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Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith flew in the rear of one of two Second World War Spitfires flying over Sussex during an event for military veterans.

The two-time Oscar winner makes a convincing play for a third statuette in the powerful story of Nicholas Winton, who saved Jewish children before the war began

Goodwood’s Motor Circuit, like other ex-RAF Second World War aerodromes repurposed for car racing in peacetime, was not Britain’s grandest venue in its contemporary era. Aintree, with its imposing horse racing infrastructure, claimed that crown. Yet the hospitality lavished upon visiting sporting greats by the petrolhead ninth Duke of Richmond…

AN OLD Second World War building near Edinburgh that has been painted with a Saltire is to be investigated by Historic Environment Scotland.

Sightseers can take to the skies in Second World War biplanes and view some of England’s most spectacular scenery.

Lawrence Churcher, 102, is believed to have been the last Royal Navy veteran from the Second World War evacuation.

THE COUNTDOWN: D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and glory. Graeme Ross sticks his head above the parapet...

Like many conscientious objectors during the second world war, John Corsellis was acutely aware of the complex and conflicted position he was taking. Years later, he told the Imperial War Museum’s oral history project:

This hugely ambitious attempt to show the war through the lives of ordinary people has an immaculate grasp of tension and character. To watch is to be fully invested in these peoples’ fate

The Island Farm in Bridgend is a popular attraction - but it isn't easy to visit

The Explosives Ordnance Disposal is heading to the scene, police said.