Rosenberg: Russians remember WW2 with victory on their minds1 hour agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editorBBCEighty miles from Moscow, a park echoes to the sound of explosions and gunfire.As plumes of...

As we celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week, let us finally commemorate the thousands of women who picked up the tools laid down after the men went off to war, and got to work building...

An RAF veteran who served in World War 2 has blasted Labour’s “rubbish” plans to increase defence spending. 104-year-old Colin Bell joined the RAF at 19 and carried out 50 bombing raids over...

Viewers were convinced Keir Starmer was blanked by Queen Camilla during the VE Day ceremony, which is currently being broadcast to the nation.A snippet of live coverage showed the Prime Minister...

Red Arrows, royals and street parties: What to look out for on VE Day at 8027 minutes agoRosemary McCabeBBC JournalistGettyVE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Huge crowds took to the...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will lead the nation in "celebrating, commemorating and giving thanks to the wartime generation whose selfless devotion, duty and service should stand as an enduring...

A historic World War II Spitfire dramatically crash-landed in a Kent field while “practising for a VE Day event”. The aircraft plunged into a farmer’s crops after it was seen circling “for a...

Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind1 hour agoKatya AdlerEurope Editor•@BBCkatyaadlerBBC"Celebration? What celebration? It feels more like a funeral" - the damning words of a former senior...

Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind1 hour agoKatya AdlerEurope Editor•@BBCkatyaadlerBBC"Celebration? What celebration? It feels more like a funeral" - the damning words of a former senior...

The roar of F-35B fighter jets is set to be heard over central London (Image: Getty)New details of the much-anticipated VE Day flypast in central London have been announced. Twenty-three military...

The Royal Mint has launched a commermorative coin in honour of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The new coin marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The VE Day 50p coin is designed...

The last-known Nazi concentration camp guard who “helped kill thousands” has died aged 100. Gregor Formanek, a former SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, died just before he was due to...

Foods associated with rationing during the Second World War are seeing a resurgence in time for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Corned beef and spam are seemingly back on the menu for more Britons,...

The shattered city of Rotterdam In The Netherlands in May 1940 after the Luftwaffe bombing campaign (Image: Gamma-Keystone via Getty)For months, British soldiers dug trenches, drank tea, trained...