World War 2

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week as people react to the spread of the coronavirus. Image copyright Tom Jacobs / Reuters Image caption Desiree Henry trains at a golf course in Edmonton, London, following the outbreak of Covid-19. A Team GB athlete, she won…

When Victory in Europe was announced on 8 May, 1945 the British nation was ecstatic, celebratory – and exhausted. The country had fought with every sinew, and that battle – as with our current crisis – depended not just on those on the front line but in every household and…

Call of Duty has had some great weapons throughout its franchise, in every game, from CoD 4 to 2019's Modern Warfare there has been at least one stinker that was either under-powered or completely unused. Lets remember the duds.By Dave Jewitt on May 1, 2020 at 8:15PM PDTAt this point,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity plunged to an 11-year low in April as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc on supply chains, suggesting the economy was sinking deeper into recession. FILE PHOTO: A LB Steel LLC's employee manufactures a component for new Amtrak Acela trains built in partnership with Alstom…

TOPLINE Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has slashed its dividend payment to shareholders by 66%—the first time its cut its dividend since 1945—as coronavirus triggered a dramatic plunge in demand for oil and caused prices to collapse. Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden AFP via Getty Images KEY…

REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Shell reduced its first quarter dividend by 67% from $0.47 to $0.16. It marks the first time since World War II that the Dutch oil giant has cut its dividend, the latest sign of the brutal reality of the oil market crisis. The dividend cut is "more evidence…

Who is Captain Tom, our new national hero? Captain Tom Moore becomes Colonel in honorary promotion 100 years through the eyes of the NHS's fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore to get 100th birthday flypast  How Captain Tom Moore's fundraising inspired the nation Captain Tom: Twinkly-eyed ray of sunshine with great…

(Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc cut its dividend for the first time since at least the Second World War as the oil slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic reshapes the energy industry.The surprise move is the latest illustration of how the international spread of the deadly disease is causing…

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Dame Vera Lynn turned 100 years old in 2017 The Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity is struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, the World War Two Forces' Sweetheart says.An emergency fundraising appeal has been launched by the charity to ensure it can continue to provide…

The BBC has announced a slate of programming to the mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, including an address from the Queen. The monarch will broadcast at 9pm, the exact time her father spoke to the nation three quarters of a century ago on 8 May, the BBC said.…