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In Pictures: Nation gives thanks to veterans on the 80th anniversary of VE Day

On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe, with church bells ringing out to mark the end of the Second World War.

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How did London celebrate VE Day and the end of the Second World War in 1945?

Today will see military parades, tea parties, and church services, but how did Londoners celebrate VE Day in 1945?

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Why do we celebrate VE Day?

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said on VE Day we ‘come together to celebrate those who fought for our freedom’

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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

The Independent UK

Nation to pay tribute to wartime heroes on 80th anniversary of VE Day

Events are taking place around the country to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Evening Standard

‘Shetland Bus’ convoy greeted with floating salute as it arrives in Lerwick

The ships followed a route used for covert missions during the Second World War.

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Queen visits powerful poppy display at Tower of London as part of VE Day commemorations

Queen pays her respects to the war dead at installation, The Tower Remembers, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War

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Campaigners call for work to begin on memorial for South Asian soldiers

Colourful Heritage is raising money to build a tribute in the grounds of Kelvingrove art gallery and museum in Glasgow.

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Putin builds life-sized Reichstag replica for Russia’s Victory Day re-enactment

Russia has built a life-sized replica of the Reichstag building for its Victory Day re-enactment of the country's capture by Soviet forces in the Second World War.

The Independent UK

Prince George meets veterans in surprise appearance at VE Day tea party

The Prince of Wales has told of Prince George’s interest in learning about the Second World War, as veterans attended a Buckingham Palace tea party.

The Independent UK

Actress Sheila Hancock says we should thank veterans by making ‘a better world’

Dame Sheila, who was evacuated as a child during the Second World War, is due to appear at the VE day concert on Thursday.

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King follows in grandfather’s footsteps by not wearing medals at VE Day parade

Charles led the country in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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VE Day: King follows in grandfather’s footsteps by not wearing medals

80 years after George VI marked VE Day without wearing medals, Charles has done the same

The Independent UK

Young and old enjoy spring sunshine at VE Day party in east Belfast

The event in the city’s Woodstock Road came ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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The night the late Queen did the hokey cokey secretly among VE Day crowds

Elizabeth and Margaret moved to Windsor Castle during the war, just as the Queen did during the coronavirus pandemic

International Business Times

Carney Vows To Transform Canada Economy To Withstand Trump

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Friday to oversee the biggest transformation of Canada's economy since the end of the Second World War to enable it to "stand up" to Donald Trump.

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Other lives: Dancer with Ballet Rambert during and after the second world war

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Unexpected humour and reflections on a complex past: my top 5 films from the 2025 German Film Festival

Foreign audiences often associate German cinema with tragedy, trauma and death. Certainly, major historical events such as the second world war and the Fall of the Berlin Wall — cornerstones of German film — are present in this year’s selection at the 2025 German Film Festival.

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Ventotene manifesto: why European politicians are arguing over a 1941 document written by a group of imprisoned Italian antifascists

The Trump administration’s decision to distance itself from Nato obligations signals a potential dismantling of the historical transatlantic order – and not merely in military terms. As the United States disengages from European affairs and cuts ties with what secretary of defense Pete Hegseth called Nato’s “pathetic” freeloaders, it is…

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Starmer says ‘I don’t trust Putin’ as Russian leader promises 72-hour ceasefire

Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral three-day ceasefire to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

The Conversation

We’re throwing the Moomins a birthday party – and you’re invited

Tove Jansson published her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, 80 years ago, in 1945. The story follows a family of hippo-like creatures called “Moomintrolls”, who become refugees after a flood washes away their home. Written at the end of the second world war, when millions were…

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80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?

This Monday marks 80 years since Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was killed in an Italian village towards the end of the Second World War in 1945. The following day, his body was publicly desecrated in Milan.

Euronews

Daffodils to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 was the largest armed Jewish uprising during the Second World War. Today, the daffodil has become a symbol of commemoration.

The Conversation

With Trump in power, the world must fight the new culture of intimidation

The world is in the midst of one of the most serious political crises since the end of the Second World War.

Evening Standard

Swinney pays tribute to hero uncle who won posthumous Victoria Cross in war

The First Minister said it was important to remember the sacrifices of the past while war rages on in parts of the world today.

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