On Wednesday, the 12th of August, some parts of Europe will experience a full solar eclipse. For holidaymakers in Portugal and Valencia, Spain, it will be a total eclipse, with other areas like France and the UK getting a chance to photograph a partial eclipse.

96% of the eclipse will be viewable in the UK. Viewers in the southwest will get the best views, with nearly the whole sun covered.

Expect temperature drops and light fades. Don’t look at the sun without protection.

• Key UK timings (BST):
  • Edinburgh & Glasgow: 6:08 pm – 8:00 pm, max at 7:05 pm
  • Manchester & Liverpool: 6:13 pm – 8:03–04 pm, max at 7:10 pm
  • London, Bristol, Cardiff: 6:17 pm – 8:06 pm, max at 7:12 pm
  • Cornwall: 6:18 pm – 8:10 pm, max at ~7:16 pm

Remember to look west and get a high vantage point to get the best view.

It’s Friday, 8th May, VE Day. On the 8th of May 1945 Hitlers Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. After six years of fighting between 1939 and 1945, Europe had peace at last. The Germans invaded most of Europe and wreaked havoc.

While Europe was occupied by the Nazis, they killed and executed millions of people for their beliefs, etc.

During the Second World War in Europe, it is recorded that between 21 million and 25 million Allied military deaths occurred. The UK lost 383,600 military deaths during the conflict, with Russia losing the most between 8,800,000 and 10,700,000 million military personnel.

On June 6^th, 1944, D-Day brought the invasion of Normandy. British and US forces attacked to liberate Europe. With the Russians attacking from the east and British and US forces also attacking from Italy, the date 8^th May will be remembered because it ended the war.

The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler committed suicide instead of standing to be counted for the war crimes the German army and the SS committed. Some of the war crimes were crimes against humanity and waging aggressive war. The Nuremberg trials, which put the Nazi high command left alive on trial, put all the charges against the Nazis.

These days, we have only a handful of soldiers still alive. They did their duty for Britain and freed us from an evil tyranny. Hitler was so close to invading England that we may have lost the war and been talking German.

The problem is that not many young people know enough about WW2. The older generation had stories from their parents and grandparents. It’s 81 years since the end of the war, we should not forget.

The Falklands War in 1982 was 44 years ago. If you ask youngsters if they remember this war its unlikely, they do.

Let’s not forget WW2 and its significance in the life we have today. All those lives lost to give us freedom.

It’s been another busy day on the channel for illegal immigration. Two women died on the French side, but it was business as usual for the illegal immigrants. 400 crossed today in six migrant dinghies.

325 illegal immigrants rocketed up on our shores yesterday. Using 6 boats, they took advantage of the weather to cross. In the last 3 days, there were nearly 800 people illegally turning up on our borders in dinghies.

We are not in summer yet, and the government has agreed to pay France £660m over the next 3 years to increase security measures to stop small boat crossings in the Channel. The agreement is paying in part to dispatch more riot police to stop boat launches. Also, the use of helicopters, drones and cams will hopefully track the smugglers.

71,000 illegal immigrants have reached the UK since our PM said he was going to smash the gangs. It’s not looking good.

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