Will Hollis
50 articles on New Dispatch
Winston Churchill: The ‘lucky’ tall sailor given the 'honour' of holding Churchill’s gun carriage
John Maitland-Hudson was one of the sailors specially selected from the Royal Navy to take part in Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral precession 60 years ago
Teenager, 14, remanded in custody accused of murdering 12-year-old boy in Birmingham
The 14-year-old is accused of stabbing schoolboy Leo Ross in a park in broad daylight
Dambuster memorabilia sells for astonishing price after 'fierce bidding war' at WW2 auction
The private collection included items personal to Wing Commander Guy Gibson and sold for three times the estimated value
Homeless sector at ‘breaking point’ as Rachel Reeves told to safeguard funding in Autumn Budget
Charities warning £1billion in funding could drop from the sector unless support for homelessness is extended
Christian schools seek exemption from Labour's 'oppressive' VAT raid
Three faith schools are threatening the Government with legal action if it pushes forward with its policy to charge VAT on school admissions
First man sentenced for 'barbaric' FGM attempt after arranging for young girl to travel to Iraq
Emad Kaky arranged for a young girl to travel from the UK to Iraq where she would have been subjected to female genital mutilation and forced marriage
'Trusted' council accountant stole £1m in public money to fund gambling addiction
The former finance officer siphoned £934,343.30 from the public purse at the council he was employed by for nearly two decades
Britain’s last coal-fired power station to close today - ‘End of an era’
Ratcliffe-on Soar power station is the last remaining relic of an industry that sustained the nation's energy demands during the second half of the twentieth century
Parents slam NHS hospital for baby deaths 'cover up'
The cases of 2,000 babies and mothers who were harmed at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are being investigated
Woke Nottingham Council agrees to introduce 100% plant-based menu
The new catering plans for internal meetings will only serve plant-based milks and biscuits while “promoting benefits” after pressure from a national campaign group
'Mainly cost of living!' Seaside donkey attraction suffers 'worst season' for 15-years ahead of 'long winter'
The third-generation donkey ride operator in Skegness blames bad weather and the cost-of-living crisis for the seasonal slump in takings
One of the UK's last Stilton factories at risk with iconic British produce in decline
One of the few remaining makers of the iconic blue cheese could stop production with 60 jobs at risk
Bomber Command Day: 99-year-old veteran remembers first taste of combat - 'Am I dreaming?'
The Last Post and Act of Remembrance were observed by more than 100 guests with a flypast from pair of RAF Typoons to finish
Campaigners take to streets of Nottingham to protest ahead of final General Election leader's TV debate
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will clash in Nottingham for the final TV debate later tonight
Parade proudly marks WW2 battles when Britain was ‘right up against it’
Cadets, veterans and serving armed forces marched beneath a city’s war memorial in honour of the people who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War
Harry Dunn inquest begins with killer's absence 'bitterly disappointing' to family
The motorcyclist's killer had been invited to join the inquest into Harry Dunn’s death via video link from her home in America, but a written statement will be read instead
Three brothers all born on June 6 enjoy 'fitting' birthday tribute during D-Day commemorations
The family from Hertfordshire thought having twins born on 6th June was special enough, but then a third son was born on the exact same day a year later
'I spent the day with Normandy veterans three times my age – here's what I learned about Britain’s greatest generation'
As the nation looks back 80 years, the lives of men now aged either side of 100 remind us of what Britain represents - Will Hollis our reporter speaks of his experience meeting some of Britain's heroes
Spitfire tribute at D-Day airshow to pilot who died when his plane crashed
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was due to take part in the Imperial War Museum’s Summer Airshow but was grounded until an investigation is completed
Family of 'cherished' RAF pilot killed in Spitfire crash pay tribute
An investigation into what caused the historic WW2 plane to crash, killing pilot Mark Long, is underway
Home Office to “press ahead” moving migrants into RAF Scampton this summer
Only 10 per cent of RAF Scampton will be used by the Home Office for housing asylum seekers according to a letter from the Minister of State for Legal Migration
Memorial silhouettes of fallen Dambusters revealed at 'humbling' service in Netherlands
The Dutch Air Force flew over the memorial site in Castricum aan Zee to honour the sacrifice made by 53 men during the daring Dambuster raids
RAF cyclists riding 300 miles to Netherlands to honour Dambusters sacrifice for 81st anniversary
The team of cyclists from RAF Digby in Lincolnshire are riding 300 miles to Castricum aan Zee in the Netherlands to a memorial for a fallen WW2 aircrew
Families of Nottingham attack victims losing ‘trust and faith’ in justice system
The families of triple-killer Valdo Calocane’s victims have repeated calls for a public inquiry
D-Day landing craft spotted on British beach before returning to Normandy for 80th anniversary
The amphibious DUKW was used to transport troops, supplies, and ammunition onto French beaches
D-Day veteran honouring fallen friends while celebrating St. George’s Day - 'Proud to be English!'
