British rationing lasted from 1940 all the way to 1954, and they had to completely do without foods like bananas for years.

Express.co.uk tried and tested some of the most iconic WW2 rationing recipes - all of them surprised us. Carrot biscuits Today, most people have heard of carrot cake, but adding grated carrot to ...

The historical backstory gives this humble meal extra meaning. I followed a recipe highlighted by the Imperial War Museum’s WW2-era cookery video series (drawn from their Victory in the Kitchen ...

The war meant nearly six long years of enemy bombings, food rationing and the heartache of missing loved ones who were away ...

First introduced by the British government in January 1940 ... very few people consider adding them to their baskets as they would have during WW2. Health concerns, coupled with a move towards ...

In the days of the Second World War, food allowances included the likes of bacon, butter and cheese. But Britain's ...

Well, eighty years since VE day! In 1945 the bombings had ceased, the last bullets spent, the flames extinguished. The ...

After a year of being in the Women’s Land Army (WLA), her back constantly ached, and she’d had to work in all weathers, often with bombs exploding in the near distance. But sh ...

Bristol has clinched the accolade of being the UK's fish and chips capital, taking into account factors such as vegan options ...

Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe.

These three children were among the 3.5 million kids evacuated from the bombs falling on towns and cities across the UK. Operation ... that led to the end of World War II in Europe and marked ...

I opened the printed version of THE ATLANTIC and discovered a very interesting article by David Frum entitled, “That 70s Feeling: Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades.