Scotland's papers: VE day remembered and rise of Reform

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08-05-2025

This is why it's important to know your history.
There's a reason why "history" rhymes with "mystery."
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Local farmers had been digging up hoards of treasure just these have been for centuries.
Each year near London, Ont., a group of people from Canada and the United States gather to recreate a war so many Canadians and Americans rarely think about outside of a history class. The War of 1812 raged for three years between Great Britain and the U.S., and saw hostile American troops cross the border into Canada as part of a failed invasion meant to make the fledgling colony of Upper Canada America's newest state. The Battle of Longwoods, fought near the end of the war, in early March of 1
Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining moment of history.
Barry Yeagers, 97, recalls leaving the island and moving to Devon with his family, ahead of VE Day.
Thousands of ceramic poppies have returned to the Tower of London to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
HALBE, Germany (AP) — In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school students placed white gerbera daisies on small black coffins, and German soldiers lowered them respectfully into a large, freshly dug grave as a military band played a solemn tune.
The ceramic flowers have been positioned to resemble a cascading "wound" at the heart of the castle.
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Donald Trump's longtime adviser meant one thing, but critics joked about him meaning something completely different.
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A key member of the Bush family has snubbed Melania Trump after declining to attend a ceremony hosted by the first lady honoring the late Barbara Bush. Former President George W. Bush is not expected to attend a Thursday event at the White House's East Room for the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp dedicated to his late mother, two unnamed officials told The Washington Post. Dorothy Bush Koch, the former president's younger sister, is listed by Trump's office as one of several featured sp
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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has emerged as an unexpected supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada, to the frustration of workers north of the border. But some of Fain's own leaders in Michigan say they don't support a trade war with Canada — a country they say has been both a friend and reliable partner to the U.S."They pay great wages over there, we pay great wages over here," said LaShawn English, director of UAW Region 1, told CBC News at an event in a De
The former president's interview with the BBC took a surprising turn when he looked back at the election.
U.S. President Donald Trump said former prime minister Justin Trudeau led the effort to have Russia removed from the G8, even though the decision took place more than a year before Trudeau came to power. Speaking alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino at a World Cup event in Washington on Tuesday, Trump said Trudeau and former U.S. president Barack Obama "didn't like" having Russia in the G8 and in a "foolish decision" tossed it out of the group."I thought it was a very bad decision," he said