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Major John Errington was a Signals Officer in the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots. He fought at the battle of Le Paradis in May 1940, before being captured by the Germans and living as a POW until 1945.

Author of "Bradley: A General at War" reflects on the terrible battle in the winter of 1944 into 1945.

The oil on canvas painting, by wartime artist Ernest Townsend, was restored by conservators at the National Trust over the course of 100 hours. It is seen above after the restoration.

Emotional Mariupol steel plant workers were pictured reuniting with their families at a temporary camp in the Russian-held village of Bezimenne. The UNs safe passage operation is continuing.

Ukrainian Commander Serhiy Volyna urged Western leaders to save the garrison of Mariupol and rescue those trapped inside the Azovstal steel plant.

A "lightning war" on ukraine. the daily express also focusses on tensions with russia reporting the prime ministers words that any invasion is "going to a painful, violent and bloody business". the financial times reports that allies are prepared to impose sanctions on russia in the event of an attack. and the telegraph looks at the us�* plans for a deterrent, asjoe biden puts 8,500 soldiers on high alert. clea r, clear, do you want to kick us off this time with the mirror�*s front page, whi...

The eu has not, do we know something that the eu does not? first the eu has not, do we know something that the eu does not?— that the eu does not? first of all, i want to thank _ that the eu does not? first of all, i want to thank our— that the eu does not? first of all, i want to thank our ambassador . that the eu does not? first of all, j i want to thank our ambassador in kyiv, ourwonderful i want to thank our ambassador in kyiv, our wonderful staff there, they have done an outstanding job...

Threat from russia. the british embassy remains open and will continue to carry out essential work. the intelligence is very clear that there are 60 russian battle groups on the borders of ukraine. the plan for a lightning war that could take out kyiv is one that everybody can see. we need to make it very clear to the kremlin, to russia that that would be a disastrous step. officials at the foreign office said the decision was a response to the growing risk of a russian incursion, not the result...

Kind of meeting of eu leaders and nato leaders in which borisjohnson was involved, as well, is obviously designed to be a deterrent and its designed to be a deterrent and its designed as a unified response, to use diplomacy to threaten russia with sanctions — whether any of it will be terribly forceful in terms of prudent�*s eyes, i doubt it —— vladimir putins eyes. theres talk of this lightning war, him intending to quickly invade kyiv and install a progression leader — it seems like ...

Some western powers now fear the worst. the intelligence is very clear that there are 60 russian battle groups on the borders of ukraine. the plan for a lightning war that could take out kyiv is one that everyone can see. invading ukraine from a russian perspective is going to be a painful, violent and bloody business, and its very important that people in russia understand that this could be the new chechnya. that was a reference to the war russia fought in its southern republic of chechnya in ...