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Bagpiping war hero who died in obscurity in Scotland is celebrated in Italy

A BAGPIPING war hero has become a celebrity in the Italian town he helped liberate during the Second World War - despite dying in...

Charity star war vet needs help after wearing out scooter

A WAR veteran aged 95 has worn out his disability scooter raising almost £400,000 for charity - and now needs  £800 to fix it. Tom...

Legendary Scots war pilot to speak at lecture on UK defence

A LEGENDARY Scots pilot and war hero who survived 11 crashes, a torpedo attack and was arrested by the Gestapo will speak at a...

Exhibition tells the story of German air raid on Scotland

THE STORY of the first German air attacks to hit Britain will be told in a museum exhibition opening today in Edinburgh.   The pop-up exhibition,...

An unseen side of the First World War will be revealed tomorrow in Scotland

AN UNSEEN side of the First World War will be revealed tomorrow  in a display of paintings and photographs from influential Scottish artists. The exhibition...

WW2 Spitfire pilot laid to rest in Glasgow cemetery

A WORLD War 2 Spitfire pilot whose remains were found in a field last year has been laid to rest in a Glasgow cemetery. Twenty-year-old pilot...

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