16 m. ago GMB viewers 'in tears' as Susanna Reid is praised for emotional moment

Good Morning Britain viewers were left in tears during the latest instalment of the ITV show.

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28 m. ago VE day UPDATES: Britain marks 80th anniversary of WW2's end in Europe

At 3pm eighty years ago on May 8, 1945, then Prime Minister Winston Churchill took to the airwaves to announce that Nazi Germany had unconditionally surrendered - and that the cruelty of World War II was finally at an end

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32 m. ago Battery experts warn electric car fires will increase unless decades

With the UK fire service already reporting a 33% year-on-year increase in electric car blazes in Britain, the problem is only going to rise as EVs become mainstream.

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32 m. ago Good Morning Britain paused for breaking news as ITV viewers vent their fury

Good Morning Britain was halted for some breaking news on Thursday, as Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins announced the UK may have struck a trade agreement with Donald Trump and the US

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42 m. ago Britain and US 'strike' trade deal to ease damage of Donald Trump's tariffs economic carnage

The US president teases a ‘major trade deal’ announcement at 3pm BST today

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57 m. ago Good Morning Britain viewers left fuming after ITV show halted show for breaking news

Good Morning Britain host Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls were forced to interrupt the live broadcast to share some 'breaking news' regarding a potential UK-US trade deal

Culture

57 m. ago Falkirk Crime: Man sentenced to prison for violent offences against five women

The 23-year-old has also been issued a non-harassment order in respect of the victims.

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71 m. ago VE Day latest: Britain marks 80 years since allied victory in Europe with celebrations across the country

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 Relive VE Day as it happened 80 years ago when Britain threw epic party to celebrate Germany's surrender in WWII

LIVE UPDATES: Follow minute by minute details of Britain's VE Day celebrations on May 8, 1945 as the nation celebrated victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War.

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2 h. ago Amanda Holden admits husband 'judges' her amid 'jealousy' over famous friend

The Britain's Got Talent star made a surprising claim about her marriage to record producer Chris Hughes, before batting off suggestions there was any strife between them

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2 h. ago Army vet comes back from the dead to forgive his killer as eerie impact statement played during sentencing hearing

Christopher Pelkey, 37, was shot dead by Gabriel Paul Horcasitas on his way home from a church softball game in Chandler, Arizona on November 13, 2021 - but was able to confront the shooter.

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3 h. ago Britain marks VE Day as nation celebrates 80 years since the end of World War Two

Millions are expected to attend street parties and celebrations across the country as four days of celebrations come to an end as today marks the VE Day anniversary

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4 h. ago ‘We’re not here to slander Sondheim!’ Inside the master’s wild final musical, completed at last

Here We Are, a satirical mashup of two surrealist movie masterpieces, was finished after musicals maestro Stephen Sondheim died – outraging some fans. As the show hits Britain, its stars and creators reveal their thrills and fearsThere’s an edge of febrile hilarity in the National Theatre rehearsal room. The company of Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, are off-book and getting the first act on its feet. But hitting your cues in a show as intricate as this is tough, whoever you are.Jane Krakowski fluffs an entrance and tries not to corpse. Martha Plimpton raises a glass a second after everyone else, and a cast-mate blows a raspberry from the sidelines. Jesse Tyler Ferguson is convinced it’s not him who is a beat off. “Do it exactly like Rory does,” suggests director Joe Mantello, and Rory Kinnear responds mock-haughtily: “That’s just a general note.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The witnesses: second world war survivors from across Europe share their stories

On the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe, survivors, including veterans from both sides, remember what happenedEighty years ago today, on 8 May 1945, the second world war in Europe came to an end with the unconditional surrender of Germany’s armed forces. The number of people who remember the war – and how it finished – decreases every year, even as European security feels ever more precarious.Here, seven people, aged between 85 and 100, from Estonia, Poland, Britain, Germany and Romania, talk to the Guardian about their memories.Dorothea is a passionate supporter of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and recently launched its Our Heroes Fund, to raise money for future trips for veterans to the continent and across the UK. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Donald Trump may sign 'trade deal with Britain' in surprise announcement later today

President Trump hinted at a 'major trade deal' on his social media platform, with sources indicating that this is in fact the much anticipated US-UK trade deal

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7 h. ago All migrants will soon have to be fluent in English to stay in Britain under 'new crackdown'

In a sweeping overhaul of the immigration system to be unveiled in a white paper next week to demand that overseas workers meet a higher standard of English before being granted a UK visa.

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Period of Putin’s ‘ceasefire’ for Victory Day begins

Kremlin jams internet as it seeks to protect visiting foreign leaders; Ukraine’s SBU says drones hit Russian arms factories. What we know on day 1,170 The period of an unagreed ceasefire called for by Vladimir Putin began on Thursday morning as the Russian president seeks cover for Victory Day events. Ukraine has dismissed it as a “game” designed to protect Putin’s parade rather than a genuine step towards peace. Foreign leaders including China’s Xi Jinping are visiting the Russian capital for Victory Day celebrations. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, has offered a 30-day ceasefire as suggested in US-brokered talks, but the Kremlin has refused.The Kremlin was forced on Wednesday to say it was taking “all necessary measures” to ensure the safety of foreign leaders due to attend its flagship 9 May parade after days of Ukrainian drone attacks closed airports across Russia, disrupting about 350 flights due to carry about 60,000 people. The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov sai...

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8 h. ago The horrifying truth about how China could cripple Britain in just seconds

The Italian Job is giving Britain's intelligence agencies sleepless nights. In the classic movie, the gang of cockneys led by Charlie Croker hijacks a truck full of stolen gold.

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8 h. ago Drugs smuggling gang who bragged about luxury holidays, watches and designer clothes paid for by £7m crystal meth 'weight loss shakes' operation are jailed for nearly 50 years

Ringleader of the gang Davante James flaunted his wealth and lavish lifestyle, which included exotic holidays, on social media prior to his arrest.

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8 h. ago The wild night Britain celebrated VE Day: Late drinking, fireworks and 'sex outside Buckingham Palace' as exhausted, battered but jubilant nation toasted Hitler's downfall after six long years of war

The Second World War in Europe had come to a halt on May 7, 1945, after nearly six years of toil, sacrifice, tragedy and loss. And so that night and on the evening of May 8 - VE Day - Britons celebrated.

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