‘my mother’s family survived the german occupation of jersey’

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, John Eskdale and other survivors share their harrowing memories of war and stories of hope

Emilie Le Breton (better known as Lillie Langtry, 1853–1929), actor; Graeme Le Saux (born 1968), footballer; the Lord Mayor of London Sir Paul Le Mesurier (1755-1805); and Maya Le Tissier (born 2002),

Family history has always been an interest of mine, mainly because of my rare surname Zwalf. Until I was in my late teens, I had never met anyone with the same name. My father Joseph Zwalf was born in

I DON’T think I could live here.” Louis stood at the window of his great-grandfather’s residential home and looked out over the sea. “I mean, who doesn’t like the sea? But it’s kind of dead around her

The only British territories to endure Nazi occupation, the Channel Islands became a symbol of stoic resilience, says Adam Hay-Nicholls , as he celebrates the 80th anniversary of Guernsey’s liberation

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u