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VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion

Mr Kennett, from Lichfield, was 18 years old when he joined the RAF in 1942.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2025

Second World War veterans to join the King for VE Day tea party

They will have prime spots to watch the military parade and flypast in central London as part the nation’s VE Day 80th anniversary events.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2025

Royal family hoping ‘nothing will distract’ from VE Day after Harry interview

The 80th anniversary celebrations of Victory in Europe Day are being staged just days after the duke hit the headlines by speaking to the BBC.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2025

Militarily cosying up to Trump in Yemen cannot end well for the UK

US foreign policy is turning it into a global pariah – yet Labour’s strike on the Houthis represents a new level of support, says professor of peace studies Paul Rogers

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

National two-minute silence announced to mark VE Day anniversary

UK Government buildings and departments will remember those who fought with a silence at 12 noon on Thursday May 8 2025.

Evening Standard · May 1, 2025

RAF veteran, 99, will remember friends ‘who didn’t make it’ on VE Day

Dennis Bishop visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Wednesday as it prepares for the VE Day flypast.

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

Hulk Hogan is launching new wrestling company

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has announced plans for his own wrestling company, Real American Freestyle.

BANG Premier · Apr 30, 2025

Shoppers face price rises as Houthis continue Red Sea disruption, Healey warns

It is the first time the RAF has struck Houthi targets in Yemen since May 2024, under Rishi Sunak’s administration.

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

RAF jets launch airstrikes on Yemen for first time under Labour

Royal Air Force jets have attacked a drone manufacturing facility used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2025

UK launches Yemen airstrikes, joining US campaign against Houthi rebels

RAF jets target buildings used to make drones, officials say, in Britain’s first involvement since Trump took office

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025