26 m. ago VE Day 80th anniversary: How the M.E.N reported the end of war in Europe

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War - deadliest conflict in human history

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37 m. ago Britain hasn’t agreed a trade deal with the US – it’s ended a hostage negotiation | Gaby Hinsliff

There will be relief for carmakers but not much else to celebrate: Trump’s whims still hang over the UK – and the world – economyHang out the bunting and let the church bells ring. A VE Day trade deal with Donald Trump is done, and in the car plants of the West Midlands as much as in the backrooms of No 10, there will be understandable relief that, for now at least, America’s phoney war on them is over.It’s true that the easing of arbitrary tariffs on cars, steel and aluminium that didn’t even exist until eight weeks ago falls far short of being an actual trade deal, not least because the president could rip it up again tomorrow if he felt like it. But the terms agreed between London and Washington could save thousands of jobs, which isn’t to be sniffed at, even if they’re jobs that need never have been at risk in the first place had Trump not suddenly chosen to threaten them. More surprisingly, Rachel Reeves seems to have managed to hang on to her digital services tax on (mostly US...

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37 m. ago Keir Starmer denies Donald Trump 'bounced' him into announcing US trade deal on VE Day

After months of negotiations, it finally came down to an unexpected phone call from the US President, while Mr Starmer was watching the second half of Arsenal's defeat to Paris san Germain

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45 m. ago Truth Social and football phone calls: the final hours of the UK

Sir Keir Starmer said the timing ‘couldn’t be more apt’.

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64 m. ago Dramatic moment jailhouse Romeo who had fling with prison nurse and phone sex with guard tries to flee police in a Mercedes

Harri Pullen, 27, had been in a relationship with jail nurse Elyse Hibbs, 27, and engaged in phone sex with prison officer Ruth Shmylo, 26, over a four-year period in HMP Parc, Wales.

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93 m. ago The EU will hold talks later this month on reviewing ties with Israel as concern mounts over Gaza

The European Union's top diplomat says that foreign ministers will hold formal talks on May 20 on a demand to review an EU pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza

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1 hour ago King and Starmer join veterans at thanksgiving service to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

VE day marks 80 years since Germany officially surrendered to the Allied powers, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe

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2 h. ago Stirlingshire WWII veteran marks VE Day in week of his 105th birthday

“I enjoyed being in the RAF and I am proud that I served my country and the war efforts in my own small way."

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2 h. ago Inside Donald Trump's last minute call to Keir Starmer as he watched Arsenal vs PSG

Keir Starmer said US President Donald Trump phoned him while he was watching his beloved Gunners take on Paris St Germain last night to discuss the new US-UK trade deal

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2 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: I've had enough of VE Day celebrations. Yes, it was our finest hour, but do we really need to cling so hard to events from 80 years ago?

Two nations on earth still treat the Second World War as a sort of moral scripture, remembering it as their greatest and most noble moment.

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3 h. ago Trump unveils first deal since launching trade war with multi

Trump called the deal, which does lift the baseline 10 percent tariff, ‘comprehensive’

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3 h. ago The Lions squad shock omissions, surprise selections and unwanted Wales truth

Wales have their lowest post-war contingent on a Lions tour

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3 h. ago Why David Beckham completed Salford City takeover with Gary Neville as £16m war chest announced

The former Manchester United players bought out the Class of 92 in an ambitious ploy to reach the Championship

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3 h. ago VE Day 80: Find people in your family, town or city who died in World War II using our war graves search tool

Today marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War

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3 h. ago How the war in Ukraine reduced Putin’s ‘Victory Day’ military parade to a shadow of its former self

In both 2023 and 2024, there was only one tank on display, a Soviet-era T-34

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4 h. ago Public weather forecasts were 'top secret information' and banned during WWII until VE Day

During the war, forecasts had to be delivered to specific sectors using special codes that could not be interpreted

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4 h. ago William and Kate praised for their personal VE Day note with 'no titles or pomp' after Meghan's HRH backlash

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been applauded by fans for the humble handwritten note they penned to honour war veterans at a VE Day service at Westminster Abbey today.

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4 h. ago Kate Middleton's emotional VE Day tribute as Kensington Palace issues new update

The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the King and Queen for a moving VE Day service at Westminster Abbey today, with Kate paying a touching tribute to those who died in the Second World War as she left the ceremony

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4 h. ago Trump revealing ‘full and comprehensive’ trade deal with UK in first major announcement since starting global trade war

Thursday’s announcement will mark the first major global trade deal since Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs in April

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4 h. ago VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the Princess of Wales, Queen Camilla, Lady Victoria Starmer

The royals and the UK’s political elite watched as the final day of VE Day celebrations unfolded in the capital

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