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Published on 13:44 GMTSource: Insurance Marine News - Neutral
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Published on 08:31 GMT
UK and Europe hold ceremonies to mark 80 years since end of second world war in Europe
Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey begins after two-minute silenceThe thanksgiving service, marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) at Westminster Abbey, has begun after a two-minute silence was held across the UK. King …
Source: The Guardian - Center-left -
Published on 07:37 GMT
VE Day live: UK and Europe hold ceremonies to mark 80 years since end of second world war in Europe
Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey begins after two-minute silenceThe thanksgiving service, marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) at Westminster Abbey, has begun after a two-minute silence was held across the UK. King …
Source: The Guardian - Center-left -
Published on 07:09 GMT
The one Briton without whom VE Day and the freedom of Europe might NEVER have happened
Winston Churchill gives his famous 'V sign' as he is driven to House of Commons for VE Day statement (Image: Corbis via Getty) A little after 3pm on May 8, 1945, an open-topped car nosed its way out of Downing Street as an exuberant mass of people …
Source: Daily Express - Right-wing -
Published on 06:06 GMT
The world's 10 most scenic road trips – and only one is in Europe makes the list
The world's most beautiful and scenic road trips have been unveiled, and remarkably, only one in Europe made the prestigious list - Norway's Lofoten Islands Explorer. As revealed by Trailfinders, other notable mentions include Canada's …
Source: Daily Express - Right-wing -
Published on 11:22 GMT
Northern Horizon enters Finnish market with first acquisition for €700m care fund
In a move that strengthens its footprint in Nordic healthcare real estate, Northern Horizon, the specialist healthcare asset manager, has acquired two high-quality Finnish assets from eQ Community Properties Fund. The off-market, all-equity transaction …
Source: Europe Real Estate - Pending -
Published on 12:51 GMT
TikTok vs defence: Europe faces a reckoning over the allocation of energy
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Energy sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. TikTok videos of cats versus defence companies. The interests of oil companies weighed against those of reindeer herders. Data centres or …
Source: The Financial Times - Neutral -
Published on 10:01 GMT
VE Day marked with events across Northern Ireland
Secretary of State Hilary Benn described an opportunity to remember the “huge sacrifice made by that great generation” at the end of the Second World War in Europe. On Wednesday night, some landmark buildings in Belfast were lit up to mark VE Day, …
Source: Western Telegraph - Pending -
Published on 05:17 GMT
VE Day: How the North East celebrated Victory in Europe Day - May 8, 1945
And, as night drew in, everyone gasped as public buildings which had been blacked out in darkness for five-and-a-half years were suddenly floodlit once again. People had been waiting for victory to be declared for some weeks, but late on May 7, 1945, it …
Source: The Northern Echo - Neutral -
Published on 08:07 GMT
Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War
OTTAWA — After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades. But as …
Source: CityNews Halifax - Pending