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VE Day - live: Royals attend service for 80th anniversary where bishop warns ‘good is under threat again’
VE day marks 80 years since Germany officially surrendered to the Allied powers, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe ...
Street parties, tributes and memories for VE Day
Squadron Leader Paul Wise, of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), based at RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, piloted ...
VE Day: Grateful nation pauses for two-minute silence to honour the fallen
Some 78 veterans have joined the King and Queen and members of the Royal Family at the thanksgiving service at Westminster ...
VE Day: UK celebrates 80 years since end of WWII with pride and pageantry
The United Kingdom kicked off four days of national celebrations on Monday to mark 80 years since the end of World War II in ...
VE Day remembered as tens of thousands gather across the UK
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the UK to remember VE Day, which occurred 80 years ago. The day marked victory ...
Why is the VE Day silence two minutes long instead of one?
But why is it a two-minute silence when a one-minute silence is more commonly observed for many commemorations in other ...
Children moved by VE Day letter from WW2 veteran
Children at a primary school in Leicester have said they were "amazed" to receive a letter from a living World War Two ...
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Classic FM on VE Day 80: join us for special concerts and premieres and send your requests
We are marking VE Day 80 on Classic FM with some special programming, including the premiere of a new anthem, A Day May Come ...
VE Day: Party leaders write for Metro on momentous anniversary
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As it happened: Street parties, tributes and memories for VE Day
A VE Day Garden Party is also taking place at the Riverside Gardens on 11 May from 12:00 BST. There will be live performances ...