The wild night Britain celebrated VE Day: Late drinking, fireworks and 'sex outside Buckingham Palace' as exhausted, battered but jubilant nation toasted Hitler's downfall after six long years of war

found 2025 › May › 08 (Thu) @ 00:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Second World War in Europe had come to a halt on May 7, 1945, after nearly six years of toil, sacrifice, tragedy and loss. And so that night and on the evening of May 8 - VE Day - Britons celebra…

From fishing port to tourist hotspot: how skyscrapers came to dominate Benidorm – in pictures

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 07:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Photographer Didier Bizet takes a look at Benidorm, one of the most visited tourist destinations in Europe and a favourite of Britons. Construction in ‘Beni York’ has led to the rise of 370 towers ab…

Half of Britons 'would not fight for their country under any circumstances today'

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Anyone out in central London early yesterday morning got an exclusive look at the pageantry of the Armed Forces as bands rehearsed for this week's VE Day procession.

DAN HODGES: Unions no longer represent the interests and worries of millions of working Britons... there is only one man who speaks for them now

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

When was the last time a trade-union leader standing alongside their members in a fight for their livelihoods generated such widespread media interest?

A former Army Captain implores: It's time for our brave service men and women to once again proudly wear their uniforms in public EVERY DAY

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

On May 8 and in the days before, millions of Britons will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking perhaps the greatest moment in our nation's history.

Secrets of the baked bean: HARVEY DORSET goes inside Wigan's Heinz factory

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 06:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

We find out some surprising facts about Britons' favourite bean - from laser inspections to being baked inside the can.

From mass sheep massacres to the 'UK's most bizarre cold case': All the times Britons say PROVE aliens are real

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 20:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Fear of ridicule commonly causes people to bottle up their experiences and prevents them from sharing their stories anywhere except in guarded inner circles.

American woman leaves Brits horrified at 'diabolical' jacket potato toppings

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 14:40 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Kalli Agudo, from Washington, US, left Britons reeling after she shared her take on the cult-classic dish on TikTok.

Spain goes to war on holiday lets: Brits face battle for accommodation as Spanish PM launches crackdown on tourist rentals amid housing crisis in 'high tension' areas

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 16:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

In the latest onslaught against holidaying Britons, Pedro Sánchez 's new measures will allow residential communities to ban individual property owners from using their apartments as holiday lets.

DOMINIC LAWSON: For all the scientists' new efforts to talk to the animals, I don't think humans will ever be speaking Dolphinese

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 00:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Like millions of Britons of a certain age, my childhood was made more joyous by Johnny Morris, the presenter of the TV programme Animal Magic.