Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire ...

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The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have revealed there are no plans at the moment for a farewell tour of the UK. It comes after singer Daltrey, 81, and his bandmate Townshend, 79, announced ...

James Owen is dreaming of Betfred Derby glory after Wimbledon Hawkeye’s commendable fifth-placed effort in the 2000 Guineas. Owen said prior to the son of Kameko’s Newmarket run that a top-five finish ...

Nicola Packer, 45, faced trial at Isleworth Crown Court in south-west London accused of having an illegal abortion.

First Minister John Swinney has revealed he will vote against an attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill Scots. Mr Swinney spoke about his views as Holyrood prepares to vote for a third ...

Mount Kilimanjaro came from the clouds to provide Aidan O’Brien with yet another win in the Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes at Chester. O’Brien is now the leading trainer in the race’s history, and this ...

On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe, with church bells ringing out to mark the end of the Second World War.

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More than 40 Labour MPs have urged the Prime Minister to pause and reassess planned cuts to disability benefits, saying current proposals are “impossible to support”.

Scotland fell silent to remember its wartime heroes, with a series of events taking place around the country to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. At the Scottish Parliament and at public spaces ...

DUP MLA Trevor Clarke made the challenge to Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly at a Northern Ireland Policing Board meeting.