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VE Day 80 years on: 'We all got rather squiffy'
But on 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...
80 years on: VE Day and Europe's liberation
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the war in Europe, which claimed ...
The road to V-E Day, from the assault on Berlin to bonfires and dancing in the capitals of Europe
British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepts the unconditional surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy and western ...
WW2 evacuees talk of experiences ahead of VE Day
World War Two evacuees have told BBC South West about their experiences ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war ...
As war again rages in Europe, VE Day reminds us all what’s at stake
Eighty years on, the story of Australia’s Stanley Bruce, Winston Churchill and Victory in Europe Day remains strikingly ...
Is VE Day 2025 a bank holiday in the UK?
A military procession took place from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace yesterday on Bank Holiday Monday, with the Royal Family ...
VE Day 2025 RECAP: King Charles honours grandfather in powerful way 80 years on
In a striking gesture of respect, King Charles followed in his grandfather's footsteps as he appeared on the balcony in front ...
VE Day was people 'dancing, singing and drinking'
As the nation prepares to celebrate VE Day, one woman shares her feelings of fear and joy as she remembers the day World War ...