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Daily Mirror
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Story of WWII told in 50 incredible pictures from home, abroad and the frontline
A new commemorative magazine highlights the poignant realities of life during World War II If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a new magazine commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day is certainly a fitting tribute to wartime life. Commissioned by The Mirror, World War Two: A History in 50 Photographs contains dozens of images that tell the stories of the war and the brave soldiers and citizens who lived through WWII. The reality of war is something many will never have to experience - and that is in no small part due to the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for our future and freedom. While memories fade of wartime life, iconic photographs from the past serve as an important reminder of the haunting reality. John Mead, the Head of Mirror Archives, said the team behind the magazine spent weeks scouring 25,000 photos to compile the commemorative issue. He said: 'We were looking for pictures that told the stories of the war and also the people involved in the war... and the photographers who took the pictures and were on the frontline.' Images such as that of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima pack an emotional punch; John said: 'They show why we should never use those weapons again.' Carefully chosen from the Mirror archives, the 50 exceptional photos featured in the magazine capture the devastation, horror, hope and eventual triumph of World War II. Picture editor Ivor Game said: 'You go for the truth, for what really matters and what picture could represent four or five different things. 'We have the evacuees and the gas masks, and for the Blitz we chose to go underground. You can imagine what is going on above ground. There is a photograph of a bomber going over Germany so we also see the war from above, and a British medic at the D-Day landings giving out food.' From the rise of Adolf Hitler 's Third Reich, it follows the outbreak of war and the Blitzkrieg invasions. Photos of harrowing conflict are interwoven with the reality of life for so many during wartime; young children being evacuated, Land Girls trying to keep the nation fed, or a couple embracing as war rages on. The horror of Auschwitz and the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy lead, via a devastating path, to surrender and the joy of VE Day and eventually, to VJ Day and the end of the conflict. Including rare photographs from an unparalleled archive, the magazine is a fitting tribute to the many who fought, survived and helped rebuild the Britain we live in today.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
As of Friday, 728 people have voted in person at county board of elections
JEFFERSON — The Ashtabula County Board of Elections has been see some early voting before the special election Tuesday. All county precincts will be open because of the state wide issue on the ballot, which would permit the continued issuance of bonds to fund to public infrastructure in Ohio, if passed. According to the county board of election's website, 728 people have voted early in-person at the board of elections, as of Friday afternoon. 'Early voting has been slow, but steady,' Board of Elections Director John Mead said. Mead said special elections after general elections are usually slower. 'It has picked up as we get close to election day,' he said. Early voting will continue today from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. at the Board of Election's office at 8 W. Walnut Street in Jefferson. Precincts will be open Tuesday from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Almost all county precincts will stay the same as the last election, the exception is Saybrook Township precincts 2, 4 and 8, which were moved to Lakeside Junior High School because of the Lakeside High School roof collapse. Along with the state-wide issue, there are 11 levies, both county-wide and local. All candidates on the ballot are unopposed. According to the board of election's website, 373 people have requested an absentee ballot by mail. The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot has passed, Mead said. 'That deadline was the 28th of April,' he said. Mead said absentee ballots need to be mailed by Monday in order to be accepted by the board of election's office. The board of elections has sent out 214 absentee ballots to nursing homes, according to its website. Mead said the board of elections reaches out to county nursing homes to accommodate seniors. Most of those have come back by now, he said. Mead said 14 people have come by the board of election's office to request an absentee ballot to take home and fill out. The board of elections has sent out three UOCAVA emails that accommodate soldiers serving overseas. There have also been three curbside votes collected. Mead said these voters are in the board of election's parking lot, and cannot come into the building because of medical issues. 'We do everything to accommodate voters within [Ohio] Revised Code,' he said. The board of election sends poll worker staff of each major party to work with them, Mead said.
Economist
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Economist
Why some countries are once again embracing cluster bombs
SIX YEARS ago the British Army's 3rd Division, the country's flagship fighting force, visited North Carolina for an exercise. It won battles thanks to strikes deep behind enemy lines. But those strikes used munitions that the British Army did not have and was barred, by treaty, from owning. Instead, a US Army corps, firing dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs)—commonly known as cluster munitions —'saved the day time and again', recalled John Mead, then a brigadier. 'They were, and are, a game-changer.'
Economist
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Economist
Learning to love the cluster bomb
SIX YEARS ago the British Army's 3rd Division, the country's flagship fighting force, visited North Carolina for an exercise. It won battles thanks to strikes deep behind enemy lines. But those strikes used munitions that the British Army did not have and was barred, by treaty, from owning. Instead, a US Army corps, firing dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs)—commonly known as cluster munitions —'saved the day time and again', recalled John Mead, then a brigadier. 'They were, and are, a game-changer.'
