1 week ago Kate Middleton leads nation in poignant silence on Armistice Day with touching message

Kate Middleton led the nation in a two-minute silence in remembrance of the fallen on Armistice Day, laying a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire

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1 week ago Brunaupark review – housing estate dwellers vs property developers in rousing but unequal battle

This heartfelt film bears witness to a defiant community, forms a vital piece of oral history and shows the resilience of those determined to stay onIn many cities across Europe, there is a familiar sight of longstanding housing estates being gutted to make way for more expensive builds. Felix Hergert and Dominik Zietlow’s heartfelt film focuses on one such complex, the vibrant Brunaupark in Zurich. Consisting of five residential tenements, the area is home to more than 400 tenants, who have created a close-knit multicultural community over the decades. Credit Suisse, whose pension fund owns the building, has other ideas. The people of Brunaupark are served with notices as proposals for partial demolition and new construction get under way.Going from door to door, this documentary forms a vital piece of oral history, bearing witness to the defiance and resilience of those determined to stay. Each story is filled with colourful memories: one restaurant owner, who has been forced to g...

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3 w. ago King Charles lays flowers at the UK's first national LGBT armed forces memorial to those hit by the military's former 'gay ban'

The Government-funded memorial will be unveiled later today at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

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3 w. ago King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT armed forces veterans

Monument honours those whose careers were cut short by the ‘gay ban’ in place from 1967 to 2000The king has laid flowers at the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT armed forces and met veterans who spoke of the trauma inflicted by the military’s former “gay ban”.Charles was joined by dozens of serving and former members of the armed forces at the dedication of the memorial, titled An Opened Letter, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Monday. It was his first official engagement in support of the LGBT community. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Charles lays flowers at first national LGBT armed forces memorial

The King talked to a number of those who had their military careers cut short before the ban was lifted in 2000.

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3 w. ago King Charles to lay flowers at the UK's first national LGBT armed forces memorial to those hit by the military's former 'gay ban'

The Government-funded memorial will be unveiled later today at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

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3 w. ago King to attend dedication of UK’s first memorial for LGBT armed forces personnel

The memorial depicts a crumpled letter made of bronze, formed of words from evidence of people impacted by the military’s former ‘gay ban’.

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