5 h. ago WW2 veteran, 99, says 'incredible friendship' with man, 28, 'stopped my nightmares'

A World War II veteran aged 99 has formed an incredible bond with a 28-year-old man whose great grandfather died at the very same battle his new 'best friend' survived

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5 h. ago Second World War veterans to join the King for VE Day tea party

They will have prime spots to watch the military parade and flypast in central London as part the nation’s VE Day 80th anniversary events.

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7 h. ago VE Day 2025 latest: King Charles and royal family to show ‘united front’ for 80th anniversary celebration

King Charles hopes the day will overshadow a turbulent weekend after a row between Prince Harry and Buckingham Palace reignited

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9 h. ago King Charles hopes to move past Prince Harry interview for VE Day commemorations, says report

King Charles is reportedly determined not to let Prince Harry and Prince Andrew overshadow the royal family

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10 h. ago King ‘looking forward’ to VE Day events to thank wartime generation for service

Charles and Camilla will lead the nation at events to mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

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11 h. ago 'Nothing will distract' King Charles from VE Day events after bombshell Harry interview

King Charles and the senior royals will not let the bombshell Prince Harry BBC interview 'distract' them from the historic celebrations for the 80th anniversary of VE Day, palace sources have revealed

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24 h. ago AP PHOTOS: On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union's sacrifice in World War II

When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war was over.

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29 h. ago Second World War veterans have memories of VE Day brought to life

Charity Blind Veterans UK released illustrations, stories and photographs which look to raise funds for war heroes living with sight loss.

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32 h. ago King Charles and royals gather for military parade to mark VE Day anniversary

King Charles and royals gather for military parade to mark VE Day anniversary  Reuters

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32 h. ago KEIR STARMER: 'Whole of Britain should unite to honour World War II heroes on VE Day'

The Prime Minister set the scene for a week of celebrations commemorating the end of World War II, with King Charles, veterans and hundreds of military personnel set to take part

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46 h. ago My VE Day was nothing like our image of it today. I hope we can honour what it really meant | Sheila Hancock

Our street party tea was a muted celebration, full of uncertainty. Then, as now, we faced a long struggle towards a better world It is May 2025, it is 4am, and I am sitting up in bed, sleepless, looking out at a huge moon illuminating the still world.Eighty-five years ago, in 1940, a silently weeping seven-year-old lay on a cracked leatherette sofa in urine-soaked pyjamas, looking through an alien window, praying that that same moon would protect my mum and dad from the killer bombs falling in London. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Trump is renaming Veterans Day to honor World War I soldiers

The president also revealed he wants to change the name of VE-Day on May 8 to ‘Victory Day for World War II’

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3 d. ago Army veteran who said war 'broke' him executed in Florida after murder of mum and three kids

The Gulf War veteran, convicted of four counts of murder, maintained his innocence through his numerous appeals but his attorneys were ultimately in preventing his execution

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3 d. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla send 'thoughts and prayers' to hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza as Israel celebrates Independence Day

The husband and wife penned a moving letter to President Isaac Herzog to celebrate Israel's 77th Independence Day, offering him their 'best wishes' in the year ahead.

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3 d. ago Court refuses to halt execution of Gulf War veteran who killed girlfriend and three children

Hutchinson's lawyers said he suffers from Gulf War Illness as well as post-traumatic stress disorder

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4 d. ago Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida

An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is facing scheduled execution in Florida this week for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998

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4 d. ago VE Day 2025: 50,000 kids write heartwarming letters to veterans as some meet King

A campaign to connect the generations before next week's VE Day celebrations has seen unprecedented success as more than 50,000 children have connected with a Second World War veteran by mail

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5 d. ago Putin to sign decree renaming major Russian airport to Stalingrad at 'veterans request'

A daft decree renaming Volgograd Airport to Stalingrad has been signed by Kremlin crank Mad Vlad - Putin agreed to the request supposedly made by veterans of his war on Ukraine

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5 d. ago Afghanistan war veteran raped vulnerable teenagers while they were drunk

A judge described Johnathan Sutton as a "calculating, manipulating individual". He maintains his innocence despite being convicted of the vile attacks

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5 d. ago Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam war: ‘Looking like the enemy’

In one video, a former marine describes how a sergeant hit him on his first night in Vietnam because he assumed he was Vietnamese

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