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A group of Second World War veterans have described dancing and singing in the streets during “euphoric” Victory in Europe Day celebrations nearly 80 years ago. The six veterans, all aged between 96 and 100, gathered for a tea party at The Ritz in central London to share their memories of the “joyous” partying on Tuesday May 8 1945, after six years of devastating conflict. The group, which included a […]

Eberechi Eze was the difference maker as Crystal Palace booked their trip to Wembley with a 3-0 win over Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Palace’s number 10, who was among those in England manager Thomas Tuchel’s first squad selection earlier this month, opened the scoring with a brilliant effort before he assisted Ismaila Sarr for his side’s second at Craven Cottage. Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to add a […]

Three people have died following a fire at a former station house and listed building, police have said. Police, fire and ambulance services were called at around 10.30pm on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close, Rushton. Three people were later confirmed to have died, Northamptonshire Police said. No further details on the age or identity of the victims was given. Images from the […]

Skygazers have gathered across the UK to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse. The phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. The three are not completely aligned, so only part of the Sun is obscured. The eclipse peaked in London at around 11am on Saturday and was visible in parts of the country from between around 10am and noon. Speaking from the town […]

Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was “overwhelmed” by the number of child sex abuse allegations he was informed of. Dr Welby resigned in November after a report revealed he did not adequately follow up on reports about serial abuser John Smyth, who was heavily involved with the Church of England. The report concluded that Smyth, thought to be the most prolific abuser associated with the Church, might […]

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing more than 1000 people and destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 1000 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise building was under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake, with an epicentre near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest […]

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing more than 150 people and destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise building was under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake, with an epicentre near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest […]

A container ship which collided with a US tanker in the North Sea, leading to its captain being charged with gross negligence manslaughter, has arrived in Aberdeen. Portuguese vessel Solong was towed to the Scottish port city for “safe berthing” after it crashed into the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10. Rescuers saved 36 people from both ships, with one sailor from the Solong […]

A teenage girl who was “broken in half” after falling from her horse and told that she might never walk again has made an “amazing” recovery by walking out of hospital unaided. Aliza Rae AliKhan was rushed into emergency spinal surgery after her horse was spooked and fell on top of her in the accident in August last year. At the time, medics at Southampton Children’s Hospital (SCH) warned the […]