As the VE Day celebrations get underway across the country, party leaders are reflecting on what the day means to them. A ...

But why is it a two-minute silence when a one-minute silence is more commonly observed for many commemorations in other ...

Some 78 veterans have joined the King and Queen and members of the Royal Family at the thanksgiving service at Westminster ...

Britain's King Charles and senior royals will join veterans and crowds to watch a grand military parade and flypast at the ...

A VE Day Garden Party is also taking place at the Riverside Gardens on 11 May from 12:00 BST. There will be live performances ...

Alexander Churchill, the 10-year-old great-great-grandson of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill lit a Candle of Peace, ...

West Ham United celebrated the end of the Second World War in Europe by taking on Brentford in a hastily-arranged Victory ...

Members of the royal family have watched a military parade and flypast for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in ...

Hundreds of street parties, parades and events are being held across the UK this week as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day - put ... countries of the United Kingdom, picnics in ...

Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, didn't signify the end ... Meanwhile, major changes to how people would live their lives - in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world - were yet to be ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the UK to remember VE Day, which occurred 80 years ago. The day marked victory in Europe when people across Britain flooded onto the streets to ...