approach to planning will lead to the lowest rate of housebuilding since the Second World War.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023