VJ Day9 Nov 2025When warring troops stopped fighting and shared a picnicProf Nick Megoran says the picnic on Aka island is as remarkable as the 1914 Christmas Day truce. 9 Nov 20256 Oct 2025Immersive war tribute to light up cathedralGloucester Cathedral will be transformed into an immersive light and sound show in October.6 Oct 202528 Sep 2025Plans to install war hero statue in parkA charity wants to install Ray Lonsdale's statue of Sunderland war hero Len Gibson in South Shields.28 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Letters and love preserve legacy of Uncle AlanIt is up to us to remember the uncle who never returned from war, say his nieces and nephews. 20 Sep 202510 Sep 2025Lancaster bomber poppy tribute dismantledThe display was based at the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) in Lincoln. 10 Sep 20252 Sep 2025WW2 prisoner 'told not to speak' of what happenedAlfonso Garizio survived three years as a prisoner of war in East Asia but rarely spoke about it.2 Sep 202528 Aug 2025Ukraine's children speak of hope in art exhibition"Peace Through our Eyes" is a collection of art and messages by Ukrainian children in Milton Keynes.28 Aug 202519 Aug 2025Research to begin into WW2 RAF losses in far eastThe International Bomber Command Centre is to research those who served with Tiger Force. 19 Aug 202519 Aug 2025'I lost my father in the war, now I fight for peace'Judy Arliss' father was killed in 1944 when his ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. 19 Aug 2025...