A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...

A 17th-century painting looted by the Nazis in 1940 from a Jewish art collector in Belgium will be returned to his ...

In September 1940, Germany started bombing towns and cities in Britain. London and Belfast were badly bombed as well as other cities such as Coventry, Swansea, Peterhead and Exeter. Many children ...

The black and white images are a reminder of Britain's centuries-long involvement in a trade that came to be abhorred by most nations. Whale meat was available as an alternative to beef ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...

The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old.

London: The last surviving British pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK s ...

The death of Group Captain John Hemingway, the last pilot known to have flown in the Battle of Britain, is a profound moment ...

Pack up your kit bag, and bring your family and friends along on September 7 and 8 to step back in time to an era dominated ...

When Britain entered the Second World War in 1939 ... But rationing was soon extended to cover many staples, including meat, in March 1940, and cheese, milk and eggs. Every household in the ...