D-Day: Veterans 'thought nothing bad would happen to us'
Three of the last handful of remaining D-Day veterans in Wales discuss their experience of the war.
Source: bbc.com
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Cricket match at The Mote to help raise awareness of veterans' hub planned for Headcorn
Veterans are keen to see work start on a new support hub for ex-servicemen after winning planning permission.
United Kingdom Maidstone Cricket Club Veterans Operating Royal Marine Commando Stewart Royal Engineer Glenham Road
Source: kentonline.co.uk
Ferring pillbox officially reopened just days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day
A valuable part of Ferring's wartime history has been officially opened just days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Source: sussexexpress.co.uk
Alan O'Hagan, Sapper whose career included a hair-raising operation during the Korean War – obituary
His service embraced spells in Singapore, Malaya and Germany as well as the Middle East and Korea, and in civilian life he flew gliders
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Operation Save the World: How mission immortalised in 1965 film The Heroes of Telemark saw Norwegian raiders sent by Churchill sabotage Hitler's bid to build a nuclear bomb - as Princess Anne visits memorial
The mission was led by 23-year-old Joachim Ronneberg. The men were tasked with destroying a hydroelectric plant in Telemark, Norway. It was dramatised in 1965 film the Heroes of Telemark.
North Yorkshire United Kingdom Timothy Laurence Winston Churchill Jostein Ronneberg Joachim Ronneberg
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Everything We Know About King Charles' Cancer Treatment
King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer in February and is still undergoing treatment three months later.
Source: newsweek.com
Rothley: Man, 98, says it is 'a pleasure' to still be going to work
Ivor Ward's children have retired but he still goes to work four days a week at a company in Rothley.
Source: bbc.co.uk
DIY SOS: The Big Build - W HD
Maidstone (Season 23 Episode 10 of 10): Adapting the home of a former paratrooper who struggles to walk unaided. DIY SOS: The Big Build airs on W HD at 11:00 AM, Tuesday 30 April. Adapting the home of a former paratrooper who struggles to walk unaided
Source: tvguide.co.uk
Motherwell man wrote his own crime thriller after being inspired by Jack Reacher creator
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Source: dailyrecord.co.uk
The battle of the Somme facts: when, how long did the WW1 battle last, how many were killed?
One of the bloodiest clashes of the First World War, the five-month battle of the Somme claimed the lives of more than 127,000 British soldiers, with more than 57,000 British casualties on the first day alone. How did the battle of the Somme start? And how did the battle of the Somme affect WW1? Here are eight facts about the battle of the Somme, one of Britain's most famous battles…
Source: historyextra.com