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Ukraine attack LIVE: Russian nuclear bombers destroyed in humliating blow for Putin

The Defence Secretary has called plans to boost the UK's military might a "message to Moscow" but said he does not expect to raise the number of soldiers until the next parliament.The Government has...

Ukraine says at least 40 Russian warplanes hit in massive drone strikes

Ukraine says at least 40 Russian warplanes hit in massive drone strikes6 minutes agoPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent, BBC NewsJaroslav LukivBBC NewsBBCUkraine claims to have hit more than 40...

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic1 day agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on...

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic14 minutes agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town...

Pentagon sends fighter jets to protect top secret UK-US base

Several American fighter jets have been deployed to a secretive UK-US base in the Indian Ocean to protect assets there, according to reports. Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands which the UK...

WW3 fears erupt as Vladimir Putin massing troops on border of NATO country

Russian troops appear to be amassing on the Finnish border, a chilling move that has escalated fears of a global conflict. New satellite images have shown increased Russian military activity near...

Vladimir Putin's 'Satan II' 'deadliest' missile hailed as 'next generation warfare'

Russian President Vladimir Putin ignited fears of a potential World War 3 with the announcement that the world's most lethal nuclear missile was undergoing active testing seven years ago, yet...

New Pope Leo XIV's surprising link to the Falklands – why it could be bad news for the UK

The Catholic Church chose its new leader, thus succeeding the Argentine Jorge Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, who died on April 21. On May 8, the new pontiff was chosen, Robert Francis...

Satellite images show US bombers stationed within striking distance of Iran

Satellite images show B-52 bombers at the US Naval base on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean as President Donald Trump continues to mount pressure on Iran over its nuclear program.Two long-range...

I had afternoon tea with WW2 veterans on VE Day - one thing will stick with me forever

George Dunn,102, flew a total of 44 operations over Nazi Germany (Image: -)They have grown old and age has wearied them, unlike the young men shot out of the skies of occupied Europe in the Second...

The events still to come - and what you might have missed

VE Day at 80: What's to come - and what you might have missed3 hours agoRosemary McCabeBBC JournalistGetty ImagesVE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Huge crowds took to the streets on 8...

VE Day at 80: What's to come - and what you might have missed

VE Day at 80: What's to come - and what you might have missed5 minutes agoRosemary McCabeBBC JournalistGetty ImagesVE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Huge crowds took to the streets on...

VE Day memories: The mixed emotions of joy and loss among those who survived

On May 8 1945, Peter Marshall, a 20-year old Wireless Operator on Lancaster bombers was on a training sortie. As they headed back to base, he was twiddling the controls of his radio set and came...

Finally after six year and one day the Second World War was over

In March 1940, in an unremarkable Birmingham University office, German-born physicist Rudolf Peierls and his Austrian-born colleague Otto Robert Frisch wrote a memorandum. In it they argued that a...

Child survivors of the Blitz share their harrowing memories of wartime Britain

Betty Peachy was just four years old on the day that German bombers came to her hometown of Filton, on the outskirts of Bristol. It was a Wednesday in September, 1940, and she was upstairs playing...