In this Wednesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from all the key moments during today’s VE Day celebrations to the latest on the Beckhams’ feud with Brooklyn and his wife
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Royal teams and more. This Wednesday, we’re featuring everything from the UK’s impressive commemorations of Victory in Europe Day to the foiling of a major UK terror attack and Nicola Peltz’s feud with her Beckham in-laws.
With everything from street parties to Red Arrows and royal waves, our news and royal teams have been up since the crack of dawn to cover VE Day celebrations across the UK this bank holiday Monday. Elsewhere, our showbiz team have been investigating the Beckham family’s ‘feud’ after Brooklyn failed to attend David’s star-studded 50th birthday bash.
VE Day 2025: Catch up on all the key moments from today’s celebrations
A star selection of royals including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis appeared at VE Day celebrations at Buckingham Palace today. Our royal team have had their eyes on the princes and princesses throughout the day to cover every angle possible – including young Louis’ classic hilarious antics.
The royal family appeared on the balcony in front of thousands of spectators at the Mall in central London to watch the flyover, held to commemorate the triumphant end of the the most-destructive conflict the world has ever seen. Greeted by cheering crowds, the royals gazed up at the sky as an impressive display of RAF planes preceded the spectacular Red Arrows.
Eighty years ago this week the scourge of war that had gripped the world for six cruel years was finally at an end. To mark the momentous anniversary, the UK has a day of pageantry on the cards, with events just moments away which will honour those who gave their lives during World War Two to stop fascism in its tracks.
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Major UK terror attack ‘just hours away’ before being foiled by police
This morning, our news team covered reports of British security services allegedly stopping a suspected terror plot involving Iranian agents just hours before a devastating attack was set to take place. Two suspected Iranian terror cells were raided on Saturday in an operation targeting groups alleged to be working on behalf of the state against the UK.
The co-ordinated raids targeted properties in west London, Rochdale, Swindon, Manchester and Stockport. Four men were questioned last night on “suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act”.
A separate operation in London disrupted an alleged Iranian spy cell just hours earlier. Three men were arrested on suspicion of spying for the Islamic Republic. Officials were initially concerned that news of the arrests could have created a volatile situation among the other alleged Iranian enemy actors.
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Brooklyn Beckham’s family ‘done with Nicola Peltz’ as truth behind snub exposed
After Brooklyn Beckham failed to attend his dad’s star-studded 50th birthday party this weekend, our showbiz team have been working around the clock to uncover all the latest information on the shock ‘feud’. The rift between Nicola Peltz, Brooklyn’s wife, and her Beckham in-laws is now said to be “beyond repair”.
On Saturday, the Beckham’s and their A-list pals attended the swanky Core restaurant in the Notting Hill area of London with second eldest son, Romeo, delivering a speech to diners to celebrate his dad. However, Brooklyn, the eldest child of David and Victoria Beckham, had also been noticeably absent from any of the celebrations.
Now, sources claim that the rift is “beyond repair”. A source claims that while David and Victoria had known Brooklyn and his wife had been planning to attend tonight’s Met Gala in New York, they have been left “hurt” that he failed to attend family events – despite being in London.
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Pub forced to pay family £75,000 after false ‘dine and dash’ accusations
A pub’s social media post about alleged ‘dine-and-dashers’ has landed them in hot water after they were forced to pay a family £75,000 for making false accusations. The pub – which falsely accused a family of running off and not paying £150 for their food bill – was ordered by a court to pay the damages.
A Facebook post from bosses at the Horse and Jockey in Tideswell, Derbyshire, condemned the behaviour of Peter and Ann McGirr who had been dining with their adult children. The post claimed the group of four ate two £27 10oz ribeye steaks with all the trimmings and two £15.25 Derbyshire gammon steaks, and drank real ales and lagers.
The post included CCTV images and was picked up by the media and used in press reports where they were referred to as ‘dine-and-dashers’. It later emerged that the family did pay the bill in full, and a mistake by staff member meant it was not rung through the till.
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James Whale says he won’t make Christmas and is ‘at the end’ in tragic cancer update
This afternoon, our showbiz team broke the heartbreaking admission of James Whale that he ‘won’t make Christmas’. The former Celebrity Big Brother star shared the cancer update as he announced his long-running TalkTV programme could be coming to an end within weeks.
James sadly revealed his condition has worsened and that treatment is no longer an option. Making the announcement with his Talk co-host Ash Gould by his side, he shared: “I’m at the end of my cancer journey. There is no treatment I can have anymore.”
He added: “I can’t tell you how grateful I am to Talk to actually let me on the air and sit next to Ash, which is a real pain in the butt, but I’ve been doing it for 25 years!”
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