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'Unsinkable Sam' the Nazi cat who survived sinking of the Bismarck and war at sea

Wartime often provides us with some curious myths and legends and none are perhaps stranger than that of Unsinkable Sam. Sam was a World War 2 cat supposedly sunk three times in battle

Daily Mirror

Five years on from Grenfell we locals need justice now

It is five years today since the tragic night when the North Kensington community witnessed the biggest civilian disaster of its kind since World War 2. But it is almost six years since Francis O’Connor wrote the now infamous “Playing With Fire” piece on the Grenfell Action Group blog and…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin has killed more in Ukrainian city than Hitler did during WW2, mayor says

In the besieged port of Mariupol, Vladimir Putin has killed twice as many people as Adolf Hitler during World War 2 but "he will not stop at Ukraine", says the city's mayor

Daily Mirror

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Operation Mincemeat Netflix: Bizarre true story of how a corpse fooled Hitler

Operation Mincemeat is a daring tale of wartime intrigue and deception. A film starring Colin Firth looks into the top-secret World War 2 operation that helped changed the course of the war

Daily Mirror

Inside UK’s ghost village left empty for 80 years after evacuation of residents

The abandoned Imber was evacuated in 1943 to provide an exercise area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2.

Daily Record

Inside UK's ghost village left empty for 80 years after all residents told to go

The abandoned Imber in Wiltshire was cleared in 1943 to provide an exercise area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2 and has remained empty ever since

Daily Mirror

World War II nurse who served on frontline celebrates her 100th birthday by skydiving

Originally from England, Raymonde Sullivan, the former World War 2 nurse, made a promise to her friends if she was to ever hit her 100th birthday she would skydive

Daily Mirror

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Peaky Blinders film date, which characters will appear and tantalising plot leaks

Tonight's final ever episode of Peaky Blinders is not the end as a film is already in the works - but will Tommy Shelby appear and which new actors are being lined up for the previously 'untold' World War 2 storyline

Daily Mirror

Dramatic pictures show UK's 'Anthrax Island' go up in flames amid huge blaze

Gruinard island is known to many as ' Anthrax Island' and was contaminated during World War 2 when it became a testing site for biological weapons

Daily Mirror

From Barack Obama to Shashi Tharoor, how authors-public intellectuals reacted to Russia Ukraine war

The world woke up to the shocking news of Russia invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022, escalating the conflict between the two neighboring countries. Reacting to the news of the invasion, which is said to be one of the worst attacks in Europe in 77 years since World War 2,…

The Times of India

Suspect who betrayed Anne Frank to Nazi identified, claims new book

Anne Frank, who is best known for chronicling the harsh realities of the lives of Dutch Jews hiding from Nazis in her personal diary, is one of the most prominent faces of the tragedies of World War 2. And now, over 77 years since her death, the suspect who betrayed…

The Times of India

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