World War II

The legendary de Havilland Mosquito, nicknamed the 'Wooden Wonder', is the subject of a £229.99 limited-edition Corgi model supporting a project to return a British-built example to the skies.

Corgi unveils £230 limited-edition WWII Mosquito model

Cheering crowds could not hide their relief during the VJ Day celebrations in 1945. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

The day South Tyneside got its freedom as war came to an end

The early days of the demolition programme and the contractors have moved on to the site to begin the work.

11 never-before-seen photos of Roker Park as it faced the bulldozer

The incredible story of the Sunderland woman Gladys Dagorn who became a French Resistance fighter.

From Southwick to the French Resistance: A remarkable heroine

Everyone needs to visit Malta at least once. The Barcelo Fortina Malta hotel.

Why Malta needs to be on your 2026 bucket list

The statue at Ray Lonsdale's studio in South Hetton

New Ray Lonsdale statue to be unveiled depicting POW

Jim Stott with his authentic 1940s police car at VE80 festival in Witton Park, Blackburn.

I restored an 88 year old police car that was dumped in a scrapyard

Eric with his parents Pat and Ella Moyse in Cleadon Estate, and his older brother Alan.

'We sang ten green bottles until the all-clear': A man's war memories

Freighters bring cargoes of iron ore to the cranes on the River Tyne, at South Shields in 1970.
Photo By RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

South Tyneside shipyard images revealed

Leonard Barker Knox and his wife Violet who survived World War II. Leonard's diaries have now been shared with us.

VE Day 1945: Boldon man's story

The incredible story of the Sunderland woman Gladys Dagorn who became a French Resistance fighter.

From Southwick to the French Resistance: A remarkable heroine

The front page of the Shields Gazette on VE Day in 1945.

1945: The year when South Tyneside was finally freed from war

South Shields man Harold Bricis whose life story was full of drama and bravery.

Harald Bricis: The South Shields man who won the Iron Cross

Members of the public fill The Mall before a flypast during the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London in June 2022 (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/POOL/AFP/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to get extra bank holiday in 2025 to mark major historic event

Sunderland head coach Régis Le Bris at Loftus Road for the game against QPR

Le Bris handed fresh selection worry plus QPR's lovely gesture to Cats

WW2 bomb explodes on airport taxiway.

Watch: Buried WW2 bomb explodes on airport taxiway
CCTV shows the moment a buried WWII bomb explodes on an airport taxiway just two minutes after a plane passes by - leaving 23ft wide crater and causing almost 90 flight cancellations.
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Kate Winslet takes on the role of renowned WWII photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller in the biopic "Lee," our in UK cinemas from this week.

Explainer Who was Lee Miller, the focus of Kate Winslet’s new biopic, “Lee?”

Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bomber flies over lake.

Watch: Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bomber flies over lake

A gravestone for a soldier who received an OBE has been cleaned

Grave of Soldier given OBE for war services found in South Shields

Veteran Joe Mills, Chair of South Tyneside NAAFI Break, lights beacon on Littlehaven Beach.

South Tyneside marks anniversary of D-Day with beacon lighting

South Tyneside to mark D-Day anniversary with historic beacon lighting

South Shields Heroes of World War II- Their Finest Hour will be published on 6th June.

WW2 book celebrating Shields heroes to mark anniversary of D-Day

Maps and planning documents detailing top-secret plans were donated to House on the Hill museum.

Watch: Top secret D-Day documents from Normandy found in old car boot

Saluting the 1940's with special event to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Credit: Colin Bourdiec

Saluting the 1940's with special event to mark 80 years since D-Day

Inside the secret underground bunker

Watch: Inside top secret underground WWII bunker hidden in plain sight

Three notable figures to be honoured with new Blue Plaques in 2024

World War 2 bunker and staple of Winston Churchill’s ‘chain home’ radar given stunning holiday-home makeover

World War II bunker transformed into coastal holiday home
The former World War II bunker is still fitted out with the same concrete walls, exposed pipes, and lighting
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