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Danny Stapleton in his garden with a medal round his neck, dressed in a red t-shirt and black shorts

Charity 'in awe' of triathlete who has raised £50k

The training is nothing compared with what these people have to go through, Danny Stapleton says.

A police car parked on the single-carriageway road. A red and yellow air ambulance has landed on a large field to the right of the image.

Van driver dies after crash on busy A-road

A man in his 30s has died and a lorry driver remains in a serious but stable condition, police say.

Kemi Badenoch holding her hands in the air. She is wearing a black blazer over a blue top, and has her mouth open while speaking in a sitting room at a hospice.

Calls for resignation are not serious - Badenoch

The Conservative leader insists she is not quitting at "the first sign of trouble".

An ambulance outside an ambulance call centre in Bedford. There is a green bush to the left and a red-brick building in the distance.

Two ambulance 999 call centres to close

There will be a new centre in Essex and the existing Norwich site will remain open.

A choir stands in a group looking at the camera and waving union jack flags and many wearing the same blue white and red colours.

Choirs mark VE Day singing White Cliffs of Dover

Buskerteers Choirs will perform the song at rehearsals across the south and east of England.

Dave and Pam Letch on the pitch at the County Ground. Dave is standing up while wearing glasses and a chequered shirt. Eva Gray is wearing a navy cricket strip and hat, and has her arm around Pam's shoulders. Pam is wearing a purple outfit and presenting Gray with a player of the match award.

Parents' 20-year fight for professional women's cricket team

The side's first professional season starts after a two-decade campaign from Dave and Pam Letch.

A veteran waves a Union Jack flag as he takes part in a VE Day Parade. He is wearing a suit with a line of medals across his chest.

Soldiers and veterans offered free VE Day travel

Thursday marks 80 years since Allied forces accepted Germany's surrender in World War Two.

A bedroom destroyed by a fire. Shelves and wardrobes are blackened by fire damage, including their contents. The ceiling has partially collapsed.

Candle causes fire that leaves family homeless

The fire service says the incident highlights the danger of unattended candles.

A woman with shoulder-length hair sitting on a brown sofa while holding two copies of her book Powerless. She is looking into the camera

'I'm a viral author but I can't quit my job'

Vicky Ball says social media exposure is "wonderful" but success as an author remains "difficult".