But on 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate VE Day, one woman shares her feelings of fear and joy as she remembers the day World War ...

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, BBC News delves into wartime archives in Hull; a city which bore the brunt of the ...

British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepts the unconditional surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy and western ...

Hundreds of people have taken part in a parade in Lancashire to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The march ...

Members of the British royal family — including King Charles, Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, along ...

Commemorative events are taking place across the country to mark 80 years since World War Two ended in Europe.

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 ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the war in Europe, which claimed ...

In a striking gesture of respect, King Charles followed in his grandfather's footsteps as he appeared on the balcony in front ...

Eighty years on, the story of Australia’s Stanley Bruce, Winston Churchill and Victory in Europe Day remains strikingly ...

Britain's King Charles and other senior royals are due to join veterans and crowds to watch a grand military parade and ...