6 minutes ago ShareSave ShareSave Several papers, including the Daily Mirror, lead with images from the 80th anniversary celebrations of VE Day at Buckingham Palace. The Metro front page features photos of the Royal Family watching the Red Arrows flypast. A quote from Winston Churchill’s VE Day speech in 1945 fronts the Daily Express. Churchill’s...
Israel’s military says it has hit Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the group’s missile launch at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport the previous day. The IDF said it attacked sites that it claimed served as a “central supply source for the Houthis” in the Hudaydah Port, as well as the Bajil cement factory east...
Resolute batting by Lancashire’s Luke Wells and Tom Hartley frustrated Gloucestershire’s bowlers and helped ensure that the County Championship match at Old Trafford ended in a draw. The visitors declared on their overnight score of 589-8, giving them a lead of 139, and when they reduced the home side to 160-6 half an hour before...
Ruth Comerford & André Rhoden-Paul BBC News Watch: The unseen royal bits from VE Day celebrations Four generations of the Royal Family appeared on Buckingham Palace’s balcony to watch the Red Arrows flypast, marking 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. The King and senior royals watched on as a war-time...
The Royal Family were at the heart of commemorations to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. Prince Louis helped keep his father William looking smart for the parade while the King encouraged his family to wave to onlooking crowds during the traditional balcony moment, before the flypast. Watch this...
Sarah-May Buccieri & Karl Bird BBC News Getty Images/IWM Wing Cdr Guy Gibson won the Victoria Cross for leading the daring Dambusters raid On a Sunday morning at the height of World War Two, 14-year-old Kit Lawie found herself sharing her breakfast table with three RAF men. At the time, she had no idea who...
The Royal Family is hoping “nothing will detract or distract” from VE Day commemorations this week, which fall days after Prince Harry’s interview. The King and Queen are looking forward to the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe and the end to World War Two, Buckingham Palace said. Events begin on Monday...
Match of the Day 2 pundits Danny Murphy and Wayne Rooney praise Cole Palmer for his “absolutely outstanding” performance in Chelsea’s 3-1 win against Liverpool. READ MORE: Palmer’s brilliance could be key moment in Chelsea’s Champions League quest Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Celebrations begin for the London City Lionesses after they drew Birmingham City 2-2 in a dramatic final day of the Championship to finish top and secure promotion to the Women’s Super League for the first time. READ MORE: Birmingham City 2-2 London City Lionesses Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
BBC Parisian women smile in May 1945 after Germany’s capitulation was signed the previous day “Celebration? What celebration? It feels more like a funeral” – the damning words of a former senior Nato figure to describe this week’s ceremonies marking Victory in Europe Day. The top-level diplomat who spent years at the transatlantic defence alliance...
Leicestershire will take a lead of 209 into day three of their County Championship match with neighbours Northamptonshire after 16 wickets fell on a dramatic second day. The Division Two leaders bowled out Northamptonshire for 191 to lead by 113 on first innings, after Logan van Beek had taken 4-47 and Ben Green an excellent...
Rosemary McCabe BBC Journalist Getty VE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Huge crowds took to the streets on 8 May 1945 to sing, dance and rejoice after nearly six years of war. To mark the 80th anniversary, four days of commemorative events have been planned across the UK, from 5...
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his improved side “cannot relax” following their 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, which lifts them to third in the Premier League table. READ MORE: Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Vitor Pereira says he is “very happy and proud” with his side’s commitment and spirit, despite their winning run coming to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Manchester City. READ MORE: Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Tribe, playing his first match of the season in place of Eddie Byrom, drove classically in a perky half-century off 65 balls including 10 fours, as he gave the impetus to the opening stand of 93. Tickner was the tightest of the Derbyshire seamers, bowling to the grassier end of the pitch, but it was...