3 h. ago Plean parkrun marks special anniversary as First Minister pulls on trainers

The local event - which runs in Plean Country Park every Saturday morning - celebrated it's 300th running, with the Mr Swinney coming along to take part and join in the fun.

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3 h. ago VE Day latest: King to attend service as UK marks 80 year anniversary of allied victory in Europe

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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4 h. ago VE Day latest: UK marks 80 year anniversary of allied victory in Europe with 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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4 h. 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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5 h. 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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8 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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13 h. ago NHS staff to be given special training in PTSD and combat wounds to treat Britain's war veterans as nation marks 80th anniversary of VE Day

The £1.8 million programme, designed to target the unique needs of former service personnel, was announced as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

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38 h. ago VE Day celebrations light up Britain: Icons across the country are coloured with the Union Jack for 80th anniversary

A total of 83 monuments, buildings and attractions in the four nations and the Channel Islands have been lit up.

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3 d. ago Weather map reveals where temperatures will plunge as Britain marks VE Day bringing balmy heatwave to an abrupt end

The Met Office forecasts that temperatures will reach a maximum of 15C on the south coast of England on bank holiday Monday.

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5 d. ago I was there when VE Day happened dizzy with excitement as the blackouts were called off and victory rejoiced

Eighty years ago this Thursday, victory in Europe was declared for the Allies, signalling the end of the Second World War after nearly six years.

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5 d. ago How Britain will mark VE Day 80: Red Arrows flypast and events across the country

The country will commemorate VE Day’s momentous anniversary next week with a display of characteristic pageantry as a procession and flypast takes place in London

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9 d. ago Stagecoach 2025 WORST dressed: From Lizzo's fishnet lingerie to Paris Hilton's starry bodysuit

Stagecoach Festival followed in Coachella's footsteps and hit Indio, California, over the weekend, uniting A-list celebrities and TikTok influencers in the desert for country music. 

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2 w. ago VE Day 2025 guide: Ideas and events in London to commemorate the 80th anniversary

The allies saw victory in Europe 80 years ago

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2 w. ago Hell is not other people – it’s being stuck in the ninth circle of an automated telephone service | Hilary Freeman

Tuvalu is celebrating its first ATM, but here’s a warning from the UK, where human contact has been lost to the self-service age Life is about to change on the remote island nation of Tuvalu. And not, in my opinion, for the better. To great fanfare, Tuvalu – an entirely cash-based society – has unveiled its first ever ATM, marking its move towards financial modernisation. But while the 10,000 people living in that country may be celebrating no longer having to queue at the bank, I fear their happiness will be short-lived. It’s the start of the slow erosion of human contact that heralds the dehumanisation of yet another society.The world’s first ATM was introduced in Britain in 1967, but for me the tyranny of machines that promise convenience but erode human contact really began about 20 years ago, in the form of self-checkouts in our local Sainsbury’s. Having watched the Terminator movie franchise during my formative years, I railed prophetically against them, aware that it was just...

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2 w. ago Ukrainians mark Easter with little faith in Russia ceasefire

Dozens of Ukrainians have gathered at a bombed-out church in the country’s north to celebrate Easter Sunday, doubting a ceasefire with Russia might be possible

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