2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (581+ words) A Scout troop is on a mission to find the descendants of Polish World War Two veterans buried in a city cemetery. At least 80 burials have been located in Newmarket Road Cemetery in Cambridge in the past couple of years…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (691+ words) Power is being restored to the last homes hit by a five-day blackout in Germany's snow-covered capital, Berlin. The outage was caused by a suspected arson attack and came as temperatures dipped below freezing. It is reportedly the longest blackout…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) A woman who set up a charity to help support military children has been appointed an MBE. Louise Fetigan, from Wareham, has been recognised in the king's New Year Honours list for services to young people in Dorset. The 43-year-old…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (512+ words) A D-Day veteran who signed up to join the war effort on his 18th birthday has been recognised in the New Year Honours. Bernard Morgan from Crewe, Cheshire has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) A D-Day veteran who signed up to join the war effort on his 18th birthday has been recognised in the New Year Honours. Bernard Morgan from Crewe, Cheshire has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (436+ words) A World War One soldier who was awarded a gallantry medal three times will have a housing development in Nottinghamshire named after him. Cpl Ernest Hayes, who was born in Cotgrave in 1898, was awarded the Military Medal on three occasions…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (327+ words) Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading says her latest work is all about how nice the people of Birmingham are. The three-times-nominated Grammy performer is due to perform Homeland at the city's Symphony Hall and said: "I grew up in Birmingham and so…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (458+ words) The Royal Family hosted the first German state visit to the UK in 27 years - with a state banquet and ceremonial events in Windsor. The Prince and Princess of Wales met Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the tarmac at Heathrow, before King Charles…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (161+ words) Children learn best when they're taught in the language they use at home, research suggests. But there's the question about the power of world languages like English, Spanish, French or Arabic and how they could provide more opportunities to those…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (299+ words) The nephew of one of the youngest Victoria Cross winners in World War Two has said his uncle was an inspiration and that society "needs heroes and heroines". Fusilier Dennis Donnini VC, from Easington Colliery, was just 19 when he died…...