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The nation will come together today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, and remember those who fought and died in the Second World War. Via: UK commemorates VE Day 75 years on in lockdown celebrations

Camilla, 72, paid tribute to her father Major Bruce Shand when she joined her husband Prince Charles, 71, to lay flowers at the war memorial at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire today. Via: Prince Charles and Camilla lead VE Day 75th anniversary Read more

Latest updates as Europe marks 75 years since the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forcesVE Day 75 timetable: what’s happening today in the UKRAF jets to roar over UK to mark 75th anniversaryOnce again a battle-scarred Britain Read more

When life is necessarily small, the more negative feelings we’ve managed to keep in abeyance can loom large, says Annalisa BarbieriI had adjusted to living alone after I was widowed six years ago, and since the lockdown friends have telephoned Read more

Ask yourself Carl Jung’s question: what did you do as a child that made the hours pass like minutes?I hesitate to suggest what anyone else ought to be doing to stay on an even keel, psychologically, in these frightening times Read more

A punk philosopher picks up the brush, past surrealists bloom again and Frieze serves fries – all in your weekly dispatchRodney GrahamThe Canadian punk conceptualist famous for his philosophical videos here exhibits a set of disconcertingly impressive paintings that echo Read more