Britain’s collective fight against the Nazis in World War Two saw a third of the population involved in war work. That number included seven million women who performed crucial roles including top secret intelligence gathering, maintaining and flying aircraft and compiling weather reports. Four female veterans have spoken of their experiences in a new documentary, … Read more
The centenary of an east London housing estate billed as the largest ever when it was built after the First World War is to be marked with a series of events. Becontree in Dagenham was built for more than 100,000 war veterans and workers from east London, with the first ‘home for heroes’ completed in … Read more
Military veterans are to be counted in census for the first time in a bid to increase understanding of their needs Forces veterans to be counted in census after campaign by Royal British Legion Hopes that including former troops will increase understanding of their needs National census is once in decade survey of households in … Read more
Prince Harry’s Invictus Games veterans are to support NHS workers battling the pandemic through a series of podcasts. Harry is patron of the Invictus Games Foundation which has collaborated with the NHS to provide guidance on supporting the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of medical workers and other staff during and after the pandemic. The … Read more
Incredible photographs taken by an urban explorer have revealed the inside of an abandoned WWII club for Polish veterans which has stood untouched for decades in the centre of a busy Manchester town. The empty building full of ‘lost treasure’, in Stretford, Trafford, once served as the meeting place for the Manchester branch of the Polish Ex-Combatants … Read more
British and US armed forces battle it out on best-selling video game Call of Duty to raise money for veterans US and British military teams competed in a Call of Duty competition on Friday Call of Duty Endowment Bowl was set up to help get veterans back in to work US Space Force team won … Read more
Retail veterans back calls for business rates relief for the High Street to be extended past April 2021 By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 A dozen retail industry veterans have urged High Street business rates relief to be extended past April. … Read more
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer faces resignation calls amid claims he breached ministerial code over suspected information leak He is accused of tipping off newspaper in bid to ‘bounce’ Defence Secretary Ben Wallace into backing plan to stop troops being hounded over misconduct claims According to sources, Mr Mercer leaked info to shore up support for … Read more
Melania Trump walked arm-in-arm with a serviceman and stood apart from the president during Wednesday’s Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony. The first lady was escorted by the masked military man and sheltered under an umbrella with him during the visit to Arlington National Cemetery, on Donald Trump’s first public engagement since the election was called for … Read more
Melania Trump walked arm-in-arm with a serviceman and stood apart from the president during Wednesday’s Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony. The first lady was escorted by the masked military man and sheltered under an umbrella with him during the visit to Arlington National Cemetery, on Donald Trump’s first public engagement since the election was called for … Read more