3 d. ago ‘A common humanity’: the British families who tended graves of German soldiers

Across the country men and women have cared for the resting places of their enemy’s fallen, finding peace and hopeFor some, tending the graves was an act of reconciliation. For others, it was about acknowledging shared losses and shared grief.Thousands of Germans who died in Britain during the first and second world wars were laid to rest in local graveyards. British people tended these graves for decades, even laying flowers and wreaths for their former foes. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Britain’s Got Talent star and professional dancer Chantel Bellew dies weeks after birthday

Bellew was a professional dancer who competed on season 13 of the reality competition show

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7 d. ago BGT star Chantel Bellew's tragic cause of death years after making Ant and Dec laugh on show

Chantel Bellew, who reached the quarter finals of Series 13 of Britain's Got Talent, has tragically died a month after her 34th birthday following a long battle with depression

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7 d. ago Chantel Bellew dead – Britain's Got Talent star dies aged 34 as tributes pour in

Chantel Bellew, who made it to the quarter finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2019, has tragically died a month after her 34th birthday following a long battle with depression

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7 d. ago Chantel Bellew dead at 34: Britain's Got Talent star and Strictly star dance teacher dies

Chantel Bellew, who reached the quarter finals of Series 13 of Britain's Got Talent, has died a month after her 34th birthday following a long battle with depression

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7 d. ago Britain's Got Talent star dies aged 34: Performer who taught Anton du Beke to tap dance and made Ant and Dec giggle with her cheeky routine passes away

Chantel Bellew - who reached the quarter finals of Series 13 - passed away in hospital from a suspected overdose just weeks after her birthday.

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1 week ago Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy inside the KGB, dies at 86

Former KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky has died aged 86 in England

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1 week ago Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86

Soviet spy defected to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure after supplying information to MI6 and MI5Oleg Gordievsky obituaryOleg Gordievsky, the UK’s most significant cold war double agent inside the KGB, has died at his home in Surrey aged 86.Gordievsky, who would eventually defect to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure, was considered a key agent operating for the UK’s intelligence services working within the Soviet Union. Continue reading...

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1 week ago KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86: Former British mole who leaked Russian secrets passes away in Surrey home after defecting in the 1970s

Gordievsky was said to be Britain's most valuable spy in living memory inside Russia's intelligence agencies.

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1 week ago KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky who defected to Britain dies in Surrey

Oleg Gordievsky was regarded one of Britain's most valuable spies, providing vital information to the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1974 to 1985. He died peacefully at his home in Surrey.

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain halted for sad breaking news as sports legend dies

On Thursday's Good Morning Britain, presenters Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid announced heartbreaking news to ITV viewers.

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1 week ago Prince William pays tribute to last surviving Battle of Britain pilot John Hemingway

Prince William said Britons 'owe so much' to the last surviving Battle of Britain airman John 'Paddy' Hemingway after he died aged 105, with the PM also paying his respects

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2 w. ago Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, dies at age 105

John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105

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2 w. ago Who was John 'Paddy' Hemingway? Pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain dies aged 105

Paddy Hemingway played a crucial role in defending the UK against Nazi oppression during the summer of 1940

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2 w. ago John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, dies aged 105

Prince William has led tributes for Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, one of a number known as ‘The Few’

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2 w. ago Last Battle of Britain hero pilot who was shot down four times dies aged 105

Gp Capt John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.

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2 w. ago Prince William's tribute to Group Captain John Hemingway as Battle of Britain hero dies aged 105

Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway was one of the last surviving pilots from the Battle of Britain and died at the age of 105. Tributes have been paid to the hero.

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2 w. ago John 'Paddy' Hemingway dies aged 105: Prince William leads tributes to last surviving Battle of Britain pilot

Prince of Wales said Mr Hemingway’s ‘bravery and sacrifice’ will always be remembered

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2 w. ago Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot John 'Paddy' Hemingway dies aged 105

Tributes are pouring in for Mr Hemingway, one of a number known as ‘The Few’

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2 w. ago GMB's Susanna Reid pauses to announce tragic death of 'hero' in touching tribute

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid took a moment to pay tribute to 'an absolutely remarkable hero' who has died as the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot passed away

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