Parachutists fly from Duxford Air Show to D-Day commemorations in Normandy
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the operation, round canopy parachutists loaded on to Douglas C47 planes.
UK News|Jun 2
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Pigeons and parachuting dog decorated as D-Day heroes
The Dickin Medal has been awarded 75 times since it was founded in 1943.
UK News|Jun 1
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Ready For It? Liverpool to launch special trail for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Dubbed the Taylor Town Trail, it will feature 11 art installations which are inspired by the studio albums from her back catalogue.
Viral News|May 31
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‘Housing emergency’ blamed for lack of homeless accommodation during Swift shows
Edinburgh City Council said a spike in demand for tourist accommodation in early June means it will struggle to find places for homeless families.
UK News|May 30
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Probe designed to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate launched into space
EarthCARE blasted off on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg in California.
UK News|May 28
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Satellite that aims to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate set for launch
EarthCARE will study how aerosols such as dust and smoke play a role in cloud formation.
UK News|May 28
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Hay Festival drops sponsor after celebrities including Charlotte Church withdraw
Nish Kumar and Charlotte Church have withdrawn to support a campaign against fossil fuels.
UK News|May 24
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Review findings ‘give Alderney sense of relief’
A sense of relief and sadness was brought to Alderney as details of the Lord Pickles Alderney Expert Review were finally unveiled yesterday.
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Early warning space weather satellite Vigil to be built in the UK
The spacecraft will give extra warning about incoming solar storms and coronal mass ejections which can potentially disrupt satellites in orbit.
UK News|May 22
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Nursery worker jailed for 14 years for manslaughter of baby girl
Kate Roughley tightly swaddled nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan and strapped her face down on a bean bag at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hume.
UK News|May 22
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Still an island which is good for body and soul... but
I’M JUST home from my 28th visit to Guernsey. I first came over in 1973 as guest of Jimmy James, head of tourism, and David Hoyland of British Island Airways whose elderly Dart Heralds were the backbone of services to the island and will be remembered by many of your readers. The three of us developed the first newspaper-reader offers to Guernsey, which introduced many thousands of visitors to the delights of Guernsey, Herm, and Sark.
Readers' Letters|May 22
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Nursery nurse to be sentenced for manslaughter of ‘wonderful’ baby
Kate Roughley restrained nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan at a nursery in Stockport.
UK News|May 22
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Winter storm rainfall in UK and Ireland ‘made 20% heavier by climate change’
The two countries saw 13 to 14 severe storms in 2023/24, 11 of which were named as part of a western Europe warning system.
UK News|May 21
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D-Day veteran urges children ‘not to make same mistakes we made in going to war’
The Prime Minister’s wife Akshata Murty welcomed a group of around 30 pupils to Downing Street on Tuesday as part of a memorial event.
UK News|May 21
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Paula Vennells: How Post Office chief’s distinguished career fell apart
The role of Ms Vennells during the Post Office scandal is under scrutiny at the Horizon IT inquiry.
UK News|May 21
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