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Daughter of Royal Navy D-Day hero Wilbert recalls the “longest day of his life'
Daily Express· 6 days agoD-Day hero Wilbert Docherty epitomised the raw courage and determination needed to make the Allied...
In Operation Biting, Max Hastings tells a real-life Boy’s Own tale
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoAs the Royal Navy commander in charge of rescuing the commandos from the beach later said, “why the...
Six ‘new’ ships are from Tory pledge two years ago, Shapps says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoGrant Shapps was pressed on whether the up to six ships the government has pledged to build are from...
Laura didn’t know how to live until she knew she was dying aged 23
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn the four years she was undergoing treatment before her death at age 23, she met Michelle Obama,...
Soldiers' drawings, possible Napoleon hanging, found on 18th-century door
CBS News via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJohn's Tower. English Heritage said the door also contains numerous sets of initials and two...
12 Shows and Movies Like “Bridgerton” If You Need More Period Dramas After Season 3
People via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHold on to your petticoats — these TV shows and films will transport you to balls, brothels,...
Back to the Debate Stage
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoEnglish sailors in the 17th century enjoyed a “tot” of a half pint of rum a day—until “Black Tot Day,” July 31, 1970, the last day the Royal Navy issued...
Rare First World War naval signal book found in Oxfam shop
Daily Telegraph· 10 hours agoLead-lined printed work was discovered among a box of donations over 100 years after it was meant to...
Kaliane Bradley Fell in Love With a Dead Man. The Result is 'The Ministry of Time.'
Elle via AOL· 6 days agoThe now-long-deceased Victorian polar explorer had perished during a lost 1845 Royal Navy voyage to...
‘I was begging for help, but nobody showed any humanity’: Telegraph readers’ horror stories of NHS...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoAs a journalist, I am used to baring my soul. To some degree it’s a reflex. I do it – we all do it –...
