ROBERT HARDMAN: Spitfire to mark VE Day with flypast over WWII heroes, Vera Lynn and care homes

We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945.  Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe.  Nonetheless, we … Read more

Spitfire to mark VE Day with flypast over WWII heroes, wartime singer Vera Lynn and care homes

We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945.  Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe.  Nonetheless, we … Read more

PPE supplies will allow care home staff to hold party for veterans to mark 75th VE Day anniversary

They are the last of the valiant who fought for our freedom. But yesterday it was their turn to salute a new generation of heroes. After weeks of being confined to their rooms in a home, a group of veterans can now celebrate VE Day together with their carers – thanks to Mail Force and … Read more

Royal Mint releases £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day to say ‘thank you’ to war veterans 

Royal Mint releases new £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day as a ‘thank you’ to those who served in Second World War This Friday May 8 commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day The Royal Mint had made a special £2 coin for those who served in the forces The coin features … Read more

The Block’s Mark McKie and Mitch Edwards film TV project in Sydney 

They fast became breakout stars of the 2019 season of The Block. And Sydney couple Mark McKie, 57, and Mitch Edwards, 56, are looking to cash in on their newfound fame. Dressed in their finest, the pair were spotted filming a new TV project in Sydney’s Freshwater on Saturday.   They’re back! The Block’s breakout stars … Read more

Hundreds of Germans gather in Berlin to mark May Day despite ban on mass public gatherings

Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Berlin yesterday to mark May Day in defiance of a ban on public gatherings of more than 20. The move has exposed deep frustrations with social distancing rules in place in Germany since mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Police blocked roads around the Kreuzberg district … Read more

Nine eggs could mark the first successful attempt for wild storks to breed in the UK for 600 years 

Safe and warm in a shaggy stick nest, perched 50ft up an old oak tree on the Knepp Castle Estate in West Sussex are five grey-mottled stork eggs. Above them, their expectant parents hover, preen and clank their giant pink beaks together. Every 40 minutes or so, they gently roll the eggs with those big … Read more

Mark Wahlberg dons little more than an apron in surprise Ellen cameo with Melissa McCarthy

Mark Wahlberg dons little more than an apron in surprise Ellen cameo with Melissa McCarthy after star said she dreamed action star moved in with her family By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:48 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 01:48 BST, 29 April 2020 Mark Wahlberg donned only an apron in a cameo … Read more

Microsoft Word will now mark two spaces between sentences as an error 

Typing a double space after a full stop is wrong, period. With one space.  Microsoft Word is to start flagging the use of two spaces between sentences as an error — reflecting the standard accepted by most style guides. The formatting error will begin being flagged by the popular word processing application with a blue … Read more

Lisa Faulkner and John Torode mark their six month wedding anniversary with throwback snaps

Lisa Faulkner and John Torode mark six months since their wedding with sweet throwbacks… and she vows to wear her bridal gown ‘all day’ By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 09:36 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 09:56 BST, 24 April 2020 They tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Northamptonshire back in October. … Read more