Day: May 3, 2025
‘This is your victory’: Churchill’s VE Day radio address to be broadcast by Timothy Spall
May 3, 2025Eighty years after Winston Churchill addressed the nation from Downing Street with the words “This is your victory!” a recitation of his famous VE Day speech will be broadcast as the nation commemorates the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Events across four days of national UK commemorations include a military procession […]
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Donald Trump posts bizarre image of himself as pope just week after pontiff’s funeral
May 3, 2025Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in papal regalia just 11 days after the death of Pope Francis. The image, shared on Truth Social, shows US President Trump wearing a mitre with a large gold crucifix on a chain hanging around his neck. From there, it was published without comment or […]
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Ofsted’s proposed report cards should be opposed – school leaders’ union
May 3, 2025They would receive ratings, from the red “causing concern” to orange “attention needed”, through the green shades of “secure”, “strong” and “exemplary” for each area of practice.
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Lorraine Kelly to undergo keyhole surgery
May 3, 2025Lorraine Kelly has revealed she is undergoing surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes. The 65-year-old TV presenter posted a video of her in a hospital bed on Instagram, and said “I’ve not been feeling all that well for a little while”. Kelly added she “had a little scan and I have to have […]
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Man diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 35: ‘I was told I was too young’
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Bank holiday travel chaos as M1 shut after crash between Bedford and Flitwick
May 3, 2025Drivers between Junctions 12 and 13 faced delays of up to 90 minutes following a crash shortly before 11am (stock image) Highways England The M1 is experiencing major delays to northbound traffic after a crash between two junctions in Bedfordshire earlier today. The collision, which occurred between Junctions 12 (Flitwick) and 13 (Bedford), prompted a […]
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VE Day: Ukrainian troops to join London procession to mark anniversary of victory
May 3, 2025Ukrainian troops will join UK forces in London on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The procession, involving roughly 1,000 UK service personnel from across the armed forces, will also include Ukrainian personnel currently training in Britain as part of Operation Interflex. This act […]
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Starmer congratulates Albanese on re-election and hails UK-Australia friendship
May 3, 2025Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated his Australian counterpart on winning a second term in office, saying the close ties between the two countries show “long-distance friendships can be the strongest”. Anthony Albanese became the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who conceded his […]
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Football matches have better security than jails, says prison officers’ chief
May 3, 2025Football matches and concerts have better security than some jails, according to the national chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA). Staff who are faced with inmates obtaining illicit items have to deal with prison bosses who are “not up for the fight”, Mark Fairhurst says. With overcrowding and violence among his key concerns, he […]
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McCanns remember missing Madeleine on anniversary of her disappearance
May 3, 2025Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of Madeleine McCann, who went missing while on holiday in Portugal in 2007, have posted a message to their daughter on the 18th anniversary of her disappearance. On the Official Find Madeleine Campaign page, the couple said that while they “have no significant news to share, our determination to […]
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