We did it! Huge crowds celebrate VE Day as we now must win the peace – unlike in 1918: How the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945 The Daily Mail has taken a look back at the headlines from 75 years ago, when Victory in Europe was declared Wild street … Read more
A desperate appeal has been launched after heartless thieves stole flags and pictures from a memorial to a World War II bomber crew who sacrificed their lives in a crash to save children playing in a park. Tributes have been snatched from the Mi Amigo memorial site in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Tony Foulds, who looks after … Read more
The Queen’s role as a driver and mechanic during WWII helped shape a teenage princess Elizabeth into the country’s longest reigning monarch, a new documentary will reveal. The story of how what she called ‘the terrible and glorious years of WWII’ and how it forged her character for years to come will be told in … Read more
Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore will be rewarded with an honour by the Prime Minister after he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame and raised a staggering £16million for the NHS. The 99-year-old has captured the imagination of the public during the coronavirus lockdown with his heroics … Read more
David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton and Geri Horner led the celebrity tributes to WWII hero Captain Moore on Thursday, as the veteran completed his charity walk, raising more than £13million for the NHS. Captain Tom, 99, completed his target of 100 around his garden at his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, on Thursday- a fornight before his … Read more
Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore triumphed today as he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame – and raised a staggering £12million for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. The 99-year-old, who has captured the imagination of the public with his heroics, finished the last few steps of his … Read more
World War II hero Captain Tom Moore has raised more than £6million for the ‘brave nurses and doctors’ of the NHS by marching around his garden on a zimmer frame. The 99-year-old had initially set out to raise £1,000 by walking 100 lengths of his 25-metre garden in Bedfordshire – but he has now smashed … Read more
World War II hero Captain Tom Moore has raised more than £5million for the ‘brave nurses and doctors’ of the NHS by marching around his garden on a zimmer frame. The 99-year-old had initially set out to raise £1,000 by walking 100 lengths of his 25-metre garden in Bedfordshire – but he has now smashed … Read more
Heart-warming moment WWII hero, 99, is given guard of honour from NHS medics as he’s wheeled out of hospital after defeating coronavirus Albert Chalmers, who will turn 100 in July, thanked NHS staff for his treatment He recovered from coronavirus after being treated at Tickhill Road Hospital, Doncaster He was wheeled through the hospital as … Read more
A Second World War hero who was part of the famous Damusters squadron has died after contracting coronavirus. Kenneth Law Sumner, 96, passed away at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary on April 2 after suffering a short illness and testing positive for Covid-19. It comes after two bishops from the same church in Wolverhampton were also … Read more