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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
VE Day 2025 celebrations LIVE as royal family watch Red Arrows flypast and street parties held on 80th anniversary - latest updates
This afternoon, King Charles led the nation in the first of four days of commemorative events to mark Victory in Europe (VE) ...
VE Day moments so far - and what's still to come
VE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Huge crowds took to the streets on 8 May 1945 to sing, dance and rejoice ...