An exhibition of letters and documents from VE Day is being set up in a collaborative project between BBC Local Radio in the ...

A group of former soldiers from Dorset are embarking on a 1,600-mile road trip, retracing the route of Allied forces across ...

Brits have been urged to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE day with street parties - as four days of concerts, services ...

It will mark 80 years since the newsflash that announced Germany’s surrender and the designation of the following day as Victory in Europe Day. On the anniversary of VE Day itself, a service ...

On the anniversary of VE Day itself, Thursday May 8 – when the Allies accepted Germany's unconditional surrender – a service will be held at Westminster Abbey, 'to give thanks and honour a ...

Victory in Europe Day, known as VE Day, is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said this year’s ...

VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day and commemorates the moment when the Second World War came to an end in Europe. On 8 May 1945 the Allied forces formally accepted the unconditional surrender of ...

She remembers how the war had ended and VE Day celebrations were held on 8 May 1945, when the Nazi regime in Germany had been defeated. "There was an electric buzz among everyone and eventually ...

"On VE Day I was with my unit at a small place in Germany called Schneverdingen. I received a telegram saying the war in Germany would finish in two days time." Bernard says he was "so pleased" to ...

France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, finishing up Bremen in northern Germany on VE Day, hence the event that we are running is called D-Day to VE Day." Jeep owner Howard Witt said ...

Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said this year’s anniversary ...