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.
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.
Russia expelled the British defence attache in Moscow in response to the UK throwing out his counterpart.
The UK expelled Russia’s defence attache earlier this month on the grounds he was an ‘undeclared military intelligence officer’.
Vovchansk’s pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before Russia renewed its ground assault last week.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said ‘fierce battles’ are taking place near the border in eastern and north-eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian journalists reported that Russian troops had taken over villages on the border of the Kharkiv region.
The Sheffield venue has hosted the World Snooker Championship every year since 1977, but the venue’s current deal expires on its 50th anniversary.
Wilson’s big moment came at the end of his worst season in a decade.
Wilson held off a Jak Jones fightback to win 18-14.
The Kettering-born 32-year-old is a Chelsea fan and good friends with darts player Ricky Evans.
The Kettering player won the first seven frames of the final but was made to work all the way by the Welsh qualifier on Monday.
Oleksandr Pielieshenko joined Ukraine’s armed forces in the first days of Russia’s invasion, authorities said.
Wilson leads 15-10 ahead of the final session.
Ipswich and Leicester celebrated Championship success and Lando Norris ended his wait for an F1 win.
Wilson holds an 11-6 lead after the opening day of the final at the Crucible.