Seventy-five years ago today, a group of physicists, engineers and Army personnel assembled in New Mexico’s forsaken desert in the pre-dawn hours of July 16, 1945 for a top secret operation, code name: Trinity. Their goal was to detonate the world’s first nuclear bomb. J. Robert Oppenheimer is best known for his role as the scientific … Read more
Royal Mint releases new £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day as a ‘thank you’ to those who served in Second World War This Friday May 8 commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day The Royal Mint had made a special £2 coin for those who served in the forces The coin features … Read more
Royal Mint releases new £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day as a ‘thank you’ to those who served in Second World War This Friday May 8 commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day The Royal Mint had made a special £2 coin for those who served in the forces The coin features … Read more
They are the last of the valiant who fought for our freedom. But yesterday it was their turn to salute a new generation of heroes. After weeks of being confined to their rooms in a home, a group of veterans can now celebrate VE Day together with their carers – thanks to Mail Force and … Read more
They are the last of the valiant who fought for our freedom. But yesterday it was their turn to salute a new generation of heroes. After weeks of being confined to their rooms in a home, a group of veterans can now celebrate VE Day together with their carers – thanks to Mail Force and … Read more
As nice as Nice! Britain set to be as hot as south of France as nation marks 75th VE Day anniversary with temperatures hitting 70F on Friday’s bank holiday The mercury could reach 21C (70F) on Thursday and Friday in south-east England and north Wales The high pressure should begin to dominate Britain’s weather from … Read more
They were the words which helped a frightened nation to look beyond the torment and the pain towards a happier future. Certainly, if any one song could be said to define the spirit of wartime Britain, it was We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn. Eight decades later, 24 million of us sat down on Sunday … Read more