36 h. ago New Look drops 25% off 'iconic' new summer dress perfect for garden parties

The high street firm's latest edit is packed with garden party favourites.

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49 h. ago The moment I knew: I heard her sing for the first time and awe ran through me

Alyssia Algeri and her new girlfriend knew they shared a love of music. But everything changed when Elissa started singing Adele’s One and OnlyIn 2023 I made my regular queer pilgrimage from Melbourne to Sydney to strut the streets at Mardi Gras in flared pink pants. With my best friend in tow we moved through the masses of glittered faces.We stumbled on a house party – the balcony overflowing with people dancing. Partygoers littered the street below, praising the DJ as they hung from trees and danced on car roofs, waving their rainbow fans in sync with the music. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Veterans don Union flag hats and dance to 1940s tunes at VE Day street party

The event at the Erskine home near Glasgow was reminiscent of the street parties held to celebrate VE Day 80 years ago.

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5 d. ago Airth Care Home brings generations together for heartwarming VE Day Street Party

Residents, families, and the wider Airth community came together on Monday 5 May, for a spectacular VE Day Street Party hosted by Airthrey Care Home.

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7 d. ago Massive Stockport street party confirms return and new historic location

A number of Stockport's best bars, pubs and restaurants will be in attendance

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer serves tea and cakes at VE Day party in Downing Street

The Prime Minister, joined by his wife Lady Starmer, invited around 130 people including two Second World War veterans to the event.

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8 d. ago Starmer speaks to Australian counterpart after ‘historic election win’

The Prime Minister and Anthony Albanese discussed defence and security, including shared support for Ukraine and the continuing Aukus alliance.

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9 d. ago Starmer urged to change course, not go ‘further and faster’ after Reform gains

One Labour MP said the response from Downing Street was ‘nonsense’ while another said the party needs a ‘change of plan’.

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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Citi del Sol: How the party ended for Wall Street bank’s Málaga experiment

‘They sold us the dream but the reality was much more different,’ said one employee 

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1 week ago High street summer party dresses for every age that look expensive

With the season of weekend weddings, garden parties and al fresco cocktail meet-ups approaching, you'll be reaching for those special occasion pieces in your wardrobe soon.

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2 w. ago King Charles issues statement after nine people were killed when 'car ploughed into crowd at Vancouver street party'

A message from Charles was posted on social media after a vehicle is reported to have entered the street where the Lapu Lapu Day festival was taking place just before 8.15pm on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Vancouver street festival: nine people killed after car is driven into crowd, as PM says Canada is ‘heartbroken’ – latest updates

Police say several people have also been injured at Lapu Lapu celebrations, but rule out terrorism as motive after man arrested at sceneThe festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, an indigenous Filipino leader who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521 and became a national hero.The centrepiece of the festivities in Vancouver is a multi-block street party in the Sunset neighbourhood featuring Filipino food and traditions, live performances and cultural displays.The party on Saturday was just starting to break up but many people were still in the streets when the dark SUV rammed into the crowd.The government of British Columbia officially recognised 27 April as Lapu-Lapu Day in 2023, acknowledging the cultural contributions of the Filipino-Canadian community, one of the largest immigrant groups in the province.Lapu-Lapu’s victory is celebrated in the Philippines as a symbol of nation’s res...

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2 w. ago King Charles issues statement on 'dreadful attack' as car ploughs into crowd and kills 9

Nine people were killed at a street party in Vancouver, Canada, overnight and the King and Queen have issued a statement to share their own sorrow at the horror incident

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2 w. ago Tory peer Ben Houchen says party might form governing coalition with Nigel Farage's Reform after next election to kick Labour out of power

Lord Ben Houchen said there would have to be a 'conversation' about a pact of some kind with Nigel Farage 's party if it meant booting Labour out of Downing Street after a single term.

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2 w. ago Street party horror as SUV ploughs into huge crowd and kills nine revellers in Vancouver

Police said a 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene following the 'mass casualty incident' at the Lapu Lapu Day event.

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2 w. ago Vancouver street festival: nine people killed as car is driven into crowds at Lapu Lapu celebrations – latest updates

Police say several people have been injured, but rule out terrorism as motive after man arrested at sceneThe festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, an indigenous Filipino leader who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521 and became a national hero.The centrepiece of the festivities in Vancouver is a multi-block street party in the Sunset neighbourhood featuring Filipino food and traditions, live performances and cultural displays.The party on Saturday was just starting to break up but many people were still in the streets when the dark SUV rammed into the crowd.The government of British Columbia officially recognised 27 April as Lapu-Lapu Day in 2023, acknowledging the cultural contributions of the Filipino-Canadian community, one of the largest immigrant groups in the province.Lapu-Lapu’s victory is celebrated in the Philippines as a symbol of nation’s resistance to colonisation and the...

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2 w. ago Street party horror as SUV ploughs into huge crowd and kills 'multiple' revellers in Vancouver

Police said a 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene following the 'mass casualty incident' at the Lapu Lapu Day event.

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2 w. ago Netherton business teams up with Wishaw kids charity as part of fun

2bTanned’s Pink Paradise Street Party, was in aid of The Les Hoey MBE Dream Maker Foundation and saw the charity benefit from a day of incredible mix of live music, entertainment and 2bTanned fun.

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2 w. ago Trafford Centre announces major event with army vehicles, military displays and street party

The Trafford Centre has unveiled plans for VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations

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