4 h. ago As we celebrate the nation's triumph on VE Day... now Reform's Battle FOR Britain has to begin

Despite Reform UK's spectacular success in the local elections , this wasn't exactly VE Day. It was more like the Battle of Britain, where against the odds a few defeated a formidable enemy.

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7 h. ago VE Day 80 years on: The nation honours its heroes as we celebrate eight decades of peace

In May 1945, the Prime Minister had been at George VI 's side come that great moment of national rejoicing - Victory in Europe, forever to be known as VE Day.

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12 h. ago Best pictures as VE Day events are held in Cardiff and London

The nation came together to celebrate the build up to the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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17 h. ago VE Day: Royals lead the nation as 80th anniversary celebrations kick off in the capital with recital of Winston Churchill's victory speech, military parade and flypast: Latest updates 

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates as the UK celebrates the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a military procession and flypast in London.

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17 h. ago King, Queen, William and Kate honour selfless devotion of Britain's wartime heroes as they lead nation's VE Day celebrations

The royals observed a procession from a specially built dais on the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace while thousands of people packed the streets as commemorations began.

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23 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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59 h. ago Championship final day: Farke proud of champions Leeds but Luton face ‘painful’ relegation

Solomon’s injury-time winner seals top spot for LeedsHatters down, Bristol City and Coventry in playoffsDaniel Farke described Leeds’s Championship title triumph as “a proud day and an emotionally moving day” after he saw his side clinch top spot in dramatic fashion thanks to Manor Solomon’s injury-time winner against Plymouth at Home Park. The 2-1 win meant they held off Burnley, who beat Millwall 3-1, on goal difference to seal top spot with a century of points. At the other end of the table, Luton suffered a second successive relegation after a 5-3 loss at West Brom.As Leeds’ players and fans celebrated Farke initially sat alone in the dugout. “I was too tired to celebrate even at the final whistle because I was so focused on winning promotion,” he said. “I really wanted to win this match and win the title for everyone at the club. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Paul Mescal to make National Theatre debut in two 20th century plays

It comes after it was announced the actor is play Sir Paul McCartney in four films directed by Sir Sam Mendes about The Beatles.

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8 d. ago Starmer is planning a major migrant crackdown in an attempt to battle Reform

A white paper outlining the proposals is set for release in the weeks after Thursday's vote.

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8 d. ago Vancouver street festival: nine people killed after car is driven into crowd, as PM says Canada is ‘heartbroken’ – latest updates

Police say several people have also been injured at Lapu Lapu celebrations, but rule out terrorism as motive after man arrested at sceneThe festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, an indigenous Filipino leader who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521 and became a national hero.The centrepiece of the festivities in Vancouver is a multi-block street party in the Sunset neighbourhood featuring Filipino food and traditions, live performances and cultural displays.The party on Saturday was just starting to break up but many people were still in the streets when the dark SUV rammed into the crowd.The government of British Columbia officially recognised 27 April as Lapu-Lapu Day in 2023, acknowledging the cultural contributions of the Filipino-Canadian community, one of the largest immigrant groups in the province.Lapu-Lapu’s victory is celebrated in the Philippines as a symbol of nation’s res...

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8 d. ago Vancouver street festival: nine people killed as car is driven into crowds at Lapu Lapu celebrations – latest updates

Police say several people have been injured, but rule out terrorism as motive after man arrested at sceneThe festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, an indigenous Filipino leader who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521 and became a national hero.The centrepiece of the festivities in Vancouver is a multi-block street party in the Sunset neighbourhood featuring Filipino food and traditions, live performances and cultural displays.The party on Saturday was just starting to break up but many people were still in the streets when the dark SUV rammed into the crowd.The government of British Columbia officially recognised 27 April as Lapu-Lapu Day in 2023, acknowledging the cultural contributions of the Filipino-Canadian community, one of the largest immigrant groups in the province.Lapu-Lapu’s victory is celebrated in the Philippines as a symbol of nation’s resistance to colonisation and the...

