19 h. ago VE Day 80: 'Trouble fell from our shoulders and London partied'

VE Day 80: 'Trouble fell from our shoulders and London partied'  BBC

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3 d. ago UK marks VE Day 80th anniversary with large crowds and military pomp

Royal family and war veterans watch 1,300-strong military procession in London while street parties held around UKAs Big Ben chimed at noon and with the Cenotaph, the symbol of sacrifice, draped in the union flag for the first time since its unveiling in 1920, the UK marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day with military pomp before large crowds who had gathered in central London.Buckingham Palace may have served as the centrepiece of Monday’s spectacle before Thursday’s anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. At the event’s heart, however, were the VVIP second world war veterans, those remaining few who bore actual witness then and who today serve to remind. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London Marathon participant running on 18th birthday 'for my mum'

London Marathon's youngest participant lost her mum when she was just nine - now she is spending her 18th birthday taking part in the race in her memory

Politics

1 week ago When are the VE Day celebrations as Charles and Camilla plan tea party for veterans?

Festivities begin on the Monday May 5 bank holiday and street parties and parades are planned in London and across the UK

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2 w. ago London Marathon awaits guidance before transgender participant decision

More than 56,000 people are expected to take part in the 2025 event on Sunday

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2 w. ago London Marathon to consult EHRC report before transgender participant decision

Last week’s Supreme Court ruling confirmed the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.

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2 w. ago Talks on peace plan for Ukraine begin in London with five countries participating

Talks on peace plan for Ukraine begin in London with five countries participating  Українська правда

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2 w. ago When are VE and VJ Days 2025? What they mean and how they will be officially celebrated

Festivities are set to kick off on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5, with street parties and parades planned across London and beyond

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2 w. ago ‘Anything is possible’ – London marathon participant with motor neurone disease

Alex Gibson, alongside friends Antony Quant, 51, and Andy Long, 47, will be participating in the London marathon on April 27 in aid of the charity.

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3 w. ago The Traitors star dishes out free extreme haircuts in UK city – but there's a catch

The Traitors alumni and trained barber Tyler Smith took to the streets of Camden, London to give brave participants a new haircut - but there was a delicious incentive

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3 w. ago Gravity MAX launches ‘MAX Ultimate Parties’ at Wandsworth and Westfield Stratford

Gravity MAX launches ‘MAX Ultimate Parties’ at Wandsworth and Westfield Stratford  London Post

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3 w. ago Jack Grealish 'racks up £5,000 bar bill and copies Wolf of Wall Street gesture as Man City star parties in swanky London nightclub'

Grealish was given just a three-minute cameo at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and headed down to the capital the following day for a big night out on the tiles.

Economics

3 w. ago Why Queen Camilla had to wear black to meet the Pope while other royals could sport white ensembles

Queen Camilla was snapped wearing a conservative elegant black tailored dress, which fell to below her knees and covered her shoulders and much of her arms during her trip to Vatican City.

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