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The exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum features objects from Queen Elizabeth II, Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Wallis Simpson, Barbara Hutton, Daisy Fellowes and Tyler, the ...

Ministers seized control of the day-to-day running of its Scunthorpe site after talks with British Steel’s Chinese owner Jingye broke down. It was about more than just an issue with an individual ...

Marking the end of the Second World War in Europe, the date was thereafter to be known as Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day.

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From Lady Gaga's rock opera to surprise appearances by Queen's Brian May and politician Bernie Sanders, these are the most ...