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Couple uncover hidden Second World War bomb shelter in garden during £780,000 Canterbury home renovation and transform it into a glitzy bar

A couple renovating their £780,000 Canterbury home made an extraordinary discovery beneath their garden: a Second World War bomb shelter. Instead of filling it in, KJ and Mike transformed the underground wartime relic into a colourful hidden bar. The renovation also included a two-storey extension, modern interiors and unexpected costs…

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Danube River reveals Nazi warships hidden underwater for 80 years: Record-low water levels are exposing the World War II wrecks near Serbia

The Danube River has fallen to exceptionally low levels this summer, exposing the remains of Nazi-era warships that have spent more than eight decades beneath its waters near Prahovo, Serbia. The wrecks are part of a much larger graveyard of vessels deliberately sunk in 1944 as German forces retreated from…

The Times of India

Second World War veterans with combined age of 300 take off in Spitfires

The trio boarded the aircraft on Thursday morning.

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French wildfires expose cache of buried Second World War shells

Devastating wildfires in the southwest of France have uncovered a hidden cache of Second World War-era shells in the village of Le Porge, adding an explosive edge to an already dangerous situation.

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Low water levels: EU clears old Nazi warships from the Danube

Near Prahovo in Serbia, relics of the Second World War emerge when river levels are low. On the riverbed lie numerous wrecks of German warships scuttled by their crews in 1944 as they retreated from the Red Army.

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Why the masts from a Second World War shipwreck are to be dismantled

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Second World War gun recovered from river in Germany

The town of Forst in Lower Lusatia was almost completely destroyed during heavy fighting between the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army in April 1945.

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Hezbollah claims hits on Israel’s Iron Dome but videos show strikes on decoys

As the on-again, off-again fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia has revealed its deadly FPV drone fleet: small quadcopters equipped with light explosives. Analysis of videos of the attacks suggests the Israeli army has turned to a Second World War-era trick to counter Hezbollah’s FPVs: decoys.

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Zelensky to miss Poland summit as Second World War row escalates

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend a major conference on rebuilding Ukraine being held in Poland this week, as a dispute between the two countries over Second World War remembrance threatens to overshadow talks.

Radio France Internationale

Andrew Scott reveals why he still has pride over his tiny appearance in Saving Private Ryan

The Fleabag and Ripley star has reflected on his tiny role in Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed war epic while promoting his new second world war drama Pressure.

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Found on walk: 1.5 tonnes of Soviet ammunition discovered in Berlin forest

A walk in Berlin’s Pankow district led to a surprise discovery: specialist LKA units unearthed 59 unexploded Second World War shells.

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Princess Royal needs to ‘slow down’, says D-Day veteran, 100

Second World War veteran Robert (Bob) Piper spoke to Anne at The Not Forgotten association’s garden party at Buckingham Palace.

Evening Standard

Second World War-era seaplane makes emergency landing on city street

A Second World War-era seaplane was forced to make an emergency landing on a city street after it reportedly experienced engine trouble mid-flight.

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Majority of Gen Z adults don’t know what VE Day is

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US debt exceeds 100% of GDP – for first time since Second World War

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UK: 1,200 homes evacuated as bomb disposal teams prepare to destroy WWII bomb in Plymouth

More than 1,200 homes have been evacuated in Plymouth after a Second World War bomb was discovered at a construction site, with authorities preparing to carry out a controlled explosion.

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Meet Tsutomu Yamaguchi: Japan’s official survivour of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks

Tsutomu Yamaguchi is known to be the sole individual recognised to have survived both atomic attacks in Japan during the Second World War period. His case has been documented in history books and stands out as an extraordinary case of survival associated with nuclear war. The atomic attacks carried out…

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Second World War veteran who got thousands of cards for birthday dies aged 100

Dougie Shelley received more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday in September last year following an appeal.

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The Tasters: a quietly devastating film about the women forced to test Hitler’s food for poison

Director Silvio Soldini’s wartime drama The Tasters is a gripping and deeply affecting film. Inspired by the testimony of Margot Wölk, who claimed in 2012 that she had been forced to taste Adolf Hitler’s food during the second world war, the film examines survival and moral compromise among those caught…

Evening Standard

Queen praises book for teaching children about war generation’s sacrifices

Camilla wrote to author Victoria Panton Bacon after receiving a copy of her book Their Second World War.

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Queen Camilla praises new book helping children understand WWII

Camilla wrote to author Victoria Panton Bacon after receiving a copy of her book ‘Their Second World War’

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Royal Marines line street to pay tribute to Second World War veteran

A church service saw Royal Marines servicemen pay tribute to a veteran who was one of the first to fight the Japanese in the Second World War.

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Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘vast wartime archive’ joins Imperial War Museum collection

The Second World War trove includes more than 600 fan letters as well as the late singer’s personal diary from her 1944 tour of India.

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RAF joins 103rd birthday celebrations for Second World War radar operator

Molly Gillon used sophisticated 360-degree radar technology and directed RAF Spitfire pilots towards Luftwaffe bombers heading to the UK.

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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

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