Veterans1 day agoMeet the apprentices restoring the Tyne BridgeThe workers restoring the Tyne Bridge include two generations following in grandad's footsteps.1 day agoTyne2 days agoSurprise party for veteran, 90, hosted by cadetsThe Evesham-based troop organises a celebration for Korean War veteran Ken Ricketts.2 days agoHereford & Worcester2 days ago'I had a criminal record for 56 years for being a lesbian - nobody told me' She was thrown out of the RAF in 1969 when bosses discovered a love letter from her then-girlfriend.2 days agoUK7 days ago'Proud day' as veteran's new memorial unveiledA memorial to people who have lost their lives since World War Two has been unveiled.7 days agoBristol8 May 2025WW2's oldest veteran attends VE Day memorial eventAbout 46 veterans and families attend to remember 8 May 1945, the day the war ended in Europe.8 May 2025Stoke & Staffordshire8 May 2025'I come back to France to say hello to comrades who didn't make it home'Ken Cooke, now aged 99, was part of D-Day operations in 1944 - he is back in Normandy for VE Day.8 May 2025North Yorkshire8 May 2025'I woke up in a bath two days after VE Day'Douglas Cracknell says he was serving in Belgium in 1945 and the drink flowed.8 May 2025Suffolk8 May 2025'No one gave their lives - they had them taken'Ken Foster, part of the fleet that liberated Norway, marks VE Day with pride but also sadness.8 May 2025Wiltshire8 May 2025'I still think about friends who never made it home' - 106-year-old veteranNorman Irwin, from Coleraine, speaks as events are held to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.8 May 2025Northern Ireland...