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VE Day was people 'dancing, singing and drinking'
As the nation prepares to celebrate VE Day, one woman shares her feelings of fear and joy as she remembers the day World War ...
VE Day 2025: Map shows the UK landmarks that will be lit up tonight
Sites to be lit up will be famous London bridges, like London and Millennium Bridge, as well as seafronts, such as in ...
VE Day LIVE: Royal expert spots Princess Anne's beautiful tribute to late Queen
On the second day of VE celebrations, 30,000 ceramic poppies return to the Tower of London and historic landmarks will be lit ...
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, ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain VE Day Parade
The Red Arrows the Royal Airforce display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace during the V-E Day 80th anniversary ...
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Make Rare Appearance for Historic VE Day Outing
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have arrived alongside their parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William, ...
'That's me': Man from VE Day photo recalls life in bombed city
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, BBC News delves into wartime archives in Hull; a city which bore the brunt of the ...