Companies of paratroopers stood ready for drills. Air raid sirens pierce the air as firefighters rush to douse flames.

It will be unveiled at Essex Cricket Club's Chelmsford ground and lists the names of 16 cricketers who died during both world ...

West Australians have gathered to pay tribute to the state's last World War II prisoner of war, Arthur Leggett, who died last ...

VE Day celebrations continue into the night with a star-studded concert in London's Horse Guards Parade to mark the 80th ...

Events are being held across the south to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The town's beacon will be lit at ...

The Channel Islands, which is marking Liberation Day on Friday and Saturday, were the only part of the British Isles to be ...

A group of Second World War veterans were flown out to Holland by BAE Systems to mark VE Day. On Monday (May 5), BAE Systems ...

After five years under the Nazi jackboot, the Channel Islands were finally liberated on May 9, 1945. But Hitler's 'model ...

From Monday evening until well into Tuesday, Bournemouth let itself go in celebrating; Monday night, May 7, had become pre-VE Day. A VE Day party in Arthur Road, Christchurch. Submitted by Mr M J ...

In the tense days leading up to VE Day, the skies above Britain carried more than just clouds, they held wartime secrets.

May 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and peace in Europe. We commemorate the occasion with a selection of the ...