A forgotten army of an all-black and all-female battalion of the US Women’s Army Corp helped the war effort from Birmingham. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion were based at King Edward’s School in Edgbaston and were tasked with the impossible mission of dealing with a backlog of 17 million …
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Birmingham city centre holds a hidden layer that many locals never get to explore. While the city may not boast a network of Medieval tunnels, it does have a few modern ones tucked away from public view. The most renowned of these is the Mailbox Tunnels. Today’s Mailbox is a …
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The Royal Mail has released the collectables to mark the 150th anniversary of the wartime hero’s birth, bringing out an 8-stamp collection telling the story of his life Sir Winston Churchill is the latest historical figure on new stamps ( Image: PA) One of Britain’s greatest figures is set to …
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The coin’s designer Valda Jackson was born in Jamaica and moved to England in 1964 and pays tribute to the many British Caribbean and Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation Artist Valda Jackson holding the new 50p coin she help designed ( Image: …
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Big-hearted Nigel and Sharon Mather have been helping others since bagging a £12.4 million win on the Euromillions in 2010 and their latest heartwarming effort was for 104-year-old Tom Beevers, a veteran of the ‘Desert Rats’ of the 6th Royal Tank Regiment Sharon and Nigel Mathers deliver a Christmas hamper …
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A 107-year-old man has revealed the secret to long life is eating battered fish and chips every Friday. John Tinniswood, currently the ninth oldest man in the UK, has lived through two World Wars, but still manages all his own finances, and reads the newspaper every day. He thanks his …
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