2 h. ago VE Day 80th anniversary ceremony to begin with flypast and military procession in central London – live

VE Day 80th anniversary ceremony to begin with flypast and military procession in central London – live  The Guardian

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3 h. ago VE Day 80 celebrations begin! Britain to kick off four days of commemorations with iconic Red Arrows flypast and street parties galore

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of central London today, watching a ceremony that includes a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.

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4 h. ago VE Day 2025 LIVE: King Charles and royal family set to lead nation in 80th anniversary celebration

The public is being invited to line The Mall today as a huge procession of 1,300 Armed Forces personnel, young people and uniformed services march from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace, where the Red Arrows will fly overhead and the King will meet with WWII veterans

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4 h. ago Israeli cabinet approves expansion of Gaza offensive as Netanyahu calls upon reservists to join war

Israeli army chief says his forces will ‘operate in additional areas and destroy all of [Hamas’s] infrastructure above and below ground’

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36 h. ago Half of Britons 'would not fight for their country under any circumstances today'

Anyone out in central London early yesterday morning got an exclusive look at the pageantry of the Armed Forces as bands rehearsed for this week's VE Day procession.

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48 h. ago Armed forces parade overnight through London in VE Day dress rehearsal

Bands, soldiers and mounted units gathered from about 2.30am on Saturday to march the route they will take.

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49 h. ago Armed forces prepare for VE Day procession in central London

Armed forces prepare for VE Day procession in central London  Sky News

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53 h. ago ‘I know I might not come back’: the young Ukrainians enlisting early to fight Russia

Kyiv has brought in new incentives for those under 25 in an effort to repopulate the frontline as the war grinds on“I’m not just here to avenge my brother,” says Luntik, 20, one of Ukraine’s newest soldiers, as he takes a break from training. He has joined up, he says, to try to liberate the territory of Ukraine from the Russian invaders: “When the thief is coming to your house and you are afraid he might harm you or kill your wife, you will take actions and, if necessary, kill the thief.”The mild spring day, somewhere in Kharkiv region, belies the seriousness of the conversation. Luntik is one of a dozen or so young recruits, all aged between 18 and 24, who have agreed to join Ukraine’s army before the age of 25, at which men can be forcibly mobilised. The lure is a bonus of 1m hryvnia (nearly £18,000), 0% mortgages and a short one-year contract; the scheme, launched in February, is a fresh effort to repopulate Ukraine’s frontline. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Ukrainian troops to join London procession to celebrate VE Day anniversary

The Ukrainian armed forces will join around 1,000 UK armed forces personnel, including soldiers on horseback and seven military bands.

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3 d. ago Plans revealed for massive military parade on Trump’s 79th birthday

President has desired lavish Armed Forces spectacular in Washington ever since being impressed by France’s Bastille Day parade in Paris in July 2017

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3 d. ago South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo

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3 d. ago Moment Putin's forces raid 'swingers club' in desperate bid to enlist troops

Russian security teams stormed several nightclubs across Moscow this week as armed officers forced several people to the ground, while others were frog marched outside

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4 d. ago RAF veteran, 99, will remember friends ‘who didn’t make it’ on VE Day

Dennis Bishop visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Wednesday as it prepares for the VE Day flypast.

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5 d. ago Bondi and Hegseth ordered to look at how military can be used in domestic operations

Trump’s latest order could violate 1878 law designed to keep Armed Forces out of law enforcement concerns

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6 d. ago Pakistan warns an Indian incursion is 'imminent' and bolsters its forces amid fears nuclear

Fresh fighting erupted last week in Kashmir - a territory that has been disputed between India and Pakistan since the British partition of India in 1947 - after gunmen killed 26 civilians

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7 d. ago Full list of UK areas affected by Met Office red 'very high' warning this week

During the spring and summer months the Met Office issues a five-day pollen forecast to warn prepare hay fever sufferers

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7 d. ago Vladimir Putin FINALLY admits North Korean army is fighting for him against Ukraine

Vladimir Putin confirmed that the North Korean army is supporting Russian forces for the first time - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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7 d. ago Massive UK special forces leak reveals names and codenames of at least 20 secret soldiers

The secret identities and ranks of several elite members of Britain's armed forces were shared online on free to read websites without a password for two decades

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8 d. ago Moment frail Joe Biden forced to grab arm of elderly priest as he struggles to walk unaided at Pope Francis's funeral

Former President Biden made a rare public appearance on Saturday at Pope Francis's funeral, where he was seen gripping a priest's forearm as he stepped down steps at the Vatican.

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9 d. ago Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Continue reading...

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