6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (317+ words) One of Britain's last surviving members of the 6th Airborne Division which took part in D Day has died aged 99. Roy Burr was one of just a handful of its troops left. The 6th Airborne Division was formed in April 1943. It took…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (818+ words) A VETERAN who survived the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100. Stan Ford was remembered as "a man who lived a life of profound service and courage. The World War Two veteran from Bath "dedicated himself to keeping…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (443+ words) A MAN was rushed to hospital with a World War I-era missile stuck in his rectum " sparking a mass hospital evacuation over fears of an explosion. Bomb disposal units rushed to the scene after doctors found a century-old artillery shell…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1346+ words) IN "super junkie" Adolf Hitler's final days, his addiction to cocaine, heroin and meth came to a head " leaving him combing the streets for a fix. As the Second World War neared its end, the Fuhrer's supply of addictive stimulants…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (395+ words) ONE of the last World War II Chindits, Pte Charlie Richards, has died, age 104. His passing leaves Sid Machin, 101, of Christchurch, Dorset, as the last survivor of this secret guerilla-style unit that fought the Japanese in Burma. Pte Richards" death…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (602+ words) Cops went door-to-door telling residents to leave TWO WW2 bombs that caused thousands to be evacuated from their homes have been blown up at sea. A major incident was declared in Devon yesterday, with schools and hotels closed and thousands of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (474+ words) Drivers are asked to avoid both areas A MAJOR incident has been declared after schools were closed and hundreds of homes evacuated after the discovery of two WW2 bombs. Bomb squads raced to a building site and a marina yesterday after…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (301+ words) After the war, Sgt Peter Colthup ran a New York restaurant before returning to the UK BRITAIN'S last World War II glider pilot has died, at the age of 103. Staff Sgt Peter Colthup, who only became a flier to avoid…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1752+ words) King Charles echoed a plea made by estranged son Prince Harry during his speech KING Charles delivered his Christmas message hailing "triumph of courage over adversity" and celebrating community spirit and the "spontaneous bravery" of people "instinctively placing themselves in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (334+ words) A "RUPERT" paratrooper dummy designed to trick the Germans over the D-Day landings is up for grabs for a possible "6,000." Around 500 "paradummies" were dropped over Normandy on the night of June 5, 1944, to divert Nazi troops from the real invasion the…...