The Latest Breaking News from Second World War

An Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team staged a controlled explosion after the discovery of a 'Mills' style Second World War hand grenade near allotments in Doune, Perthshire.

Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations

A photographer has given a glimpse inside the abandoned home of a Second World War surgeon, with its bottles of sedatives, hospital beds and medical examination rooms.

‘Tomorrow, I will eat that dessert with all my family, remembering this wonderful day that I will never forget,’ says Meri Mion, 90

A 97-year-old Second World War hero caught up in the passport crisis will travel to Holland next week for commemorations of its liberation from the Nazis thanks to the Evening Standard.

A new set of stamps is being issued in tribute to women’s vital contributions during the Second World War.

Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations

The main set of 10 stamps illustrate the huge range of work women undertook during the war years

The main set of 10 stamps illustrate the huge range of work women undertook during the war years.

After a short life transporting passengers between the city centre and the north of Edinburgh, the Scotland Street Tunnel went on to house a mushroom farm and served as a bomb shelter during the Second World War.

Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations