World War 2

​The United Kingdom is on course to be among the worst hit European states with more than 20,732 hospital deaths reported as of Saturday. ​But the most stringent lockdown in peacetime history has left the economy facing possibly the deepest recession in three centuries and the biggest debt splurge since…

At the height of the Second World War, in April 1943, LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt came to Penn Station, NYC and captured the sorrowful farewell scenes between young soldiers and their families. These forlorn figures, who were bidding goodbyes, seemed to anxiously fear that they might never have any chance…

By Mark Kaufman2020-04-24 09:00:00 UTC There are few worse spots to be during a historic pandemic than a bustling workplace. They're rife with shared door handles, shared bathrooms, shared fridges, shared desks, shared elevators, shared coffee, shared scissors, and inevitably, shared microbes. Unfortunately for humanity, the new coronavirus, an especially…

Joan Benoit wins the 1984 Olympic marathonLondon Marathon TV programmesSat 25 April: BBC One 13:15-13:45 BST - Kipchoge: My sub two-hour marathonSun 26 April: BBC One 14:00-14:45 BST - 1981 London Marathon: Historical firstSun 26 April: BBC Sport website 10:00-13:00 - Your marathon day stories live textYou can’t be what…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036. Instead, Putin spent Wednesday troubleshooting one of the biggest crises of his rule - fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Because of the pandemic,…

Image copyright Stephen Doughty MP Image caption Harold with his medals at a Merchant Navy remembrance service The last surviving veterans of the so-called Arctic Convoys will be receiving medals to mark the anniversary of the final naval escorts of World War Two.Harold Boudier, 94, from Penarth, was on the…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin, citing the deepening coronavirus crisis, said on Thursday Russia would postpone its May 9 celebrations including a huge military parade across Red Square to mark 75 years since the Soviet victory in World War Two. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members…

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A series of video diaries based on the writings of Jewish teenager Anne Frank during her years hiding from the Nazis during World War Two have become a hit with young viewers, the Anne Frank House Museum said on Thursday. An undated handout photo shows Luna…

New deals recently struck by both HBO Max and Netflix means Studio Ghibli's incredible back catalogue is now at last becoming available to stream online, including the out-and-out anime classic Spirited Away - read on to find out how to watch the film in your region. Seen by many as…

The American illustrator and author Tomie dePaola, who has died aged 85, was best known for his book Strega Nona (1975), which tells the story of a wise old woman who can do magic, and her assistant, Big Anthony. Big Anthony secretly learns half the trick to … Read More