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

Robert Rowe

Portsmouth man shares his story of growing up in the city after war

Portsmouth Guildhall, before the Second World War

How Portsmouth Guildhall was reborn after being destroyed in the Blitz

Caoilfhionn Dunne and Priyanga Burford in a small and quiet light at Chichester Festival Theatre.

A courageous life shines brightly at Chichester Festival Theatre

Portsmouth Guildhall Clock

The Pompey Chimes will not ring in the new football season

The annual D Day memorial service will be taking place at the D Day stone in Southsea, near Canoe Lake on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Poignant commemoration marking D-Day to be held at memorial stone

'One of a kind' oldest World War II veteran dies aged 109

Wartime evacuee shares her memories of the 1940s

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

Why Malta needs to be on your 2026 bucket list

Stanley Street

85th anniversary of the first Blitz raid on the city is commemorated

Mabel Kidney celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Admiral Jellicoe House in Portsmouth, where she was presented with her War Service Medal. She served in the Royal Naval Service (Wrens) during the Second World War.

"Powerhouse" veteran honoured with "special" medal for 100th birthday

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

Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought revolutionised naval warfare with her turbine engines and all-big-gun armament. She rendered all previous battleships obsolete overnight and triggered a global naval arms race. Though she missed the Battle of Jutland, her influence was profound, giving her name to a whole class of battleships. Symbolic of British industrial and naval power, she served mainly as a training and patrol vessel during the First World War before being scrapped in 1923.

I asked AI to name the most powerful 20th century Royal Navy ships

Jane Richards, reading her father's sermon.

Poignant 1945 VE Day sermon discovered in drawer after 80 years

A family festival, commemoration service and beacon lighting have all been planned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Hayling Island. Pictured is The Ferryboat Inn and John's Cafe D Day celebration day.

Festival, beacon lighting and pyrotechnics display planned for VE Day

VE Day 80 street party on board Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan with celebrity supporters of the Armed Forces, Ross Kemp and Dame Kelly Holmes on Friday 4th April 2025 Pictured: Royal Navy personnel on the Portsmouth Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan.

"We're Royal Navy sailors and we will keep memories of VE Day alive"
Proud sailors from a Portsmouth warship hosted a VE Day street party to keep the memories of veterans alive and well.
Freddie Webb

Jean Louth, a tireless campaigner who got a memorial built honouring Portsmouth's Second World War dead and civilians, has died at the age of 91. Pictured is her at Buckingham Palace, attending a garden party for Queen Elizabeth II.

Tireless WWII memorial campaigner Jean Louth dies aged 91

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

Film fan spends £35,000 building his own World War II style bunker

WW2 bomb explodes on airport taxiway.

Watch: Buried WW2 bomb explodes on airport taxiway

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

Crowds gathered at the Round Tower to wave off D-Day veterans making their way to Caen, France for the commemorations. Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

WATCH: Crowds wave off World War II veterans setting sail to France

The Overlord Show returns to Denmead from May 25 to May 27

Popular military show returns to Hampshire - here is where and when

A Second World War themed mural has appeared on the Southsea seafront ahead of the highly anticipated 80th anniversary of D-Day next month.

World War II themed mural appears on seafront ahead of D-Day 80

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

Inside the secret underground bunker

Watch: Inside top secret underground WWII bunker hidden in plain sight
We went for a tour inside a secret underground WWII bunker that played a pivotal role in the Battle of the Atlantic, in an engaging video report.
Lucinda Herbert

Recommended Eats Feature at the Captains Table, Keppel's Head Hotel, Portsmouth on Monday 15th January 2023 Pictured: Chefs, Blake Stanley, Chi-Yoong Lim and Pooriya Ketabi

Historic restaurant serves up 'unique' combination of cuisines

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