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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, ...
Pictures show royal family watching military procession, flypast to mark VE Day's 80th anniversary
Members of the British royal family — including King Charles, Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, along ...
The road to V-E Day, from the assault on Berlin to bonfires and dancing in the capitals of Europe
Victory in Europe Day is remembered in the public imagination as a singular event marking the end of World War II in Europe — ...
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 ...
British royal family watches military parade marking start of VE Day events in London
Britain is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day this week with four days of commemorations honoring the ...
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 ...
Russia says it stands by three-day ceasefire plan after Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow
Russia's three-day ceasefire in Ukraine is due to begin on Thursday, but Zelensky has dismissed the proposed truce as a ...
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 ...