Documents reveal problems of mass evacuation on the eve of WWII
Newly-released documents have revealed the extent of the huge evacuation process in the lead up to World War Two.
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Movie halted by Dundee air raid siren 80 years ago to finally be shown
It was the Dundee film screening that was cut short by an air raid siren following the announcement of the outbreak of war.
“I’m so proud, he’s my flesh and blood” – War hero Ernie meets great-grandson at reunion
A Perth war hero who is one of the last surviving Lancaster bomber pilots met his great-grandson for the first time at an emotional airfield reunion.
George Clooney wants to be ‘part of the solution’ after Me Too
George Clooney wants his work to be “part of the solution” following the Me Too movement.
Fife man ‘digging’ for almost £1 billion worth of gold in salvage operation
A Fife crane operator has been “digging” for almost a billion pounds worth of gold in an unprecedented salvage operation.
D-Day 75th anniversary: The Tayside Royal Marine who helmed one of D-Day’s smallest landing crafts
An Angus man has revealed details of his late father’s D-Day heroics to mark the 75th anniversary of the invasion.
British soldier dies in Normandy ahead of D-Day commemorations
A British soldier has died in France, the Army has confirmed.
D-Day veteran vying for number one wrote song after being moved by Normandy trip
A 90-year-old war veteran hoping to knock Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber from the top of the UK singles chart penned his song about the D-Day landings after being “moved to tears” by a trip to France 25 years after being part of the invasion.
‘It was the most moving ceremony’ – Memorial held for Russian and Czech airmen who died in Second World War crash
Three Russian airmen and a Czechoslovakian colleague who were killed in a plane crash during the Second World War were remembered in a moving ceremony in a Tayside village on Monday.