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Zoe Head-Thomas
UK
Remembrance should be active in our lives – Montgomery’s grandson at D-Day event
Veterans made the journey to France and attended the annual Ceremony of Remembrance at the British Normandy Memorial.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
6 Jun 2026
UK
Commemorations to mark 82nd anniversary of D-Day in Normandy begin
Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on June 6 1944 to fight Nazi-occupied France.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
6 Jun 2026
UK
Veteran says bad memories need ‘weeding out’ as he marks D-Day anniversary
Ken Hay, 100, attended a remembrance service at the General Montgomery monument in Colleville-Montgomery in Normandy on Friday.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
5 Jun 2026
UK
Straw flies as shin-kicking champion crowned at ancient rural games
The event was first run on a Gloucester hillside in 1612.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
30 May 2026
Environment
Cerne Abbas Giant undergoing once-a-decade re-chalking
The Cerne Abbas Giant hillside figure is entering its next chapter, as it receives a makeover.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
28 May 2026
UK
Royal Marines line street to pay tribute to Second World War veteran
A church service saw Royal Marines servicemen pay tribute to a veteran who was one of the first to fight the Japanese in the Second World War.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
5 Mar 2026
Tech
William jokes pioneering mobility scooter is not fast enough for him
The Prince of Wales visited the Bristol Robotics Lab on Thursday.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
22 Jan 2026
Celebrity News
Sun artwork suspended above water at community swimming pool
An installation created by artist Luke Jerram has been placed above water at a swimming pool in Bristol.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
19 Jan 2026
UK
Survivors of Tenerife fatal wave warn of dangers of sea pools
A family from Devon is raising awareness of the dangers of Tenerife’s natural pools after narrowly escaping a series of fatal waves.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
24 Dec 2025
UK
King shares anecdotes of trying to avoid making headlines during Navy career
Charles delivered a speech during a ceremony at Royal Britannia Naval College in Dartmouth.
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Zoe Head-Thomas
19 Dec 2025