2 h. ago NHS staff to be given special training in PTSD and combat wounds to treat Britain's war veterans as nation marks 80th anniversary of VE Day

The £1.8 million programme, designed to target the unique needs of former service personnel, was announced as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

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26 h. ago Landmarks across Britain lit in red, white and blue to commemorate VE Day anniversary

The nation has united to mark 80 years since Britain declared victory over Nazi Germany

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27 h. ago Buildings across Britain bask in red, white and blue light to commemorate VE Day anniversary

The nation has united to mark 80 years since Britain declared victory over Nazi Germany

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49 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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62 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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2 w. ago SHARON GRAHAM: ‘Give Britain back control of our nation's vital industries’

Politicians seem comfortable about state ownership of our assets – as long as its subject to the control of other countries, like China, rather than our own nation, says Unite's Sharon Graham

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3 w. ago In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president | Rafael Behr

By claiming that any regulation is censorship, the White House is bullying Britain to abandon online safety laws and digital taxesCompared with many countries around the world, the US is still a great democracy, but a much lesser one than it was four months ago. The constitution has not been rewritten. Checks and balances have not been dissolved. The difference is a president who ignores those constraints, and the impotence of the institutions that should enforce them.Which is the true US, the one enshrined in law or the one that smirks in contempt of law? If the latter, should Britain welcome its embrace as a kindred nation? That is an existential question lurking in the technical folds of a potential transatlantic trade agreement.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Britain is a nation of nosey neighbours with curtain twitchers snooping on WhatsApp

A new study reveals 85% of people follow the latest local dramas on their street in group WhatsApp chats - and the two biggest topics are events in the local area and bin collections

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3 w. ago Britain's Got Talent's Ashleigh and Pudsey star now 13 years after dog act scooped the title

Ashleigh and her talented pup Pudsey won over the nation after winning Britain's Got Talent in 2012, with the pair raking in an impressive fortune after securing the public's vote

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