I was born on VE Day – it’s a date the world must NEVER forget
LYNDA JONES was born on one of the greatest days in history â VE Day.Her mother Heather went into labour just as announced that .Lynda Jones, who was born on...
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World War II, also known as the Second World War, was the global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945
I landed on D-Day with 130 comrades but a year later only 19 went home – my story must NEVER die with me
WHEN Richard Brock landed under fire on Gold Beach in Normandy on D-Day, his band of brothers was 130 strong.Eleven months later, after they fought relentlessly...
We owe it to our WW2 heroes to keep their stories of heroism alive for our children & grandchildren
Proud legacyTHEY may be frail in body but they are filled with the strength of spirit that carried Britain through its darkest days.And yesterday our oldest and...
Brits party like it’s 1945 as UK celebrates 80th anniversary of VE Day with a proper knees-up
BRITAIN partied like it was 1945 yesterday as the nation celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a proper knees-up.Street parties sprung up across the la...
King Charles, Kate & family showed raw emotion in poignant balcony appearance for VE Day flypast, royal expert says
KING Charles, Princess Kate and the Royal Family showed raw emotion in a historic balcony appearance for the VE Day flypast today, said an expert.The Monarch, 7...
Thousands line The Mall for VE Day parade with Princess Kate and kids to arrive
THOUSANDS have eagerly lined up along The Mall ahead of today’s VE Day military parade in London.Commemorating the , huge crowds are expected to enjoy the in th...
All the timings you need to know for VE Day parade today from spectacular RAF flypast to royal balcony appearance
BRITAIN will come to a standstill today to mark Victory in Europe Day with a spectacular show of patriotism and pageantry on the cards.The huge 2025 celebration...
Spectacular power of poppies at the Tower as 30,000 flowers form poignant new memorial to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary
BATTERED yet unbowed, the Tower of London became a symbol of resistance and fortitude as the Nazi Blitz raged.Now this citadel â entwined for a millennium in...
Sir Keir Starmer marks 80th anniversary of VE Day by hailing World War Two veterans for their ‘greatest victory’
SIR Keir Starmer has marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day by hailing World War Two veterans for their “greatest victory”;.The PM has penned an open letter to t...
French seaside town once the ‘Pearl of the Atlantic’ that now looks more like Brazil
ONCE known as the ‘Pearl of the Atlantic’, a town in France has been compared to Brazil since being rebuilt.Unfortunately, during , Royan was almost completely...
I walked in the footsteps of WW2 hero soldiers on French beaches ahead of VE-Day memorial
THE wind swirls sand around my boots and gulls bounce overhead as I read the 47 Royal Marine Commando Memorial at the viewpoint in Port-en-Bessin, the site of a...
TV’s Timothy Spall to launch VE Day celebrations by reading extracts from Winston Churchill’s triumphant 1945 address
ACTOR Timothy Spall will launch Britain’s VE Day celebrations tomorrow â by reading extracts from Winston Churchill’s triumphant 1945 address.Spall, 68, who p...