IS THIS THE START OF WORLD WAR III? THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT

World War II began when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, leading to Britain and France to declare war on Germany days later... READ MORE›

SAINSBURYS CHRISTMAS AD IS A DANGEROUS AND DISRESPECTFUL MASTERPIECE

Perhaps the greatest truism, even cliche about the first world war is that nobody ever really understood why it happened, what it was all about... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA COMPLAINS TO BBC OVER 'INADEQUATE' RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS AGAINST JEREMY CLARKSON AND TOP GEAR

Argentina complains to bbc over inadequate response to complaints against jeremy clarkson and top gear... READ MORE›

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS EVOKES EUROPES DARKEST HOUR

In Europe, we benefited from humanitarian assistance and the acceptance of refugees after the disaster that was World War II, Mr. Roth said... READ MORE›

BATTLEFIELD LANDSCAPES FROM FIRST WORLD WAR 100 YEARS ON

Above, the landscape of the Newfoundland Memorial Park, in Beaumont Hamel, with trenches, shell crater and wire pickets... READ MORE›

TOWER POPPY DISPLAY TO GO ON TOUR

The Royal British Legion has said it hopes the sale of the poppies, after the installation has been dismantled, will raise in excess of 15m... READ MORE›

GERMAN CONSERVATIVES ARE DESTROYING EUROPE WITH AUSTERITY, SAYS ECONOMIST THOMAS PIKETTY

German conservatives are destroying europe with austerity says economist thomas piketty... READ MORE›

AUSTRIA NOW SAYS OVER 70 BODIES THOUGHT TO BE MIGRANTS WERE IN TRUCK

The Austrian daily newspaper Kronen Zeitung said that 71 bodies were recovered from the truck... READ MORE›

EUROPE'S CURRENT ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC CARRIES ECHOES OF 1930S ANTI-SEMITISM

Even during World War II, let alone before it started, antisemitism was rife in American political and public life... READ MORE›

DIGITAL MOSAIC OF FALLEN WW1 PRIVATE

Artist, Helen Marshall, 43, said she looked through hundreds of World War One images before choosing Pte Beaney... READ MORE›

A TIME CAPSULE OF THE BBC AT ALEXANDRA PALACE?

As television technology advanced the two Alexandra Palace studios were periodically refurbished and re-equipped... READ MORE›

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE›

STEPHEN NOLAN SHOW 25 JUNE WOULD YOU SUPPORT A MOVE TO INTRODUCE LICENCES LICENCE PLATES AND ROAD INSURANCE FOR CYCLISTS? A NEW PETITION TO DO JUST THAT HAS JUST BEEN LAUNCHED.

Stephen Nolan Show, 25 June Would you support a move to introduce licences, licence plates and road insurance for cyclists?... READ MORE›

UPDATES FROM NORTH-WEST ENGLAND ON THURSDAY 29 JANUARY 2015

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FOREST OUTSIDE NAZI DEATH CAMP YIELDS DISTURBING FIND

During World War II, the Nazis were known to adjust Stutthof's size depending on their needs... READ MORE›

GRAPH OF WORLD WARS BY NUMBER DEAD AND DURATION OF CONFLICT SHOWS HOW WAR IS VERY MUCH NOT BEHIND US

It might be 100 years since the Great War, but the world remains a very turbulent place... READ MORE›

'WE CAN DO IT!' HUNDREDS DRESS UP AS WWII ICON ROSIE THE RIVETER

They'd just tentatively broken the Guinness World Record for most Rosies in one place since WWII... READ MORE›

BRITAIN TO REPAY A?2BN FIRST WORLD WAR DEBT

The Government can currently borrow money at record low interest rates, so it makes financial sense to replace old debt borrowed at higher interest rates... READ MORE›

REFUGE AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE AGE-OLD LESSONS THAT EUROPE FORGETS

Palestinian refugees, in their hundreds of thousands, are our responsibility... READ MORE›

WWII TANK WAS STASHED IN 78-YEAR-OLD'S CELLAR

Prosecutors meanwhile are investigating whether possession of the tank torpedo anti-aircraft gun and other weapons violates Germany's War Weapons Control Act... READ MORE›

BIN LORRY DRIVER CANNOT RECALL CRASH

Harry Clarke, 58, told the Daily Record newspaper that he understood bereaved families and those who were injured wanted answers... READ MORE›

HITLER SECRETLY MADE THE WEAPONS OF THE FUTURE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

First flown in 1944, the Horten Ho 229 was the world's premiere stealth aircraft, equipped with twin turbojet engines, two cannons, and R4M rockets... READ MORE›

11am Two hours before Germany's deadline to France expired, Baron von Schoen, the Kaiser's ambassador in Paris, presented himself to Viviani to receive France's reply... READ MORE›

THE FIRST WORLD WAR IS STILL WITH US. THATS WHY WE REMEMBER

What is so striking about the first world war is that it has long stirred a symmetrical hostility in the collective folklore of the right... READ MORE›

V-J DAY: RARE COLOUR ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE CELEBRATING END OF WORLD WAR II

Video V-J Day rare colour archive footage shows people celebrating end of World War II... READ MORE›

BRITISH GENERAL'S LETTER REVEALS DETAILS OF 1914 CHRISTMAS DAY TRUCE

But Sir Walter, who led the Rifles Brigade and drafted the letter after visiting trenches near Neuve Chapelle, declined to join in... READ MORE›

WORLD WAR I: ANIMALS AT WAR, IN PICTURES

Horses, donkeys, mules and camels carried food, water, ammunition and medical supplies to men at the front, and dogs and pigeons carried messages... READ MORE›

CAROLINE HOY JAILED OVER ROAD RAGE DEATHS OF COUPLE

Last June, Police Scotland told MSPs it would abolish consensual stop searches for children under 12... READ MORE›

'IRISH' TOURIST TAKES ON ANGRY MOB OF TURKISH SHOPKEEPERS

An action-packed video of a man described as an 'Irish tourist' street-fighting a mob of angry shopkeepers has surfaced in Turkey... READ MORE›

BBC LONG IN CONSERVATIVES SIGHTS FACES REVIEW

Another is that the license fee simply be applied to every household as a universal levy... READ MORE›