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The Blitz

Black and white picture of men, some in uniform searching amongst rubble.

'Mystery' of Blitz report classified for 100 years

Hull MP Dame Diana Johnson says keeping the document under embargo until 2042 is "unjustifiable".

Hull & East Yorkshire

A black and white picture shows a street filled with bombed buildings and rubble. Several people appear to be standing on the right, huddled in a small group.

Man's 15-year quest to uncover city's Blitz story

Neil Anderson says he wants to make sure that part of the city's history was not forgotten.

South Yorkshire

A black and white photograph of firefighters using hoses to pour water on to a bomb-damaged building. They are standing on a pile of bricks which have fallen to the ground in the blast.

MP: Why has Hull Blitz report never been released?

Dame Diana Johnson said the paper from 1942 should be made public to "set the record straight".

Hull & East Yorkshire

Ula Rigg sitting in a red armchair. She has round glasses on and grey hair, and a floral top

VE Day 80 years on: 'We all got rather squiffy'

A female firefighter and a Royal Navy veteran remember the end of World War Two.

Brian Farniss, wearing glasses and hearing aids, is wearing a khaki jacket over a pale blue jumper. He has wispy white hair. He is pointing to a boy in a black-and-white photograph.

'That's me': Man from VE Day photo recalls life in bombed city

How Hull, the most heavily bombed city outside London, marked victory in 1945.

Hull & East Yorkshire

A stone memorial area. The memorial is surrounded by leafy green trees and hedges with red and white flowers planted in front of a walled area. An inscription on the memorial reads "In memory of those citizens killed in enemy air raids over this city".

'Poignant' service to remember Hull Blitz dead

The annual event will take place at the Northern Cemetery in Hull on 6 May.

Hull & East Yorkshire

Black and white photo of smoke surrounding the dome of St Paul's taken on 29 December 1940

The bombed London church that was reborn in the USA

St Mary Aldermanbury, twice destroyed while in England, can now be found in the American Midwest.

An old white ambulance with with "accident ambulance written on a blue sign upon it

Appeal to get WW2 London ambulance back on road

The London Ambulance Service wants to fix and tour its last surviving vehicle used in the Blitz.

Mount Pleasant chapel as seen from an upper tier. It has dark wooden pews and globe lighting with a pulpit and curtained arch on the wall above.

Church that survived Nazi bombers celebrates 200 years

Mount Pleasant chapel survived the Blitz in 1941 and saw modern buildings go up around it.