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We have another chance to mark this momentous occasion (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Even the late Queen Elizabeth II could not contain her VE Day excitement. Then a young princess, she slipped into the massed crowds unnoticed, swept up by a ‘tide of happiness and relief’.  It was a moment of national togetherness unparalleled in the story of these islands. The greatest victory in the history of this great nation.…

80 years on from the first VE Day, we live in increasingly uncertain times (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Eighty years ago, with Germany’s unconditional surrender, Britain and our Allies liberated Europe from the evil of Nazism. This year’s anniversary celebrations might be the last chance to thank our Second World War heroes and hear from those who experienced the triumphs and tragedies of war and embodied the British spirit of…

James Messham has been named as the man killed on a luxury cruise A man who died on a luxury cruise just hours into a stag do has been remembered as a ‘legend’. James Messham, 60, died on the MSC Virtuosa at around 8.30pm on Saturday after an ‘altercation’. He was travelling with relatives and is understood to have run the motorbike show The Wall of Death. The ship was…

The attack happened in some woodland area in Telford Town Park (Picture: Google) A 13-year-old girl has been raped by a teenage boy in some woodlands. The attack happened in Telford Town Park, West Midlands, at around 7pm yesterday. A search is underway for a boy aged between 15 and 18 years old. It is believed he was seen at McDonald’s moments before the rape happened. He is white, of…

The group celebrated with a swastika-adorned cake and edited Adolf Hitler into their group pictures (Picture: Damon Wilkinson) Nine people have been arrested after a group of people gathered in a pub in Greater Manchester to celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday. A group caused outrage when they turned up at the Duke of Edinburgh in Royton on April 19 to celebrate the Nazi leader’s 136th birthday with a cake emblazoned with…

Daniel Graham (left) and Adam Carruthers are accused of two counts of criminal damage which they deny (Picture: PA) Two of the men accused of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree did it ‘as a bit of a laugh’ then feared becoming public enemy number one, a court heard. Adam Carruthers, 32, and Daniel Graham, 39, are accused of two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s…

Metro reporter Jen Mills tries a provisonal gold medal-winning pinot noir (Picture: Belinda Jiao) At a warehouse in east London, rows upon rows of heavy cardboard boxes are lined up. Each box contains 12 bottles of wine, but the labels taped on won’t tell you their brands. They are here for the world’s biggest wine contest, which could launch ordinary bottles such as those sold in Waitrose or Aldi into…

Ryley Harbord, 22, fell from a residential property, in Brewer Street, Soho (Picture: Met Police) Witnesses have described stormed into a flat after a young man plunged to his death from a five-storey building. Ryley Harbord, 22, fell from a residential property, in Brewer Street, at around 2am on Saturday, May 3. His death is being treated as unexpected and an investigation has been launched. It is understood Ryley had…

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