Western Daily Press (Saturday)
WHAT THEY SAY
It was quite a sight. It was impressive, I looked from the shore this morning and it was just like a sea of red lights and flares already going off at sea. It was like an invasion - Jersey fisherman Josh Dearing describes the sight of dozens of French fishing vessels approaching a harbour in Jersey to protest over fishing licence changes.
When I heard the news, I was just so angry, I felt like I did on the day Carol-Ann was killed... I think I am even more angry now than I was then. It is absolutely disgraceful. It is so frustrating and there are hundreds of families like mine... we’re being told my sister’s life is not worth an investigation - Mark Kelly, who was a teenager when he saw his 12-year-old sister Carol-Ann die after being struck in the back of the head by a plastic bullet in Belfast in 1981, voices anger at the prospect of a form of amnesty on Troubles prosecutions.
My wife does all the gardening. I really like it but I have no idea what I’m doing - The Duke of Cambridge speaks about his interest in gardening during a visit to Rhyl, North Wales.
It was unbelievable, so emotional. It’s an unscripted reunion, but we got to be on Stage 24 for the first time, all of us, in I forgot how many years - 15 years? Seventeen years?” - Courteney Cox speaks about filming the Friends reunion.
1701: Captain Kidd went on trial at the Old Bailey for piracy. He was hanged on May 23.
1828: Jean Henri Dunant, philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, was born in Geneva.
1902: Mount Pelee erupted on the island of Martinique, destroying the town of St Pierre and killing more than 30,000 people in just three minutes.
1945: VE Day. The Second World War in Europe officially ended at one minute past midnight.
1961: George Blake, a former British diplomat, was jailed for 42 years for spying for Russia. He escaped from Wormwood Scrubs in 1966.
1980: The World Health Organization announced that smallpox had been eradicated.
THIS DAY
1984: The Thames Barrier Woolwich was officially opened.
1989: Paul McCartney released a remake of Ferry Cross the Mersey in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans.
2008: Vladimir Putin was appointed Russian Prime Minister.
2013: Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement as Manchester United’s manager at the end of the season.
On this day last year: The late Dame Vera Lynn joined the nation in singing her famous song We’ll Meet Again to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. at