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INSANE: 2 | Vintage Vibes

Fish and chips for VE Day? Battle begins over how UK marks 80th anniversary

King’s pageant master is at odds with Royal British Legion and government over events for the big day

The Guardian - UK

King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence

Prince and Princess of Wales will join the king and senior politicians to remember those who have died in conflict

The Guardian - UK

Ross Kemp: People finding it economically tougher to donate on London Poppy Day

The Royal British Legion is the country’s largest armed forces charity and its London Poppy Day is the flagship event for its annual Poppy Appeal.

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Ruby, 10, among youngest attendees to join veterans at 2024 Poppy Appeal launch

Ruby Sheffield has supported the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal since the age of four.

The Independent UK

Tories accused of ‘smearing’ Labour candidate for D-Day parachute fundraiser

Daniel Nelson, who represents the Southchurch Ward of Southend, took aim at Labour’s Bayo Alaba over a charity fundraiser

The Independent UK

King Charles and Rishi Sunak join veterans for 80th anniversary of D-day

Two days of events will be held in England and France, as one veteran remembers: ‘We lost a hell of a lot of good men’

The Guardian - UK

UK police dismiss ‘misleading’ media reports of attacks on poppy sellers

Royal British Legion says public supported appeal as usual with no evidence volunteers were targeted

The Guardian - UK

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Londoners can ride vintage buses for free next week in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Vintage buses will be running in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Evening Standard

Remembrance poppies go plastic-free

The Royal British Legion's poppy has a new look

Evening Standard

Royal British Legion gives poppy plastic-free makeover

Remembrance poppy created from renewable sources introduced as 2023 appeal launched

The Guardian - UK

D-Day veterans encouraged to register for 80th anniversary commemorations

The Government has said former soldiers, many of whom are now in their 90s, will be ‘at the heart’ of official events in France and the UK.

The Independent UK

D-Day Hero Honored On 100th Birthday

Veteran Jack Mortimer receives guard of honor for his bravery in storming Nazi-occupied beaches

Zenger

Serving and veteran Team UK competitors depart for Germany for Invictus Games

This year’s competition is the sixth and will see 550 competitors from 21 countries take part.

The Independent UK

Ross Kemp says volunteers for poppy appeal are needed this year ‘more than ever’

The former EastEnders actor has links to the army, including a grandfather called Sydney ‘Dick’ Jordan who served in the Second World War.

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Huge rise in soldiers seeking mental health support as cost of living crisis blamed

The annual Ministry of Defence report found almost 21,000 went to their GP or the armed forces last year with depression, anxiety, PTSD or other psychological issues

Chronicle Live

Struggling veterans can get £1,200 help towards their energy bills

Royal British Legion is encouraging veterans and their families to apply for the money, which does not have to be paid back

Nottingham Post

15 tributes, death and funeral notices from across Nottinghamshire

Our thoughts are with the friends and family affected

Daily Mirror

Hero soldier blown up by suicide bomb on first day of active service in miracle recovery

Dave Curtis will proudly represent Britain with other injured soldiers upcoming event, and credits it with helping him cope with devastating wounds he suffered in blast

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Evening Standard

When is D-Day and what were the Normandy landings?

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings

Daily Mirror

A footballer, bricklayers, Teddy Boys - memories of National Service 60 years on

The Royal British Legion is organising an event at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the sacrifices of the National Service generation

Wales Online

Tributes paid to proud Welshman who was the most senior chaplain in the Royal Navy

The Venerable Martyn Gough hailed from Aberdare and went on to play a key role for the Navy for more than 25 years

Daily Mirror

King Charles' telling 'anxious fiddling gesture' as he's spotted ahead of Coronation

The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries - and he was spotted on his way into Buckingham Palace

The Independent UK

British Legion tells PM: Help Afghan war heroes who helped us

The charity, which represents 180,000 British veterans, commends The Independent’s campaign to stop deportation of Afghan pilot

Wales Online

WW2 veteran with no surviving relatives celebrates 105th birthday with 3,000 cards

A charity appeal saw thousands of strangers send Ernest Horsfall birthday wishes

Evening Standard

Plastic-free Remembrance Day poppies partly made from discarded coffee cups

The poppy will be plastic free and made of recyclable paper for the first time since it was introduced 102 years ago

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