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At 3pm eighty years ago on May 8, 1945, then Prime Minister Winston Churchill took to the airwaves to announce that Nazi ...
BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth's beloved dad Richard has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, just days before ...
See what it looked like as the surrender took place and the celebrations commenced on Victory in Europe Day, 1945.
On Thursday, Britain marks 80 years since VE day with celebrations across the country to pay tribute to the millions of ...
To ring in VE Day 80 years ago, the team at The Daily Express was just as excited as everyone and reported on the historic ...
Sir Keir Starmer is warning on the 80th anniversary of VE Day of modern parallels with the Second World War as he condemned the “hatred, tyranny and evil” of Vadimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...
As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, follow our unique live blog to relive the key events and images from the ...
I’m at Westminster Abbey, where a special service is going to be held from midday to commemorate VE Day. The service is both ...
The war meant nearly six long years of enemy bombings, food rationing and the heartache of missing loved ones who were away ...
From rationing to bomb shelters and, eventually, celebrating peace - this photo series captures life for those at the end of ...
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay is presenting a special live show from Beverley in East Yorkshire to mark the 80th ...