Katy Ronkin

Veteran gets treated to poppy display on Remembrance Sunday The UK’s oldest Second World War Veteran has been honoured this Armistice Day with a display of hundreds of handmade poppies at his care home. Donald Rose, who turns 110 this year, was one of the first soldiers onto the beaches in Normandy during the D-Day landings before fighting in North Africa as one of the illustrious ‘Desert Rats’.

27 September 2024, 09:41 Stranded drivers rescued from flooded M5 as months worth of rain hits– with more flood warnings in place. Picture: Alamy/National Highways By Katy Ronkin Rescuers freed drivers stranded on the M5, train stations became submerged, and schools were closed after a month’s worth of rain battered Britain. Loading audio… Part of the motorway in Gloucestershire remains closed due to the sheer volume of water on the road surface.