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Communities across West Northamptonshire are commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, marking the end of World War II in Europe on 8 May 1945.

Midsummer Place is proud to announce the launch of its Spring/Summer 2025 campaign – and once again, it’s all about celebrating the incredible talent right here in Milton Keynes.

Step Back in Time at Midsummer Place with “A Dance Down Memory Lane” to celebrate V E Day

Teams from across Milton Keynes, Northampton and surrounding areas have raised nearly £17,000 (excluding gift aid) for 12 local charities, with hopes high for hitting the ambitious £50,000 target by the end of the campaign.

"I'd say the last two years people are just - they just don't care anymore, they are using knives and doing all sorts."

It was a welcome party of sorts, and it was assembled near arrivals at Heathrow's Terminal 5.

The Football Association will ban transgender women playing women's football in England from next season.

Tesla's board members have reportedly started a search for someone to replace Elon Musk as CEO, with the claim prompting an angry reaction from the world's richest person.

A body has been recovered from a lake in Nottinghamshire after reports of a teenager getting into difficulty while swimming.

Voting is under way in local elections across England, as well as in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

The owner of British Gas, Britain's biggest domestic energy supplier, is facing a backlash against its chief executive's pay next week – a year after he said his multimillion pound package was impossible to justify.

Police have revealed details around the dismissal of the co-instructor in a fatal paddleboarding trip.

"I'd say the last two years people are just - they just don't care anymore, they are using knives and doing all sorts."

It was a welcome party of sorts, and it was assembled near arrivals at Heathrow's Terminal 5.

Police have revealed details around the dismissal of the co-instructor in a fatal paddleboarding trip.

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has praised "swift action taken by law enforcement" after counter-terror police confirmed they are investigating claims the band Kneecap called for people to kill their MPs.

The Football Association will ban transgender women playing women's football in England from next season.

The chainsaw allegedly used to cut down the famous Sycamore Gap tree as well as remove a wedge of trunk said to have been taken as a trophy were never found, a court has heard.

The body of a teenager has been recovered from a lake in Nottinghamshire after reports of a 16-year-old boy getting into difficulty while swimming.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teenagers were stabbed in Merseyside, police have said.

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison insists the team are "100 per cent behind" boss Ange Postecoglou despite their "unacceptable" Premier League season.

Following Lando Norris' claim that Red Bull have been "just as quick" as McLaren at stages of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Sky Sports F1 analyses the accuracy of the Briton's assessment. 

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has removed himself from control of the club by officially withdrawing his position at Companies House.

The Mexico City Grand Prix will remain on the F1 calendar until 2028 as part of a new three-year extension.

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has praised "swift action taken by law enforcement" after counter-terror police confirmed they are investigating claims the band Kneecap called for people to kill their MPs.

Paul Weller, Primal Scream and DJ Annie Mac are among the music stars who have signed a letter in support of rap group Kneecap.

A former TV production assistant has told a court she felt "the unthinkable was happening" during an alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein.

Irish band Kneecap have had a meteoric rise in the music industry, with tens of millions of streams on Spotify alone and widespread critical acclaim.

This is a significant moment in this war.

It was a welcome party of sorts, and it was assembled near arrivals at Heathrow's Terminal 5.

The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt by feeding them poisonous mushrooms has told a court their relationship had become increasingly strained.

More than 200 protesters have been arrested in Turkey as people gathered in Istanbul for May Day.

"Powerful individuals" at the BBC are making the lives of their colleagues "unbearable", the corporation's chairman has said, after a review into its workplace culture.

The government is being urged to end the "absolute scandal" of new homes being built without solar panels.

The thing about trade, and the economics of trade, is that it is simultaneously desperately boring and desperately important.

"I'd say the last two years people are just - they just don't care anymore, they are using knives and doing all sorts."

A car-sized piece of Soviet rocket is expected to come crashing back down to Earth in the coming days, after 53 years in orbit. 

M&S may have been hacked by a group of notorious cyber-criminals known as Scattered Spider, some of whom are believed to be English-speaking teenagers.

A blistering new report has slated government efforts to protect Britons from climate change that is already flooding homes, farmland and railways, overheating hospitals and schools and fuelling wildfires.

Drinking white wine and Champagne, eating more fruit and keeping waistlines slim could reduce the risk of sudden cardiac arrest, according to a new study.

Voting is under way in local elections across England, as well as in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

The UK has joined US forces in attacking a Houthi target in Yemen for the first time since Donald Trump was re-elected.

Will MPs get a vote on a trade deal with Donald Trump?

Trade talks between the UK and the United States are "moving in a very positive way", according to the White House.

A Chinese student who was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji last week had to be saved a second time just four days later, local authorities have said.

How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet?

New analysis of a letter fragment has possibly shed light on William Shakespeare's marriage - suggesting it may have been less fractious than previously suggested.

Forty years on from the film that made them immortal, there are just 303 DeLorean cars left on Britain's roads.

Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time.

Tesla's board members have reportedly started a search for someone to replace Elon Musk as CEO, with the claim prompting an angry reaction from the world's richest person.

The headlines related to Donald Trump's trade war to date have largely all been negative and with total justification.

The owner of British Gas, Britain’s biggest domestic energy supplier, is facing a backlash against its chief executive’s pay next week – a year after he said his multimillion pound package was impossible to justify.

The thing about trade, and the economics of trade, is that it is simultaneously desperately boring and desperately important.