Reporting from Ypres, Belgium — “In Flanders fields,” the old poem says, “the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row.” And in the middle of those fields stands Ypres (pronounced ...

During the war, the Thuilliers’ yard became a makeshift studio. Eventually, they painted a backdrop featuring classical ...

Item 1 of 2 Two wooden chairs, one sent from Ukraine and one from Russia, symbolising casualties from Russia's war in Ukraine a century after "the war to end all wars" had ended, are shown on ...

Now Ypres, with its magnificent 14th century Cloth Hall, ancient ramparts, cobbled squares and gabled houses, was well and truly in the First World War front line.

Bellewaarde saw major action during the Second Battle of Ypres. It was also the site of a smaller, though also horrendous, exchange in which more than 1,000 soldiers died in less than 12 hours.

Princess Anne successfully accomplished an important task assigned by the Buckingham Palace as she travelled to Belgium on ...

Princess Anne has joined forces with Princess Claire of Belgium to lead the reopening ceremony of Menin Gate in Ypres after a ...

Ninety years after the battle of Passchendaele, officially known as the third battle of Ypres, a group of enthusiasts is attempting to dig up some of the key trenches of World War I. Conditions at the ...

The grave of a missing soldier from the First World War has been identified more than 100 years after he fell in battle near Ypres, Belgium. Private ...

The Germans claim, that with a rush, they drove the allies back to Ypres canal, taking 1,600 British and French prisoners, and a -number of guns.

A photo shared by Ypres police showed dozens of rusty unexploded shells piled on top of one another close to the roadside. Every year thousands of calls are made to DOVO regarding unexploded bombs ...

The grave of a missing soldier from the First World War has been identified more than 100 years after he died in a battle in ...