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German court denies appeal by former Nazi secretary over involvement in 10,500 murders
Irmgard Furchner, 99, was found guilty in 2022 of being an accessory to killings at Stutthof concentration camp
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Brit visits America's 'roughest resort' which is like 'UK city' but a 'warzone'
Atlantic City once prided itself as being 'America's Playground,' but just as bargain breaks to Europe emptied out Britain's resorts so cheap flights to the Caribbean have killed the Boardwalk Empire
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'Most affordable city break' in Europe with stunning architecture and 81p beers
Brits are raving about an affordable European city break filled with tragic history, impressive architecture, cheap food, and even cheaper drinks - with flights as low as £15 from London
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Nigel Farage breaks silence on Reform candidates - 'we have problems'
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has broken his silence on vetting dodgy Reform candidates after Grant StClair-Armstrong was forced to quit yesterday over controversial unearthed comments
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Putin's ceasefire 'ultimatum' compared to Hitler's offer that launched WW2
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outright rejected Vladimir Putin's "ultimatum", which he said was not new and compared it to the offers made by Adolf Hitler in 1939 that ultimately launched a world war
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Secret wartime tunnels under city to be transformed into UK’s newest attraction
Tunnels built during World War II could become the next big attraction in the UK, as proposals have been approved to develop £220 million transformation
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Owner honours war hero by naming racehorse after D-Day veteran
In an emotional interview with Sky Sports Racing, David Oliver revealed his newest horse would remember a former American GI who he met in Normandy
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'Sunak insulted veterans and demeaned the country by cutting short D-Day trip'
By cutting short his appearance at the D-Day commemorations, Rishi Sunak put his election hopes ahead of those who fought for our freedoms during the Second World War
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World War Two bunker found buried under graveyard – everyone's saying the same thing
A man has discovered a World War Two bunker under a graveyard and posted images and clips of the find to social media – but eagle-eyed internet users all had the same comment
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7 minutes' applause for D-Day vets who are last of generation that saved world
THE clapping went on for seven long minutes but none of the 2,000 guests stood in the sun above Gold Beach begrudged a single second.They would have s
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Royal British Legion D-Day pin created to honour heroes on 80th anniversary
The pin has been designed as a tribute to the brave individuals who served and sacrificed on D-Day
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'Every chance' World War Three could hit Europe soon, warns head of UK army
With pitched warfare once again on European soil, many defence observers are worried about the state of the British armed forces and question whether they would be functional in case of a war
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D-Day memorial drop sees Brit paras forced to show French officials passports
Crowds gathered to watch British soldiers parachuting into France for the D-Day memorial services - the soldiers were met by border control forces to have passports checked.
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The picturesque English town that played a 'top secret' role in D-Day
The picturesque town of Tetbury, currently home to the King and Queen, has a long history of hosting troops - but played its most significant role during World War Two
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Ridiculous moment Brit Paras on D-Day jump are forced to show PASSPORTS
CRACK British paras who jumped into Normandy were greeted by French customs yesterday.Hundreds of soldiers jumped into a rural drop zone used on D-Day
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'Rishi Sunak sinks to new low in debate with false £2,000 Labour tax hike claim'
"The Prime Minister has shown disdain for voters and further undermined trust in politics after his fake £2,000 Labour tax claim - these acts alone make him unworthy of office"
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D-Day veteran, 100, becomes great-grandad as he arrives at 80th anniversary
British D-Day heroes honoured the dead in a ceremony at Bayeux war cemetery in Normandy on Wednesday as one former codebreaker, 100, still grieves for his killed colleagues
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D-Day hero paratroopers recreate gut-wrenching drop 80 years on from liberation
A mix of British, Belgian, Canadian and US army members took park in the event on Wednesday in Normandy, including the first female soldier to qualify as a paratrooper
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Keir Starmer hails NHS that cared for his mum and rules out going private
After saying he would never use private healthcare for his family, Keir Starmer said his experience growing up with a seriously ill mother had left him with 'every faith and confidence' in the Health Service
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Richard Hammond drives General Montgomery's Rolls-Royce to D-Day event
RICHARD Hammond drove Monty’s Rolls Royce to D-Day commemorations in France yesterday – amid warnings the 80th anniversary was a last chance to li
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The One Show in major schedule shake up tonight to make way for special episode
THE One Show will have a major schedule shake up TONIGHT to make way for a special episode.The weeknight programme usually airs for 30 minutes from 7p
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Charles and Camilla host D-Day heroes at Buckingham Palace for poignant meeting
During the meeting, each of the veterans shared personal stories from the D-Day landings of 1944 and showed photographs and keepsakes from their service, while His Majesty also read from his granddad's wartime diary
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Haunting art honours the 1,475 brave Allied troops who died on D-Day
LIKE ghosts, they stand above the beaches where they fell.Exactly 1,475 soldiers, sailors and airmen under British command died on D-Day, June 6, 1944
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D-Day veterans brim with pride as they head back to scene of finest hour
EIGHTY years after they first sailed to Normandy to liberate France a tiny band of brothers returned yesterday.Former RAF Sergeant Bernard Morgan and
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'My mum lied and told the Nazi guards I was unwell... she saved my life'
Mala Tribich saw the worst horrors of the Holocaust, and says the only reason she survived was that she was 'lucky'