World War II

The legendary de Havilland Mosquito, nicknamed the 'Wooden Wonder', is the subject of a £229.99 limited-edition Corgi model supporting a project to return a British-built example to the skies.

Corgi unveils £230 limited-edition WWII Mosquito model

51 pics as 101-year-old celebrates birthday at Spitfire Visitor Centre

Everyone needs to visit Malta at least once. The Barcelo Fortina Malta hotel.

Why Malta needs to be on your 2026 bucket list

Jim Stott with his authentic 1940s police car at VE80 festival in Witton Park, Blackburn.

I own an authentic 1940s police car - it was found in a scrapyard

Gladys Brown from Blackpool is pictured on her 100th birthday and as a Land Girl during the Second World War.

Blackpool resident celebrates her 100th birthday & reveals her secret

Jane Richards, reading her father's sermon.

Poignant 1945 VE Day sermon discovered in drawer after 80 years

Members of the public fill The Mall before a flypast during the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London in June 2022 (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/POOL/AFP/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to get extra bank holiday in 2025 to mark major historic event

The late Ron Banks

Appeal to people of Lancashire after 99-year-old WW2 veteran dies

Film fan spends £35,000 building his own World War II style bunker

WW2 bomb explodes on airport taxiway.

Watch: Buried WW2 bomb explodes on airport taxiway

Showtown has announced its acquisition of the Charlie Cairoli Collection.

Showtown acquires famous clown Charlie Cairoli collection

Kate Winslet takes on the role of renowned WWII photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller in the biopic "Lee," our in UK cinemas from this week.

Explainer Who was Lee Miller, the focus of Kate Winslet’s new biopic, “Lee?”

Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bomber flies over lake.

Watch: Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bomber flies over lake

The glass Coca-Cola bottle from 1943

Historic WWII era Coca Cola bottle from 1943 found by firefighters

Maps and planning documents detailing top-secret plans were donated to House on the Hill museum.

Watch: Top secret D-Day documents from Normandy found in old car boot

The roar of the Spitfire will be a familiar sound over the next few days as three of the original fighters take off from Blackpool Airport offering pleasure flights for the first time in the North West

Iconic Spitfires to fly over Blackpool, Preston and Lancs this weekend
The roar of the iconic British World War II fighter will be a familiar sight in our skies this weekend...
Matthew Calderbank

Here's why you'll Spitfires fly over Blackpool & Preston this weekend

Inside the secret underground bunker

Watch: Inside top secret underground WWII bunker hidden in plain sight

World War 2 bunker and staple of Winston Churchill’s ‘chain home’ radar given stunning holiday-home makeover

World War II bunker transformed into coastal holiday home

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