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Bunch of old papers that were almost shredded after being found hidden in a loft have sold for massive £465k - because they are the work of a WWII hero

'It's a once-in-a-lifetime discovery - not just for collectors, but for the sake of preserving the story of one of the greatest minds in history,' Jim Spencer, of Rare Books Auctions of Lichfield, St…

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James Bond villains were based on REAL Nazis Ian Fleming encountered in WWII, German fan group claims

Among those which the German 'Bond Club' claims was based on a real person is Moonraker villain Hugo Drax, who is depicted in Fleming's novel as a crazed Nazi bent on revenge.

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Minute by terrifying minute, how the Grenfell disaster unfolded - and why ANOTHER inferno tragedy could strike at any moment

Seven years ago, 72 ­people died in the ­Grenfell Tower fire. It was Britain's worst residential fire since WWII. MailOnline's immersive storytelling lays bare what happened that terrible night...

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'Underage' D-Day hero dies aged 102: Tributes paid to WWII commando who signed up at 17 before helping to capture Pegasus Bridge during Normandy landings

Roy Cadman landed at Sword Beach at Normandy on June 6, 1944. He was part of the relieving force for Major John Howard's 6th Airborne Division paratroopers who had seized the bridge.

The most remarkable escape of WWII? SAS soldier's journey to safety through FIVE countries after unit was dropped over occupied Sicily too high and in the wrong place, historian DAMIEN LEWIS reveals

As Roy Bridgeman-Evans drifted down through the moonlit Sicilian sky, he could tell immediately that he and the rest of his men were in serious trouble, writes DAMIEN LEWIS.

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