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In Pictures: VE Day greeted with pride and pageantry 80 years on

In Pictures: VE Day greeted with pride and pageantry 80 years on

In Pictures: VE Day greeted with pride and pageantry 80 years on

05 May 2025

Joining the royal family and military personnel were some who served during the Second World War.


Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

05 May 2025

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.


Royals wave as thousands gather to watch VE Day flypast over Buckingham Palace

Royals wave as thousands gather to watch VE Day flypast over Buckingham Palace

Royals wave as thousands gather to watch VE Day flypast over Buckingham Palace

05 May 2025

Veterans smiled and looked up as the Red Arrows flew over the palace.


Boy, 14, who died after industrial estate fire ‘was loved by all’, family says

Boy, 14, who died after industrial estate fire ‘was loved by all’, family says

Boy, 14, who died after industrial estate fire ‘was loved by all’, family says

05 May 2025

A total of 16 children were arrested after the blaze and later bailed.


Producer: Freelancers could be jobless if Trump applies non-US films tariff

Producer: Freelancers could be jobless if Trump applies non-US films tariff

Producer: Freelancers could be jobless if Trump applies non-US films tariff

05 May 2025

The US president wants a 100% tariff on ‘all movies coming into our country that are produced in foreign lands’.


3D heart scans have saved NHS millions since 2021 rollout, data shows

3D heart scans have saved NHS millions since 2021 rollout, data shows

3D heart scans have saved NHS millions since 2021 rollout, data shows

05 May 2025

More than 24,300 patients have received the scan.


Schoolchildren and veterans co-author book of memories for VE Day

Schoolchildren and veterans co-author book of memories for VE Day

Schoolchildren and veterans co-author book of memories for VE Day

05 May 2025

Recollections of evacuation, rationing and life after the war were documented in My Life Through WW2.


GPs to be given cash to modernise and see more patients

GPs to be given cash to modernise and see more patients

GPs to be given cash to modernise and see more patients

05 May 2025

Around £102 million has been committed.


Senior royals join thousands in London as VE Day commemorations begin

Senior royals join thousands in London as VE Day commemorations begin

Senior royals join thousands in London as VE Day commemorations begin

05 May 2025

The King and Queen were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children in the royal box.


Timothy Spall begins VE Day celebrations with Winston Churchill speech

Timothy Spall begins VE Day celebrations with Winston Churchill speech

Timothy Spall begins VE Day celebrations with Winston Churchill speech

05 May 2025

The 68-year-old actor read extracts from Churchill’s speech from VE Day in 1945, standing in front of a statue of the wartime leader.


‘Exstraw-dinary’ versions of Dumbledore and Stephen Hawking at scarecrow event

‘Exstraw-dinary’ versions of Dumbledore and Stephen Hawking at scarecrow event

‘Exstraw-dinary’ versions of Dumbledore and Stephen Hawking at scarecrow event

05 May 2025

Urchfont Scarecrow Festival in Wiltshire runs over the early May bank holiday weekend.


George, Charlotte and Louis join royal family for VE Day commemorations

George, Charlotte and Louis join royal family for VE Day commemorations

George, Charlotte and Louis join royal family for VE Day commemorations

05 May 2025

VE Day was declared on May 8 1945.


Spectators camp overnight and arrive in early hours to see parade and royals

Spectators camp overnight and arrive in early hours to see parade and royals

Spectators camp overnight and arrive in early hours to see parade and royals

05 May 2025

Thousands were expected to line the streets of central London on Monday.


Visitors look the part in special dresses made for VE Day celebrations

Visitors look the part in special dresses made for VE Day celebrations

Visitors look the part in special dresses made for VE Day celebrations

05 May 2025

One woman’s Union flag dress and hairbow took two weeks to make.


Girls and pupils at disadvantaged schools to benefit from maths funding

Girls and pupils at disadvantaged schools to benefit from maths funding

Girls and pupils at disadvantaged schools to benefit from maths funding

05 May 2025

Ministers have announced around £8.2 million of funding as part of the advanced maths support programme.


Settled conditions to remain this week with higher temperatures by the weekend

Settled conditions to remain this week with higher temperatures by the weekend

Settled conditions to remain this week with higher temperatures by the weekend

05 May 2025

There could be highs of 21C on Friday as temperatures ‘slowly creep up day on day’ in largely dry and sunny spells, including on VE Day.


Trump’s tariffs on non-US movies would be ‘a knock-out blow’ to UK film industry

Trump’s tariffs on non-US movies would be ‘a knock-out blow’ to UK film industry

Trump’s tariffs on non-US movies would be ‘a knock-out blow’ to UK film industry

05 May 2025

The president said there will be a 100% tariff ‘on any and all movies coming into our country that are produced in foreign lands’.


Pharmacists refuse patient requests for antibiotics ‘at least once a day’

Pharmacists refuse patient requests for antibiotics ‘at least once a day’

Pharmacists refuse patient requests for antibiotics ‘at least once a day’

05 May 2025

Pharmacists say the current level of demand for antibiotics for minor ailments could pose a risk to patient and wider population safety.


Doctors warn of ‘threat to patient safety’ over elderly people stuck in A&E

Doctors warn of ‘threat to patient safety’ over elderly people stuck in A&E

Doctors warn of ‘threat to patient safety’ over elderly people stuck in A&E

05 May 2025

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine found that the older patients are, the more likely they are to endure a long wait.


Half of profit warnings in April cite trade tariff impact, reports finds

Half of profit warnings in April cite trade tariff impact, reports finds

Half of profit warnings in April cite trade tariff impact, reports finds

05 May 2025

A raft of firms worldwide have sent out alerts over their profits since the tariff hikes were unleashed by Donald Trump on April 2.


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