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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 years later: Lessons from the living

Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ageing survivors are urging the world to remember what was lost – and to imagine a future without nuclear weapons.

06/08/2025

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In Pictures: Birmingham honours Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne

Huge crowds gathered in Birmingham, UK, this afternoon as fans paid their respects to Ozzy Osbourne. His funeral cortege made its way through the city and his family were visibly moved.

30/07/2025

Design

Norman Foster design selected for UK memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

The legendary British architect Norman Foster has won the contest to transform St James’s Park in central London into tribute to late queen’s "unifying force".

24/06/2025

USA

Trump honours veterans and fallen soldiers in Memorial Day ceremony

US President Donald Trump honoured US soldiers who died in combat in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery, calling them “America’s best and bravest”.

27/05/2025

Design

In Pictures: Final designs for Queen Elizabeth II memorial unveiled

A final shortlist of designs for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II have been unveiled. The competition has been hailed as one of the most significant design initiatives in modern British history. The final design is expected to be revealed in 2026.

08/05/2025

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Trump ousts Biden-era Holocaust Council members including Doug Emhoff

Emhoff has condemned the move by Trump as a dangerous politicisation of Holocaust remembrance.

30/04/2025

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Nova festival victims remembered on Israel's Memorial Day

Sirens echoed across Israel on Wednesday as the country paused to remember victims of militant attacks.

30/04/2025

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Grieving relatives visit military graves before Israel's Memorial Day

Relatives of fallen soldiers visited the military cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday, paying tribute just hours before Israel’s Memorial Day began.

30/04/2025

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New tartan commemorates women accused under Scotland’s witchcraft laws

A newly registered tartan, woven in black, grey and red, has been designed to commemorate those accused under Scotland’s centuries-old witchcraft laws.

25/04/2025

Europe News

Pope Francis: Tributes, mass and vigils held across Europe

In Italy, bells tolled in church towers and flags were lowered to half-staff on government buildings in Rome.

22/04/2025

Europe News

Families of victims mark 10th anniversary of Germanwings plane crash

The 2015 crash caused shock when investigators revealed that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately flew the plane into a French mountainside.

24/03/2025

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UK marks fifth anniversary of COVID pandemic with Day of Reflection

The UK observed the COVID-19 Day of Reflection on Sunday with hundreds of local events across the country.

11/03/2025

Europe News

More than 1,000 attend Jean-Marie Le Pen's memorial service in Paris

Held at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, the service brought together the far-right leader's family and National Rally officials — all protected by tight security.

16/01/2025

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Marking 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Commemorative ceremonies are being held in several Asian countries in memory of the nearly 230,000 victims of the deadliest tsunami in history.

26/12/2024

Design

Competition opens to design national memorial for Queen Elizabeth II

The UK government has launched an open competition to design the national memorial for Queen Elizabeth II.

12/12/2024

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No comment: Ukrainians in Maidan Square commemorate fallen and missing soldiers

Tuesday, 19 November marks the 1,000th day since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

19/11/2024

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Ernest Shackleton memorial ‘Hope Cross’ goes on show in Dundee

The wooden cross commemorating Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, erected over a century ago, has been unveiled in its new Dundee location after a more than 12,000-km journey from Antarctica.

15/10/2024

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Brontë not Bronte: How the literary sisters got their dots back

85 years after the misspelled plaque first installed, three of the greatest British literary names have been corrected. Because it’s Brontë, not Bronte.

27/09/2024

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What is a Stolperstein and what's behind the Dutch controversy?

In the Netherlands, a row about who should and shouldn’t get their stumbling stone has started...

23/09/2024

Design

Design unveiled for London slavery memorial

Six artists were shortlisted to create a London memorial to victims of the transatlantic slave trade. Now, after a public vote, the final design has been revealed.

27/08/2024