Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a parade attended by China's Xi Jinping amid tight security to guard against ...

As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, look back at our unique blog to relive the key events and images from the day as it happened hour-by-hour ...

WATCH: Meet 6 of Britain's last surviving WW2 heroes – you must see their amazing stories Between them they have a combined age of 598 and a memory bank full of remarkable tales of VE Day.

News UK News VE Day WW2 veteran's plea ahead of VE Day after seeing concentration camp horror firsthand As a young British Jewish soldier Mervyn Kersh was 'on a mission' when he joined up in World ...

Henry Langrehr, decorated World War II veteran and author from Clinton, died Wednesday at the age of 100. Langrehr was just 19 when he jumped from a plane over France during the war, moments after ...

These beautiful unearthed letters sent in WW2 will bring a tear to your eye Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month, our exclusive two-part serial featuring the correspondence between a ...

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Pic: PA After his speech, the King - who was wearing his Field Marshal No 4 Tropical Service dress uniform, with medals and decorations - saluted during the Last Post and the silence that followed.

In total there are around 138,000 people in uniform. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 if he is returned to Downing Street next month.