7+ hour ago  (309+ words) A large mural has been painted to commemorate a village's role in World War Two. The artwork on the side of a building in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, depicts airmen and aircraft, including a Lancaster and Spitfire. Steve Crowe, a 43-year-old…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (704+ words) A new exhibition focuses on the paintings of German painter Max Beckmann. Among them is Variety Show, an unsettling artwork depicting a chaotic cabaret scene " what does it mean, and did it foreshadow the rise of Nazism? But if you…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (291+ words) Local residents are being encouraged to share their memories and family tales of life during, and immediately after, World War Two. The collection is part of the At War & In Peace project, which aims to bring the past to life…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (343+ words) Aircraft engineers have been working at RAF Cranwell ahead of Saturday's Trooping the Colour flypast, which takes place as part of King Charles's birthday celebrations. Five Phenom 100s were being prepared, with one expected to be chosen to mark the occasion…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (389+ words) A plaque has been unveiled honouring 15 "forgotten sons" of a former pit village, who lost their lives in World War Two. For the past 30 years Chris Wray, of Burradon and Camperdown Community Association in North Tyneside, has been "trying to…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (160+ words) Wreathes have been laid at the cenotaph at Hull to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. Prayers were read and the Last Post was also played at a service to commemorate the event. D-Day, which took place on 6 June 1944 was the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (27+ words) Some of the last surviving UK veterans are commemorating the anniversary of D-Day, 82 years on. 100-year-old veteran's powerful words as D-Day marked...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (554+ words) Some of the last remaining surviving UK veterans are commemorating the anniversary of D-Day, 82 years since the allied invasion of northern France in World War Two. The huge operation, which took place on 6 June 1944, saw British, American and Canadian troops…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (336+ words) Medals awarded to a cavalryman immortalised in one of Britain's most famous war paintings are to be sold at auction. The collection belonged to York-born Sgt James William Wightman, of the 17th Lancers, who was the central figure in Richard Caton…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (481+ words) Tributes have been paid to one of the Isle of Wight's last Second World War veterans, who has died aged 101. Alec Penstone, who lived in Shanklin, died in the early hours of Thursday. He began his service in the Royal…...