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VE Day LIVE as it happened in 1945 when Brits celebrated end of WW2 in Europe
As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, follow our unique live blog to relive the key events and images from the ...
VE Day at 80: What's to come - and what you might have missed
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 ...
How Southampton celebrated VE Day
It was May, 1945, and across the ravaged, resilient continent of Europe, the Second World War had, at long last, ground to ...
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 ...
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 — ...
VE Day in pictures - how Birmingham looked on May 8, 1945
When the unconditional surrender signed by Germany came into force on May 8, 1945, it marked the official end of a long and ...
VE Day in Gisborne: Criticism over postponed celebrations due to Churchill’s timing
May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) was not entirely a day of joyous celebration for Gisborne Borough Council. The ...
Russia launches deranged attack on UK over VE Day & Putin’s lapdog rages ‘all of Europe marches under Nazi banners’
RUSSIA has launched a furious tirade at Britain as Vladimir Putin’s mouthpieces fume over VE Day commemorations – with wild ...
I partied outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day
A great-grandmother who partied outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day says people will "never understand" what the day was like ...