Plea to 'stop and reflect' on cost of war ahead of VE Day 80th anniversary

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Plea to 'stop and reflect' on cost of war ahead of VE Day 80th anniversary

There have been calls for people to stop and reflect on the human cost of war, as the UK gears-up to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in exactly 80 days.

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