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World War Two

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Police warning after WW2 bomb found in sand dunes

Officers urge people not to touch or move objects that may be explosive.

A man is stood in front of a Bombe machine wearing the new grey MK Dons kits

MK Dons honour WW2 codebreakers on new away kit

The shirt print includes a reference to work done by codebreakers such as Alan Turing.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

Lola and David are standing outdoors in front of a large, white building with a red roof and multiple windows. The building is surrounded by trees and greenery. The person on the left is wearing a light blue patterned jacket and has short hair, while the person on the right is wearing a dark blue shirt with a green jacket over it. The sky appears to be cloudy.

Returning to Bad Wurzach 80 years after liberation

A group of islanders return to the German town to mark the anniversary of their liberation.

An elderly bald man in a suit looks off to the side of the camera

Wladyslaw Mleczko: 'If I went back, that was the end for me'

At the age of just 11, Wladyslaw Mleczko was recruited to join the junior Polish Army.

A composite photograph of four portrait pictures of Sunderland children who died on board of SS City of Benares. Irene Smith is top left, smiling with her head tilted. She has short blonde hair, which is curly at the ends. The photo next to her is of Geoffrey Crawford, smiling at the camera. He is wearing wide brim hat and a black shirt and tie. In the lower left corner is Edith Smith, smiling in a red coat. Her short blonde hair is curly at the ends. the photo next to her shows Maureen Dixon, smiling at the camera. She is wearing a white shirt and has short straight brown hair and a fringe.

Search for relatives of evacuation ship children

A memorial service will honour Sunderland children who died on board the SS City of Benares.

Normandy soldiers' graves named after 80 years

Francis Kelly and Victor Little of the 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry died during World War Two.

Northamptonshire

A young girl is in the arms of a woman, standing behind an elderly lady dressed in blue. They are all smiling at the camera.

'Debt of gratitude' to Wren Thelma on her 101st

Farnsfield's Thelma Redman was in Liverpool with the Women's Royal Navy during World War Two.

Nottinghamshire

A black and white photograph of a man in a suit and hat standing behind barbed wire. He is holding the wire with both hands. In the background, there is a building with multiple windows and an arched doorway.

What happened in Bad Wurzach in World War Two?

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of the internment is being marked by Channel Islanders.

An old sepia photograph. It shows a young man wearing a leather flight jacket with a sheepskin collar. He is also wearing an air force cap and a pair of headphones over his ears. What looks like part of a WW11 airplane cockpit is behind him

WWII pilot remembered at Tyrone field crash site

A new memorial stone in County Tyrone pays tribute to the life of an American World War II pilot.

Northern Ireland