Rare First World War trench newspaper to be auctioned in North Yorkshire

A near-complete run of one of the First World War’s most famous trench newspapers is heading to auction next month, offering ...
brusselstimes

Pedalling through the past: Cycling the battlefields of Ypres

It’s a cold start as I roll out of the hotel car park for a day cycling the former First World War battlefields around Ieper – or, as I was brought up to call it, Ypres. The route is meticulously ...
Mashable

Google Maps receives major upgrade with 3D redesign, AI feature

AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade. Credit: Google Maps Google Maps just got a major upgrade. A really major ...
Engadget

Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions

In recent weeks, Google has been busy adding AI features to all of its most popular apps. Following Gmail and Chrome, Maps is now the latest service to get a Gemini makeover, with a redesign of the ...
RTE Online

The story behind the Celtic cross from Cork now at home in Belgium

Analysis: An ancient Irish high cross sits in the Belgium city of Ieper to remember the Irish men who died in the First World War Belgium contains countless First World War memorials. One stands out ...
Pocket-lint

I went back to Apple Maps for a week and here's how it really compares to Google Maps

Roger is a long-time tech journalist with many site credits including AppleInsider and Android Authority. His specialties include everything from Apple, Android, and Windows devices through to ...
Kent Online

Battlefields, bikes and breweries - what not to miss on a tour in and around the Belgian city of Ypres

Historic Ypres - unofficial capital of Flanders Fields - is just over an hour by car from Calais, making it the perfect place to find out more about the First World War. Ypres or Wipers, as it was ...
BGR

8 Free Google Maps Alternatives That Users Swear By

Google Maps leads the navigation app market, but if you've faced traffic jams while it promised to save time, or lost signal when you needed directions, you know it's not for everyone. Maybe you need ...
dw

World War I Armistice Day remembered in Ypres and elsewhere

World War I fighting officially stopped at 11 a.m. on November 11 in 1918. Ceremonies marking the anniversary took place around much of the world, including the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium.
Toronto Star

The specter of new conflict haunts memorials around World War I’s end

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Red poppy flowers were dropped onto soldiers, politicians and onlookers from across the world who gathered Tuesday in western Belgium for a ceremony to commemorate the end of ...
The Globe and Mail

Biking to Canadian war memorials in Belgium brought perspective and belonging

What strikes me most as I pedal into the village and take a seat overlooking the surrounding landscape is the silence. It’s a late Sunday afternoon in mid-September and aside from a couple of people ...