Veteran recalls being captured as prisoner of war weeks after D-Day
Ken Hay went to Normandy on June 22, then was on night patrol on July 8 when he was captured and forced to work in coal mines in Poland.
UK News|May 19
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Putin’s tit-for-tat expulsion of UK defence attache ‘desperate move’ says Shapps
Russia expelled the British defence attache in Moscow in response to the UK throwing out his counterpart.
UK News|May 16
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Russia expels UK defence attache in tit-for-tat diplomatic row
The UK expelled Russia’s defence attache earlier this month on the grounds he was an ‘undeclared military intelligence officer’.
UK News|May 16
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Only few hundred residents remain in Ukrainian border town amid Russian assault
Vovchansk’s pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before Russia renewed its ground assault last week.
World News|May 13
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Zelensky says army locked in ‘fierce’ border battles amid Russian assault
President Volodymyr Zelensky said ‘fierce battles’ are taking place near the border in eastern and north-eastern Ukraine.
World News|May 13
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Russia ‘captures villages’ in north-east Ukraine as more than 1,700 people flee
Ukrainian journalists reported that Russian troops had taken over villages on the border of the Kharkiv region.
World News|May 11
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Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war
Oleksandr Pielieshenko joined Ukraine’s armed forces in the first days of Russia’s invasion, authorities said.
World News|May 6
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Drone footage shows damage in Ukraine village as residents flee Russian advance
Ocheretyne has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
World News|May 4
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Ukrainian army chief reports tactical retreat in the east
Experts have predicted that Russian forces ‘will likely make significant tactical gains’ in the coming week.
World News|Apr 28
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Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 144
Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing the attackers with means of communication and financing.
World News|Apr 27
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Russia renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches more drones
Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight.
World News|Apr 27
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Japan’s moon lander survives third long freezing lunar night
The Slim lander reached the surface of the moon on January 20.
World News|Apr 24
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Ukrainian and Western leaders hail US aid as Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favour of the package of 61 billion US dollars (£49.3 billion) in aid for Ukraine.
World News|Apr 21
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Berlin Wall escape attempt is brought to life in King’s Mills
The tale of one of the last people to be killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall has been brought to life locally.
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More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn over US aid delays
Vital assistance for Kyiv’s war effort is stuck in US congress.
World News|Apr 15
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