4 h. ago Survival and stoicism: stories of women born before the second world war

Christian Doyle’s series Quietly Getting On focuses on women in their late 80s and 90s, their memories of a wartime childhood and how they live nowAs a way of maintaining contact with my elderly neighbours during the Covid restrictions of 2020, we set up a project where each person held up a card showing the age they felt inside. From their life stories, a new idea formed in my mind.This is a generation of women who had experienced first-hand the impact of war on the domestic front, who had been evacuated to strangers across the country, not seeing their parents for months on end. Maybe these experiences created a different mindset; a resilience and stoicism, where the self is less important than being part of a community. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Wartime memories must be preserved as half of Brits don't know what VE day stands for

New research of 2,000 adults has discovered 46% don't know when VE Day took place and according to the research, one in 10 don't even know what it stands for

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14 h. ago Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force

Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows were unnecessaryA police training expert testifying on Saturday as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive.Don Cameron took the stand on the sixth day of the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder. They already face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Championship final day: Leeds crowned champions, Luton relegated as Jack Wilshere wins ex

A thrilling final day of Championship action saw a number of matters settled

Sport

26 h. ago Doctor Who: Lucky Day on BBC One review – fake news comes for the Who

The show takes a swerve into modern cancel culture in this thoughtful and interesting Doctor-lite episode

Politics

28 h. ago EFL final day permutations for Championship, League One and League Two

Title races, automatic promotion battles, play-off tussles and relegation fights will all be decided in a dramatic last round of games

Sport

40 h. ago Weinstein accuser breaks down while recounting experiences in rape retrial

Judge paused proceedings during Miriam Haley’s fourth day on witness stand over alleged assault by ex-movie mogulA woman who alleges Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her broke down under intensely personal cross-examination during her fourth day on the witness stand in the criminal retrial of the disgraced movie mogul.The judge paused proceedings early on Friday afternoon to give Miriam Haley a chance to compose herself after an angry and tearful exchange with Weinstein’s defense as she was questioned on her account of his alleged assault. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Battle over Brockwell Park escalates as locals warn area could become ‘soulless’ without music festivals

“For too long, a small but powerful group has dominated the debate about Lambeth’s future,” an open letter written to residents has said

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66 h. ago London Eye 'breaks down' on hottest day of the year leaving people trapped in pods

Tourists were left waiting in the heat on Thursday as engineers were called to attend the stalled attraction

Politics

2 d. ago VE Day: Three Spam recipes, as sales shoot up ahead of the celebrations

Hard to believe, perhaps, but sales of Spam have recently been rocketing up. Waitrose this week reported that sales of the wartime favourite increased some 48 per cent last week, compared with the same period last year.

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3 d. ago May Day talks to take place in bid to resolve Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head the Unite union’s negotiating team at talks on Thursday morning under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

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4 d. ago What is May Day? Exploring its history and how it’s celebrated

From a celebration that’s thousands of years old to a workers’ day of protest, here’s everything to know about May Day in 2025

Culture

6 d. ago Snap! The London Standard: Best Pictures of the Day from around the world

See the best images of the day from around the world.

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6 d. ago Netflix now streaming hit blockbuster that's regarded 'best movie of all time'

Netflix has started streaming one 1981 action-adventure film which set the standard for the modern day blockbuster and is widely regarded one of the best movies of all time.

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8 d. 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

Politics

9 d. ago Duchess of Edinburgh attends dawn service at Hyde Park to remember brave Anzacs

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh joined Australians and New Zealanders for a dawn service at the Australian War Memorial

Politics

9 d. ago VE Day plans revealed: Thousands to line streets of London for military procession to mark 80th anniversary

A procession of 1,300 armed forces personnel and a Red Arrows flypast are among the plans outlined to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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9 d. ago VE Day plans revealed: Thousands to line streets of London to mark 80th anniversary of end of World War II

A procession of 1,300 armed forces personnel and a Red Arrows flypast are among the plans outlined to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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9 d. ago What is Russia’s Victory Day? EU leaders warned not to attend celebrations

President Putin is said to have invited a number of world leaders to the commemoration of the Soviet Union’s defeat of the Nazis

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1 week 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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