Carys Nally and Samuel Kerr BBC Newsnight BBC The truth about tens of thousands British veterans who tested nuclear bombs has been “covered up for decades”, the mayor of Greater Manchester has alleged. Andy Burnham told BBC Newsnight the government must act while the remaining survivors are still alive. In the 1950s and 60s, servicemen...
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. In response to a January executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented new guidelines that permit individual doctors and other health professionals to refuse to...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. As the Trump administration prepared to cancel contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs this year, officials turned to a software engineer with no health care...
Mallory Moench & Rachel Hagan BBC News Watch: Royals, veterans and politicians attend VE Day thanksgiving service Royals, politicians and veterans have commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe – on what could be the last major VE Day attended by veterans. The King and the Prince of Wales...
A thanksgiving service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. The Royal Family, senior politicians, and veterans attended the ceremony. It began with a two-minute silence, as the royals stood around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Winston Churchill’s great-great grandson was...
Kevin Hay BBC News, South West BBC Max Embury was a Scout Car Commander “We did think of the casualties… and we were thinking why them and not me?” Three men from Devon and Cornwall have recalled their memories of their service during World War Two on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Former Scout...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox Earlier this year, doctors at Veterans Affairs hospitals in Pennsylvania sounded an alarm. Sweeping cuts imposed by the Trump administration, they told higher-ups in an...
Commemorations open with a military procession watched by WW2 veterans, royals and huge crowds. Read full article at source...
US President Donald Trump says he plans to rename Veterans Day – known as Remembrance Day in the UK – as “Victory Day for World War I” to celebrate American contributions to the conflict. The president also wants to name VE Day on 8 May as “Victory Day for World War II”, he said on...
BBC Landlord Dave Cooper and veterans Leighton Lucas and Dermot Rogers are walking 300 miles Two veterans and a pub landlord have set out on a 300-mile walk to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. Landlord Dave Cooper, army veteran Leighton Lucas and former navy serviceman Dermot Rogers set off on their journey on Wednesday...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images King Charles will host about 50 veterans at a tea party in the Palace gardens King Charles and Queen Camilla will host a tea party at Buckingham Palace for war veterans as part of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The King and Queen will also...