Henry William Rice, 98, was invited to join a ceremony at the Cenotaph by the Royal Society of Saint George
England’s BIGGEST St George’s Cross unveiled but public say “it should be BIGGER”
The 60ft long flag was installed on the front of Nottingham's council house
St George 'dead and buried' as English patriotic society disbands with too few members
The Leicestershire branch of the Royal Society of Saint George is closing after it couldn’t find enough new members to properly function
Uproar as council leader suggests museum should rename after Margaret Thatcher
Grantham Museum shares the history of the Lincolnshire town including Margaret Thatcher’s life and legacy as Britain’s first female Prime Minister.
Bakery slammed with eye-watering bill after 'awful' mouse infestation discovered - 'Worst I've ever seen!'
Officers found signs of droppings and urine that had contaminated food ingredients and production areas
Safeguarding 'inadequate' before death of baby Finley Boden, review says
Ten-month-old Finley Boden was murdered by his parents Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden after a campaign of abuse culminating in his collapse on Christmas day in 2020
Warning public 'at risk of harm' from NHS Trust that treated triple killer
A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was ordered after the devastating killings of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates in Nottingham last June
Prosecutors cleared of wrong doing in accepting Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane plea
Valdo Calocane pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of three people in Nottingham on June 13 under the grounds of diminished responsibility. The Crown Prosecution Service accepted the plea due to his illness, paranoid schizophrenia
The Great Escape: Service held in Poland to mark 80-year anniversary of WW2 prison break
Organisations across Britain and allied countries mark the anniversary of one of the Second World War’s most iconic moments
Lancaster bomber landmark honouring ‘British values’ pleads for fresh donations
The Bomber County Gateway Trust says it needs £80,000 to finish the project
RAF Scampton: Home Office slashes plans to house 2,000 asylum seeker in airbase
Home Office plans to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton were announced in March 2023.
Locals clash with National Grid over plans to build 'FOREST of pylons' in countryside
National Grid is proposing 17 projects as part of the Great Grid Upgrade which is expected to cost £3bn initially by the year 2026
Nottinghamshire Police moved into special measures by watchdog - but it's NOT related to Valdo Calocane case
The forces handling of the investigation into the killing of three people by Valdo Calocane has previously been criticised by the victims’ families
Scampton campaigners attacked by rival group of ‘outsiders’
Sarah Carter says she’d rather there be no protest camp than one operated by the far-right
British 'Desert rats' leading crucial Nato task force 'good to go' if war breaks out
Troops from the 7th Light Mechanised Division took command of Nato's "Very High Readiness" task force at the start of the year as the alliance begins biggest war games for a generation
Pro-Palestine protesters tell Britons to 'boycott Barclays' bank
Protesters target more than fifty branches in UK accusing the bank of financing Israeli weapons industry
Triple-killer Valdo Calocane 'heard voices' telling him to kill before Nottingham knife attacks
Lawyers at Nottingham Crown Court questioned psychiatrists who have assessed the severity of triple killer Valdo Calocane’s mental illness
Friends of Shrewsbury boys killed in crash give heartbreaking insight on future plans
Friend of the teenagers killed in road accident on Sunday have revealed they were going to start a band in the coming weeks
Crunch High Court hearing on placing migrants in historic Dambusters' home begins
The country’s leading planning judges will decide if former airbases can lawfully be used to house thousands of asylum seekers
'Someone who actually lives here!' Mid Bed voters' demands ahead of crunch by-election
Voters will determine who replaced Nadine Dorries tomorrow
WATCH: Protesters throw flares as masked protesters infiltrate drone factory - three arrested
Damage to property and police vehicles in the all-day incident which saw officers draw tasers on protesters and block roads near the site of a drone factory in Leicester
Home Office ignores council order to stop work at RAF Scampton
Residents have now set up a makeshift camp to keep track of contractors which they suspect to be working at the former RAF base illegally
Inquest opened into the death of hero police officer killed by train while saving man on tracks
The officer's family paid a heartbreaking tribute to the fallen police hero
Wilko job losses another 'nail in the coffin’ for Worksop with 2,000 employees to be made redundant
Locals in the East Midlands town have described their despair at the 'devastating' impact the warehouse departure will bring
RAF fear they cannot protect Dambusters dog when asylum seekers move in
The Second World War mascot is 'at risk' unless RAF dig up eighty-year-old grave to secure the heritage of Scampton airfield