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Walkers warned ‘unexploded ordnance’ poses risk in North York Moors

Record summer wildfire exposed debris and caused over 18 explosions of Second World War-era bombs and shells

The Independent UK · Jan 6

D-Day veteran, 101, warns ‘disappointing’ UK is repeating history

A D-Day veteran who has been awarded a British Empire Medal has said that the UK today is “disappointing”, as he warned against repeating mistakes made before the Second World War.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

D-Day veteran awarded British Empire Medal says Britain today is ‘disappointing’

Mervyn Kersh, 101, from Cockfosters, north London, is being honoured for his school talks on Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

‘The antithesis to Nazi ideology’: how Pippi Longstocking was born to stand up to Hitler

A new documentary explores how Astrid Lindgren’s beloved children’s books about the pigtailed free spirit were written in response to the darkest days of the second world war

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Dushan Chimbur obituary

Other lives: Supporter of the Lifeline Humanitarian Organisation who arrived in the UK soon after the second world war as a displaced person

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

Thiaroye massacre: report on the French killing of Senegalese troops in 1944 exposes a painful history

The Thiaroye camp near Dakar was a Senegalese army barracks housing African soldiers called “tirailleurs sénégalais” (Senegalese riflemen). It welcomed men returning from the European front of the second world war, where the riflemen had been held as German prisoners of war while serving on the side of France. They…

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025

Racism never went away – it simply changed shape

Prime Minister Keir Starmer thinks that racism is returning to British society. He has accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of sowing “toxic division” with its “racist rhetoric”.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025

The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly review – horror, humanity and Dr Asperger

The reader grapples with fascism and complicity through the eyes of a mute autistic girl being treated during the second world war

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

Tax, spending and investment: Where the Budget ranks in history

The Government has committed to the longest sustained period of high spending since the Second World War.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Friday essay: how ASIO spied on Australia’s Greek migrants during the Cold War

At the height of the Cold War, the activities of Greek migrants who had arrived in Australia after the second world war saw the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) take notice.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025