In 1945, after three long years of war, the fight between the Allied forces and Japan over Burma finally ended. Japan was ...

Escape tools became prominent in December 1939 thanks to MI9, a new military intelligence branch of the British government.

Celebrate 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a new documentary exploring its history, cult fandom, and lasting ...

The UK has many church buildings, with some especially reputed for their hauntings. Here are several of those sites — and ...

Why is a small village in Scotland the UK's UFO hotspot?

On 17 April 1940, German leadership issued to all doctors in the armed forces the unprecedented Stimulant Decree, a first in military history. 'The experience of the Polish campaign has shown than in ...

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Amy set off alone from Croydon on 5 May 1930, and landed in Darwin on 24 May, a flight distance of 11,000 miles. She was the first woman to fly alone to Australia, and came home to the UK to a hero’s ...

The dashing young officer slid easily into American high society. With his easy-going charm, striking good looks and stories of wartime derring do, the former fighter pilot was a big hit around town, ...

Not all of Baba Vanga’s visions came true. Explore the surprising predictions she got wrong and why people still believe her.

‘In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.’ The Allies had hoped their decoy plans might buy them two weeks, seven was unthinkable.

River Hunters pairs US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, with presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards, as they search the UK’s waterways for ...