Air-raid siren sounds the warning. Air-raid sirens first sounded the warning in London in September 1939. They became an almost daily part of life in the capital a year later during the height of ...

An archive recording of an air-raid in progress. 'Blackout' regulations came into force as the war began. These meant that families had to cover up all windows at night to ensure that no light ...

A World War Two public air raid shelter, complete with its original reinforced concrete roof, has been rediscovered under a shop in York city centre. The shelter, in a basement beneath a Grade II ...