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

VE Day. Her mother Heather went into labour just as Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that the war in Europe was ...

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

Photographs taken around 80 years ago show life in Liverpool and the impact war had on our city and its people during WWII.

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

In May 1945, the Prime Minister had been at George VI 's side come that great moment of national rejoicing - Victory in ...

Parades and military fly-past in central London as capital is festooned for traditional British pomp and ceremony ...

On 8 May 1945, Carol Hanley was a cabaret performer in London's West End and remembers seeing a "seething mass of hundreds of ...

Britain will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day at a time when its national identity is being roiled by immigration ...

It was from the same balcony on May 8, 1945, that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth — alongside their daughters princesses ...

This afternoon, King Charles led the nation in the first of four days of commemorative events to mark Victory in Europe (VE) ...

A military parade, street parties and a balcony appearance by Britain's royal family will start UK celebrations of 80 years ...