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What made this one soldier symbolize an entire generation - The legacy of the unknown warrior

In 1920, Britain selected one unidentified soldier from the battlefields of World War One to represent all those who never returned. He was buried in Westminster Abbey with full honors, becoming a ...

'The soldiers would follow him anywhere': The WW2 general who outwitted his arch-rival

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery died 50 years ago. In 1968, he told the BBC about the Battle of El Alamein, and his German counterpart Erwin Rommel.

UK's defence against Iranian missiles relies on 1 thing – and it's not British

It is the latest in a series of alarms raised about the state of the UK armed forces, their effectiveness and ability to ...

The seven Shropshire towns bidding to be UK Town of Culture

Seven towns across Shropshire have registered their interest to be crowned the first ever UK Town of Culture for 2028. Towns ...

'Missing' Peaky Blinders character actually appears in movie in blink-and-you’ll miss it moment

A Peaky Blinders character many fans thought was not in the movie actually appears in the film, but if you blinked you'll ...
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The grief myth: it doesn’t come in stages or follow a checklist – like love, it endures

Our ideas about “normal” grief are deeply shaped by the world we have inherited, writes Aoife Lynam, School of Education, in a piece for The Conversation.