Mayor joins multi-faith D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration
Sadiq Khan united with faith leaders to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at City Hall’s annual Remembrance Service on Friday.
Great Escapes exhibition launched by the National Archives
The National Archives has launched an exhibition on internment, prisoners of war and their escapes during WWII. Following the release
Operation Mincemeat: Whimsical whiplash with the best brains in Britain
Ever wanted to watch a gloriously flamboyant musical tell the gruesome tale of how a rotting corpse was set adrift
‘Princess Auto Mechanic’: The Queen during the Second World War
For The Queen, the Second World War was a time of many firsts in a long, illustrious life. The then
A 101-year-old woman reflects on ten decades in south west London
Betty Searle, who has lived in south west London for ten decades, turned 101 on the 21st of February. A
Richmond Library closes to repair lasting bomb damage
London’s oldest public library closed today to repair damage originally spoiled by bombs in World War Two.
A Quid for Sid: Historian campaigned for memorial plaque to honour WW1’s youngest British soldier from Tooting
A plaque is to be erected to honour World War One’s youngest British soldier in Tooting. Sidney Lewis was just
Man, 100, revisits Tooting club where he sheltered under snooker table from WW2 bombs
A 100-year-old man revisited the Tooting club where he sheltered under a snooker table from World War Two bombing on
‘Victory for diversity and equality’: Former prime minister Sir John Major immortalised on Brixton Pound note
The Brixton Pound, a currency used in the South London area of Brixton, has launched a limited edition note featuring former