'Their legacy must never be forgotten' Politics
Nationalist rivalries are on show at border crossing where soldiers in elaborate uniforms perform flag ceremonies each nightAt a remote, monsoon-soaked border checkpoint, Indian soldiers will mark Independence Day by raising the country’s tricolour on a mast that towers above a Pakistani flag flying just across the frontier – part of an ongoing vertical duel in South Asia’s fraught politics.Call it flag warfare: a contest not of weapons but of height, waged by two nuclear-armed neighbours that only three months ago fought a four-day battle which threatened to escalate into full-scale war. Continue reading... Events
What A Difference A Day Makes will be released as a single on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. Politics
King Charles to lead commemorations to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day Reuters Politics
King Charles will address the nation from 7.30am tomorrow morning to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, in a special message to the nation, Realms and Commonwealth Politics
Monarch will pay tribute to military personnel and reflect on horrors experienced in Asia-Pacific regionKing Charles will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day on Friday with a message paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of military personnel in the second world war who fought and died in the Pacific and far east, saying they will never be forgotten.In an address, Charles will reflect on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and civilians of occupied lands in the region “whose suffering reminds us that war’s true cost extends beyond battlefields, touching every aspect of life”. Continue reading... Politics
New Match of the Day presenters Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman, who are taking over following Gary Lineker's tenure, want to make it all about the football when the show starts Politics
When Brooke Shields appeared on a panel to mark International Women's Day last year, she interrupted the Duchess of Sussex 's story about gender equality. Politics
Chapman will be the first of a three-person presenting line-up to replace Lineker Politics
VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Politics
Stephanie Good saw someone fall from a balcony at Wembley in 2021 Politics
Gogglebox star Jenny Newby has been married to her husband Ray for 50 years and her co-star Lee Riley has shared a rare snap of the couple to mark their special day Sport
The London Mint Office is giving away silver VE Day coins to mark 80 years since victory – and they’re completely free. Politics
It’s 11 years since comedian Robin Williams died at the age of 63. We remember the icon on his birthday – christened Invite an Alien to Live with You Day by fans Politics
