Scuttling of German fleet in Scapa Flow 100 years ago commemorated
A service has been held in waters off Orkney to mark 100 years since the scuttling of more than 50 German ships after seven months of incarceration.
First World War
Services to commemorate 100 years since scuttling of German fleet
A service will be held in waters near Orkney to mark 100 years since the scuttling of more than 50 German ships after seven months of incarceration.
Young soldiers killed in First World War buried in France more than 100 years on
The families of two young British privates killed in the First World War have finally seen them laid to rest more than 100 years later.
Dundee school seeks information about former pupils killed in world wars
Researchers are seeking help to uncover the history of a school’s former pupils killed in the First and Second World Wars.
Flanders Fields Memorial inaugurated in Dublin
A memorial to Irishmen who died in Flanders has been inaugurated in a Peace Garden in Dublin.
New Steven Spielberg film gets permission to film in Glasgow
Steven Spielberg has been granted permission to film scenes for a new war movie in Glasgow.
Government blocks export of ‘outstanding’ John Singer Sargent painting
The Government is blocking the export of a multimillion-pound painting by American artist John Singer Sargent.
Keeping Faith star Eve Myles handed best actress gong at BBC radio awards
Keeping Faith star Eve Myles has been honoured by the BBC for her work on a radio drama exploring the emotional and physical challenges of late-pregnancy termination.
The Cut Out Girl wins Costa Book Of The Year for ‘important’ Holocaust story
Bart van Es has won the Costa Book Of The Year Award for his “incredibly important” account of family bonds and Holocaust trauma, The Cut Out Girl.
Number of fallen WW1 soldiers from Dundee University may be double what previously thought
The number of people from Dundee University who died during the First World War may be more than double that previously thought.
VIDEO: More than 5,000 see local band’s First World War anniversary music video
A video made by Arbroath band Slipway to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War has proved a huge hit.
Local anger as vandals target WW1 memorial garden on eve of Remembrance Day
Local people have hit out at vandals who targeted a First World War memorial garden on the eve of Remembrance Day.
TV viewers praise Jackson’s ‘jaw-dropping’ film They Shall Not Grow Old
A First World War film which brought old footage to life in colour has been praised by viewers as extraordinary.
Nothing, before or since, has been such a hammer blow to Dundee as the 1915 Battle of Loos
Nothing, before or since, has been such a hammer blow to Dundee as the Battle of Loos.
Dundee-born nurse was undeterred and gave her life trying to save others
Etched on to Perth Academy’s First World War memorial are the names of 168 staff and students who lost their lives during the conflict.
Tragedy of architect’s vision for Dundee left in ruins by First World War
The £1 billion Waterfront regeneration project has put Dundee firmly on the map – but it might have been a very different city had conflict not broken out a century ago.
‘By the end, 56 kids at one school alone had lost fathers’: Book details Dundee’s commitment for First World War
As the country pauses to remember the end of the First World War, a new book is shedding light on the struggle endured by those back home in Dundee.
Poppy installation at Dundee school to remember the Fallen
An art installation has been created at the High School of Dundee in remembrance of those who fell in the First World War.
Antony Cotton: We must keep First World War legacies alive
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton says he has heard “jaw-dropping stories” of bravery as part of his role as an ambassador for a military charity.
Dan Snow: First World War was a gigantic lesson which shouldn’t be forgotten
Broadcaster Dan Snow has said it is important to keep the memory of the First World War alive because it is an “enormous warning”.