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1 week ago FREE Fothergill's Giant Sunflower Seeds with this great offer from Dobbies

Celebrate National Gardening Week with this great offer from Dobbies to get you growing this spring!

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1 week ago Enough Is Enuf by Gabe Henry review – the battle to reform English spelling

Philadelphia’s Speling Reform Asoshiashun wasn’t the only group to demand a simpler way of putting things in printYou may be familiar with the ghoti, the shiny animal with fins that lives in the water; perhaps you even have your own ghoti tank. Ghotis evolved long ago, but they didn’t get their name until the 19th century, when jokesters noted that, thanks to the weirdness of English spelling, the word “fish” might be written with a “gh”, as in “rough”, an “o”, as in “women”, and a “ti”, as in “lotion”.The idea of the ghoti is often attributed to George Bernard Shaw, but there’s no evidence that he coined it. He was, however, a proponent of simplified spelling – an enterprise that, in some form or other, goes back centuries. From “through” to “though” and “trough”, whether you’re a child or learning English as a second language, getting the spelling right is a nightmare. Efforts to fix that might seem niche, but Shaw is one of many luminaries who have had a go. Charles Darwin, ...

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1 week ago Hidden gems along Britain's mythical Pennine Way as first national trail celebrates milestone

Marking its 60th anniversary, Sarah Marshall unveils the hidden gems of the famous 268 mile Penine Way, along with the best offers to visit it for a summer staycation.

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2 w. ago Exposing ‘the illegals’: how KGB’s fake westerners infiltrated the Prague Spring

Kremlin’s most prized spies were sent in to Czechoslovakia to whip up the 1960s reform protests in a move then replicated across the eastern blocDuring the spring of 1968, as revolutionary sentiment began to grow in communist Czechoslovakia, a group of friendly foreigners began arriving in Prague, on flights from Helsinki and East Berlin, or by car from West Germany.Among them were 11 western European men, a Swiss woman named Maria Weber and a Lebanese carpet dealer called Oganes Sarajian. They were all supporters of what would become known as the Prague Spring, an ultimately doomed attempt to build a more liberal and free ­version of socialism and escape from Moscow’s suffocating embrace. Many of the visitors sought to get close to the movement’s leading lights, offering support in the battle to reform communist rule. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Plans to celebrate America's 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts

Leaders of state humanities councils throughout the country say federal funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration will force them to scale back or eliminate celebrations next year commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary

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3 w. ago Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots; José María Velasco: A View of Mexico – review

Serpentine South Gallery; National Gallery, London The arte povera veteran’s passionate celebration of trees risks being eclipsed by the real ones that surround it. And a 19th-century Mexican polymath becomes the first Latin American artist to have a solo show at the National GalleryA tree towers upwards in Kensington Gardens, slender but unimaginably strong, grey boulders perched like vultures among its branches. Another gestures directly to the sky, twigs spreading in eloquent appeal. A third can be seen at great distance, shattered as if by lightning, its broken glory shining bright cold in the sunshine.For one exhilarating moment it seemed as if the acclaimed Italian artist Giuseppe Penone had come upon these trees and simply adjusted them, with poetic ingenuity, to emphasise their exceptional strength and beauty. Then, just as viewers were discussing how miraculous trees are – everyone stunned, everyone photographing this radiant glade – someone knocked on a trunk. And we heard...

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3 w. ago GK Barry says footballer girlfriend is ‘embarrassed’ by her with teammates

EXCLUSIVE Social media star GK Barry - real name Grace Keeling - shot to fame after winning over the nation with her straight-talking chat on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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3 w. ago Grand National jockey speaks out on Celebre D'Allen death amid backlash and 'heartbreak'

Micheal Nolan received a 10-day ban and criticism for riding the horse over the final fence after appearing to have 'no more to give'

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3 w. ago Grand National jockey breaks silence after Celebre D'Allen's death

Nolan was given a 10-day ban and roundly criticised after riding the 13-year-old gelding over the last fence - despite him having 'no more to give'.

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