Two nations on earth still treat the Second World War as a sort of moral scripture, remembering it as their greatest and most ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

Royals and politicians gathered with World War Two veterans for a service at Westminster Abbey for the 80th anniversary.

Vernon’s 9.30am to noon show on Thursday was delivered live to the airwaves from a packed Beverley War Memorial Hall. It ...

King Charles was seen in deep conversation with veterans at a service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day but one ...

Peter Kent reflects on the horrors of Normandy as leaders and young people share tributes outside Westminster Abbey.

Crowds in their thousands gathered outside Whitehall and Buckingham Palace. BBC correspondents, including Richard Dimbleby, capture the scenes of joy across the city - from the East End to Piccadilly ...

At 3pm eighty years ago on May 8, 1945, then Prime Minister Winston Churchill took to the airwaves to announce that Nazi ...