Thousands of Armed Forces veterans to benefit from new UK-wide support network
To coincide with VE week, the Government has announced that £50m of new funding will help set up new veteran support centres across the UK
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Veterans Victoria and George Cross holders meet King and Queen at Windsor Castle
In St George’s Hall, the King and Queen, along with the Prince of Wales, were flanked by some of the bravest men you could hope to meet
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VE Day 80 A splendid occasion: Veterans describe how it felt to celebrate VE Day in 1945
From street parties to dancing, veterans recall their joy after learning Nazi Germany had surrendered and the fighting in Europe was over.
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Veterans Veteran cards to be accepted as valid ID for voters heading to the polls on 1 May
The Government hopes that allowing veteran ID cards at polling stations will encourage more former service personnel to vote.
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Veterans Behind the scenes as the King's Troop get parade-ready for VE Day 80
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will join the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in leading the procession to mark VE Day.
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WWII Speaker and Chelsea Pensioners turn on Big Ben's symbolic light to mark WW2's end
The journey to the top of Elizabeth Tower to turn on the light in 1945 was replicated by the Speaker and two Chelsea Pensioners.
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Veterans Chelsea Pensioner and last survivor of Raiding Support Regiment turns 103
John Morris served on operations in Albania, Yugoslavia, Montenegro and Greece and went on to have a career in the TA after the war ended.
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WWII Army veteran recalls helping Belsen survivors emotionally – and with chocolate
Mervyn Kersh explains how he met survivors of the concentration camp following their liberation on 15 April 1945.
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WWII Fake news is just another name for propaganda, warns Bergen-Belsen survivor
Alfred Garwood, 82, speaks of his childhood memories of life in the Nazi concentration camp and its liberation by the British Army in 1945.
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Veterans Corrie star Cotton and RAF veteran warn PIP changes could hit ex-forces hardest
Antony Cotton and Ian Hewitt speak out about the devastating impact planned disability benefit reforms could have on veterans.
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Veterans Calls to improve 'inconsistent' implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant
The Armed Forces Covenant was introduced in 2000 to ensure that military service did not impact personnel, veterans, and dependents.
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Veterans Army veteran seeks access into Myanmar for relief team after fatal earthquake
The React charity hopes to deploy a team of ex-military responders to help communities hit hardest by the 7.7 magnitude quake.
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Veterans RAF veteran gets airborne as he takes on a tandem skydive to mark his 90th birthday
John Dyer, a former RAF technician, turned 90 in January and took part in a tandem skydive to raise money for the RAF Association.
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Aviation History Last Battle of Britain pilot honoured as name added to Hawker Hurricane
A lasting tribute has been unveiled for Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway, the final surviving pilot from the battle.
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Veterans Betty Webb, Bletchley Park codebreaker and tireless advocate, dies aged 101
The Légion d'Honneur recipient was one of the last surviving members of the top-secret effort that helped bring an end to the war.
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VE Day Poppies installation returns to Tower of London to mark VE Day 80 commemorations
The main installation will resemble a wound at the centre of the Tower of London, with poppies flowing out over the lawn.